PCD Tools To achieve an optimal economic result when using PCD polycrystalline diamond tipped tools, it’s most important to consider all of the application details, machining parameters and expectations to insure the tool is suitable for the project intended. Even with a simple compression bit purchase, the performance and anticipated results over the life of […]

PCD Compact Hogger Polycrystalline Diamond-tipped Hogging Cutters are required for high volume panel sizing of chipboard, MDF, particleboard with melamine, paper, HPL and other abrasive composites on double end tenoners. Depending on application, different diamond grades are available to provide optimum performance and tool life. Just imagine running up 3 million linear feet of particleboard […]

What is Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) Tooling? PCD (Polycrystalline Diamond) has been used in the wood/composites industry for over 40 years due to its abrasion resistant properties and hardness.  This synthetic cutting edge material was pioneered by the DeBeers company (famed for their natural diamond mining history) and General Electric’s Specialty Materials Division.   Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD […]

PCD High Shear Bit – Designed for High Feed Rates This high shear PCD (polycrystalline diamond) router bit is designed to run at high feed rates while still providing an excellent finish quality. This tool is supplied with a high-density steel tool body and depending on the cutting diameter, is offered with either 2,  3 […]

Comparing the costs of diamond vs carbide tooling leads up to clear data on which is most cost effective for CNC cutting.

PCD Diamond Router Bits: Engineered for Performance and Cost Savings PCD (polycrystalline diamond) router bits are a premium tooling solution for high-volume production environments and abrasive materials. Designed for exceptional wear resistance, these tools can offer dramatic cost savings and consistently high-quality cuts in the right application — particularly when cutting wood-based composites, laminated panels, […]

The Continuing Evolution of Diamond (PCD) Cutting Tools As published in Q2 2014 issue of “Surface and Panel” magazine: The Continuing Evolution of Diamond (PCD) Cutting Tools: In the summer of 1982, when the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) made its debut show in Atlanta, GA, the first polycrystalline diamond tools for wood/composite material were introduced […]

Tooling for Cutting Composites The use of composite materials has been on the rise for years due to their unique characteristics including reductions in weight and increased flexibility.  By definition a composite is a combination of two other materials used to create a unique material that is superior to either input material (a super-material?).  The performance […]