LarsLap has invested considerable resources to overcome valve-related problems that could shutdown a plant and reduce profitability.

It presents a unique technique protected by worldwide patents for grinding valves in situ. As a scheduled part of preventive maintenance work this is a low-cost solution which produces considerable financial benefits in the form of reduced downtime.
“Efficient, easy to handle and with no hot work permit required, the LarsLap grinding equipment will quickly restore the valve seat to an ‘as new’ condition,” the company says.
“Companies all over the world using LarsLap valve grinding machines in their maintenance procedures agree that their initial investment is recouped within a few months.”
In over 20 years, Lars-Inge Larsson, the originator of the LarsLap valve grinding concept, has seen his unique designs attain a position of international pre-eminence. The designs are a result of years of practical experience of valve maintenance. The products have been developed to provide service engineers with a perfectly functioning tool and to offer companies a profitable investment. The company resolves to be on hand to solve any problems on site. It complements its own extensive knowledge of valves with valuable suggestions from its customers, continually transforming the insight this gives us into innovative techniques, improved products and new accessories.
“After all, we know that even if we do already produce the best valve grinding system in the world, there is always room for improvement,” the company states.
Today the LarsLap valve grinding system comprises a number of models to cover virtually every type of valve from 8 to 1,300 mm in diameter. The heart of the system is a rotating drive head which incorporates individually driven grinding heads to perform the actual work of grinding considerably faster and more exactly than conventional methods. The idea behind every LarsLap product is that it should be easy to use, light weight (if portable), durable and fast.
LarsLap valve grinding machines are assembled and checked at the company’s production unit in Linkِping, Sweden, which is also the centre for the sales organisation (www.larslap.com).
The company’s agent in Saudi Arabia is Alruqee Trading & Contracting Co Ltd, Al Khobar (www.alruqee.net).