Aiming high – with LUKAS precision tools for aerospace engineering 

Over 85 years of LUKAS-ERZETT: This means over eight decades of continual development and optimisation to the highest standards. LUKAS experts are always keeping a watchful eye on the requirements of different markets and industries so that they can develop future-oriented tools just as they are needed. This is done by making use of all the technical possibilities offered by abrasive grains, matrices, backing materials and tool bodies. LUKAS transforms new cutting materials, such as self-sharpening ceramics or improved carbide grades, into innovative tools for the benefit of its customers.

Indeed, all types of LUKAS tools are used in this challenging industry. Alongside grinding and polishing tools, these also include burrs and drills. Such tools are used as well for machining the most important component of an aircraft: the engine. In the production of turbine blades, engine housings and combustion chambers, manufacturers use the wide range of specially optimised LUKAS tools, which also prove their value in the finishing of cabin parts and the preparation of wings for painting.

LUKAS experts have developed flexible abrasive and polishing materials specially designed to meet the requirements of the aerospace industry that are sprinkled with silicon carbide (SiC) as a cutting material – one of the few abrasives approved for this application. These abrasive materials are especially effective for machining the lightweight building materials used in aircraft construction, in particular aluminium, titanium, nickel-based alloys and composites. They are also suitable for grinding glass, ceramics, extremely heat-resistant steels and plastics. One advantage of this grinding material is its very low heat accumulation, which prevents heat-related distortion and produces less sparking. These abrasive materials are meanwhile available in the LUKAS range as flap discs, mounted flap wheels and abrasive discs.

The LUKAS SFC silicon carbide mounted flap wheel is one of the SiC tools commonly found in the aerospace industry. This versatile tool can be effortlessly used not only for rust removal, deburring and fettling work, but also for effect and surface grinding. The LUKAS SFV silicon carbide abrasive fleece wheel is often used on the same materials for tasks such as matt finishing, satin-matt finishing, polishing, cleaning and final surface finishing.

Machining the high-tech materials that are used in the aerospace industry (such as aluminium, titanium, nickel-based alloys or composite materials) requires extremely reliable high-tech tools. LUKAS tools for the aerospace industry have proved their worth and fulfil the most demanding reliability, durability and efficiency requirements.

The V2 Power mounted flap disc, for example, is greatly appreciated in the aircraft industry on account of its high grinding performance due to the fan-like arrangement of the abrasive flaps. The most commonly used disc is the ‘aluminium’ type with silicon carbide as the cutting material. This grinding disc is suitable for preparing weld seams on aluminium parts and the final machining of aluminium. It can also be used for machining all fibre composites such as CFRP and GFRP. This means that the V2 Power mounted flap disc can do exactly what the modern aircraft industry expects from a grinding disc.

The usually desired high surface quality can be effortlessly achieved with the LUKAS P6PT polishing disc. It cleans all kinds of metal surfaces and eliminates scratches. This grinding disc is approved for use in the aerospace industry due to its cool grinding and low sparking characteristics. As a result, this flap disc can be used to grind large surfaces in aircraft construction both quickly and gently.

Quality makes the difference: LUKAS offers one of the biggest assortments of polishing tools especially designed for fine surface treatment and polishing work. Made from premium raw materials, LUKAS polishing points, discs, sticks and rollers are precisely tailored to achieve the required degree of polishing for each individual application – through to shiny and mirror-like polishing. With their typically extremely long tool lives and outstanding cutting quality, LUKAS tools are a reliable and dependable factor in the manufacturing process for achieving the best production quality. LUKAS grinding tools are also manufactured in compliance with oSa safety rules.

You too can benefit from the LUKAS expertise and the industry knowledge of the LUKAS experts that are applied in designing special solutions for the aerospace industry. The trained team will help you to develop productive solutions for your specific milling, grinding, polishing and cutting requirements.

As one of the technological leaders in the manufacture of milling, grinding, polishing and cutting system solutions, LUKAS-ERZETT GmbH & Co. KG, which is based in the greater Cologne area in the Oberbergisch district, specialises in manufacturing, retailing and offering consulting services for grinding, milling, polishing, cutting and power tools, and offers an extensive range of accessories. LUKAS is familiar with the special requirements of the demanding aerospace industry since the team has already developed over 10,000 highly specialised tooling solutions, numerous innovations of which are in use worldwide.

Trust in LUKAS – ‘so that not only our products, but above all yours, will always be ready for the future.’