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Real machining and grinding applications solved with DIAMETAL tools: the part, the machine, the material and the tools used. Filter by division, industry, product family or material to find the solution closest to your application.
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Turning Tools
Complete turning processes with TURNDEC, TOPDEC and our turning tool range on sliding headstock lathes.
Turning Tools – Medical Screw
Medical and dental Torx screw in AISI 630 on a Metafil D13: a complete process that minimises burrs.
Industry: Medical · Dental
Material: M2 – Martensitic stainless steel
Machine: Metafil D13
Turning Tools – Dental Basal Implant
Dental basal implant in TiAl6V4 on a Metafil D13, with a complete TURNDEC and TOPDEC process.
Industry: Dental
Material: S2 – Titanium alloys
Machine: Metafil D13
Dental Implant
Titanium dental implant on a sliding headstock lathe, combining special and standard tools.
Industry: Micromechanics · Medical · Dental
Material: S2 – Titanium alloys
Machine: Metafil D13
Micro Tools
Milling, drilling and thread whirling with DIAmill, DIAdrill and DIAthread on watch and medical parts.
Watch Case
Watch case in AISI 316 milled and drilled on a Fehlmann Versa 645 Linear, with optimised cycle time and surface quality.
Industry: Watch Industry
Material: M3 – Austenitic stainless steel
Machine: Fehlmann Versa 645 Linear
Watch Mainplate
Brass watch mainplate machined with micro end mills, thread whirl cutters and twist drills on a Precitrame K5, in a 12-minute cycle.
Industry: Watch Industry
Material: N3 – Brass, bronze
Machine: Precitrame K5-4W
Bone Plate
Titanium grade 5 bone plate on a Fehlmann Versa Linear 645: shorter cycle time and burr-free parts.
Industry: Medical
Material: S2 – Titanium alloys
Machine: Fehlmann Versa Linear 645
Gear Cutting
Hobbing and power skiving of fine-pitch gears, from micromechanics to aerospace.
DIAskiving
Stainless steel internal gear for an aerospace gearbox, power-skived on the Affolter AF160.
Industry: Aerospace
Material: M2 – Martensitic stainless steel
Machine: Affolter AF160
HOB ULTRA
Improved hob with an optimised number of teeth for 3–4 regrinds: +50% parts before regrinding.
Industry: Micromechanics · Watch Industry · Automotive · Aerospace
Material: All materials
Machine: Tornos, Citizen, STAR, Tsugami, Hanwa / Affolter, Wähli, Mikron
HOB XTREM
Improved hob with an optimised number of teeth for one regrind, on turning and gear-cutting machines.
Industry: Micromechanics · Watch Industry · Automotive · Aerospace
Material: All materials
Machine: Tornos, Citizen, STAR, Tsugami, Hanwa / Affolter, Wähli, Mikron
Tool Grinding
Grinding wheels for tool manufacturing and precision components: flute, profile, peel and OD grinding.
Grinding Tools
Conical thread milling cutters in tungsten carbide for implant screws, ground on a Strausak One with DIAMETAL wheels.
Industry: Medical
Material: Tungsten carbide / solid carbide
Machine: Strausak One
Peel Grinding – Finishing
Peel grinding finish of a Ø 2.5 mm carbide piston: Ra 0.1 µm in 2.5 minutes.
Industry: Automotive · Aerospace · Machine Tools · General Mechanics
Material: Tungsten carbide / solid carbide
Machine: Pinch/Peel grinding machine
Peel Grinding – Roughing
Peel grinding roughing of a Ø 2.5 mm carbide piston: 1.75 mm radial infeed, Cpk 2.27.
Industry: Automotive · Aerospace · Machine Tools · General Mechanics
Material: Tungsten carbide / solid carbide
Machine: Pinch/Peel grinding machine
MNTplus CBN
MNTplus CBN wheels for flute grinding of drills and end mills in hardened stainless steel.
Industry: Medical
Material: H2 – Hardened steel (> 55 HRC), M2 – Martensitic stainless steel
Machine: Walter Helitronic, Anca FX/GCX, Schneeberger Aries/Norma
Cam- & Crankshaft Grinding
Vitrified CBN wheels for precision cam- and crankshaft grinding in high-volume production.
Industry: Automotive
Material: H1 – Hardened steel (< 55 HRC), H2 – Hardened steel (> 55 HRC), P4 – Low alloy steel (Rm < 900 N/mm²), P5 – High alloy steel (Rm < 1200 N/mm²), K1 – Cast iron, Powder-metal ferrous components
Machine: Junker, Landis, EMAG
Grinding Nitinol
Stable, controlled grinding of Nitinol for medical and precision components.
Industry: Micromechanics · Medical · Dental
Material: Nitinol (NiTi)
Inserts Grinding
Grinding wheels for carbide, cermet, PCD and PCBN inserts.
Grinding PCD
Peripheral grinding of PCD inserts on Agathon and Wendt machines, with less wheel wear.
Industry: Automotive · Aerospace · Machine Tools · General Mechanics
Material: PCD, Tungsten carbide / solid carbide
Machine: Agathon, Wendt
Top & Bottom
Double-sided grinding wheels for steels, hard and brittle materials and sapphire.
Vitrified Top & Bottom Wheels
Vitrified diamond and CBN wheels for high-efficiency Top & Bottom grinding of hard materials and steels.
Industry: Connectors · Automotive · Aerospace · Machine Tools · General Mechanics
Material: Tungsten carbide / solid carbide, Ceramics, Silicon carbide, Boron, Quartz, H1 – Hardened steel (< 55 HRC), H2 – Hardened steel (> 55 HRC)
Machine: Stähli, Lapmaster Wolters, FLP, Melchiorre
Double-Sided Grinding
Double-sided grinding of hardened steel parts to tight parallelism, flatness and thickness tolerances.
Industry: Automotive · Aerospace · Machine Tools · General Mechanics
Material: H1 – Hardened steel (< 55 HRC), H2 – Hardened steel (> 55 HRC)
Machine: Stähli, Wolters, FLP, Melchiorre
Grinding Sapphire
Double-sided grinding of flat sapphire parts to ±0.005 mm with Ra 0.20–0.25 µm.
Industry: Watch Industry
Material: Sapphire
Machine: Double-sided lapping machines
Dressing Tools
Gear dressers, roller dressers, stationary dressers and EDM dressing wire.
Roller Dresser
Roller dressers that restore the geometry and cutting ability of conventional grinding wheels.
Industry: Automotive · Aerospace · Machine Tools · General Mechanics
Material: Conventional grinding wheels (Al₂O₃ / SiC)
Stationary Diamond Dressers
Stationary diamond dressers to true and condition conventional grinding wheels.
Industry: Automotive · Aerospace · Machine Tools · General Mechanics
Material: Conventional grinding wheels (Al₂O₃ / SiC)
EDM Dressing Wire
EDM wire profiling of metal-bonded diamond and CBN wheels, without an expensive dressing roller.
Industry: All industries
Material: Metal-bonded diamond / CBN wheels
Gear Dresser
Gear dressers that transfer complex tooth profiles accurately to gear grinding wheels.
Industry: Automotive · Machine Tools · General Mechanics
Material: Conventional grinding wheels (Al₂O₃ / SiC)
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