Composite Cutting Tools

TOOLING FOR COMPOSITES

Composites (carbon fiber reinforced polymers) in manufacturing have grown significantly.

Diamond is an ideal material for manufacturing cutting tools due to its extreme hardness, wear resistance, and thermal conductivity. All non-ferrous materials can be machined with PCD tools, including chipboards, HDF, laminated boards, materials used by the automotive industry to make aluminium components, and lightweight materials, such as carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP), metal matrix composites (MMC) and stacks for aircraft construction.

PCD Custom Diamond
Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) is a man-made material that is known for its hardness and wear resistance. It is made by fusing diamond grit together under high pressure and high temperature conditions. PCD is a popular choice for cutting tools because of its extreme hardness, wear resistance, and thermal conductivity. PCD tools are often used for machining non-ferrous materials such as aluminum, brass, composite materials, copper, fiberglass, and green ceramics.

The advantage of using PCD custom diamond is that they will last significantly longer than carbide. Up to 10x the tool life of Carbide!