This was five years ago. Since then, RP Abrasives has firmly cemented its position as one of the best surface finish providers in the country, assisting numerous such clients in such markets as Medical and Surgical products plus Defence and Aerospace products in taking their products to perfection and helping them in their subsequent future developments. Be it deburring, bead blasting, tumbling, polishing, or buffing, RP Abrasives caters to diverse requirements of its clients and works with them to develop a process that meets or exceeds their goals. “The finishes we provide for the clients have allowed them to expand their market share dramatically and even move production from Europe to the United States,” says Shean, who is also the president and CEO at RP Abrasives.
Since its inception in 1996, RP Abrasives has evolved its processes through long-standing partnerships with leading organizations, including a long-term contract with a defense company to provide surface finishing for their new weapon system parts. Today, the company has mastered the art of metal finishing and specializes in providing precise, smooth, uniform surfaces, or even rough finishes for specific applications, according to customers’ demands. In addition, RP Abrasives offers edge rounding with chamfering, most of which are mechanical processes, including burr removal, passivation of stainless steel (and occasionally titanium) to make metal parts more resistant to staining and rusting.
For a better understanding of their approach, Shean guides us through the various processes leveraged by his company. RP Abrasives uses 18 machines to perform bead blasting to give the metal parts a uniform surface texture.
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We modulate our approach depending on the parts– performing surface finish, edge rounding, and deburring at a single time, or doing the same step-by-step
RP Abrasives has positioned itself at the helm of the surface finishing sector through its constant effort to develop processes that fit their client needs. With a sprawling factory space of over 16,000 square feet harboring multiple machines, the company offers robust backup while finishing their customers’ products. The enormous surge capacity allows the customers to ramp up quickly if need be. Additionally, RP Abrasives focuses on repeatability, ensuring it consistently makes relevant parts that will continue to add the same value and have the same finish over time. Moreover, the company’s green business practices add a feather to its numerous differentiating factors. From on-site hydroelectricity generation to support the company’s infrastructure to using high efficiency LED lights, RP Abrasives is squarely focused on addressing the need to have a sustainable environment. Besides, RP Abrasives also takes pride in having the lowest turn-over with employees working for the firm for a really long time.
RP Abrasives’ state-of-the-art surface finishing capabilities indeed fuel the company’s continued growth. However, Shean is quick to admit that the critical factor that sets the company apart is his skilled team and its rich expertise. RP Abrasives’ determined workforce strives to reach new heights in the finishing sector every day, enabling clients to derive significant value from its offerings and achieve consistent market growth. From its headquarters in New Hampshire, RP Abrasives is set to expand its customer base across Colorado, Texas, California, and other states. “We are working hard to invest in the business and grow our reach in the upcoming years,” concludes Shean.
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Company
RP Abrasives
Headquarters
Rochester, NH
Management
Joe Shean, President and CEO
Description
RP Abrasives (RPA) is a new England metal finishing company that provides quality finished parts with fast turn-around times. RPA can also provide passivated parts that will be certified to ASTM 967 as well as RoHS & RoHS2 compliant. The company uses citric acid baths, ultrasonic, and proprietary processes to ensure that the customers’ metal finish is of the highest quality possible. In addition, it also performs passivation services on stainless steel and titanium parts, performs deburring, tumbling, blasting, and others to add a new dimension to its customer’s parts.