Single-crystal diamond tools are used in a number of industries when surface finish is critical to the application. Because the cutting edge is made of one large diamond stone, the tool can be ground sharp to 10,000x magnification. Tolerances for SCD tools are typically much tighter and more controlled than for polycrystalline diamond tools.
STF Precision inspects our SCD tools using a Nikon VMR 3020.
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PART NAME.. DCGW-21.5X SCD INDUSTRY..... Contact Lens END USER..... Ciba Vision NOTES............ Are you paying too much for your Contact Lens Diamond tools?
PART NAME.. Custom Diamond Turning Tool INDUSTRY..... Optics END USER..... NASA NOTES........... SCD tools with radii as small as .001" and mircon flats are standard fare.
To read an article published in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine about our SCD tools click here. SCD Article
PART NAME.. Piston Profiler INDUSTRY..... Lawn & Garden END USER..... Stihl NOTES........... Single Crystal Diamond is an excellent option for finishing applications where depth-of-cut is light. SCD tools outperform PCD by 5 x 1 in these cases.
To read an article published in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine about our SCD tools click here. SCD Article
PART NAME.. 4002 INDUSTRY..... Automotive-Piston END USER..... Toyota NOTES............ Properly designed and manufactured single-crystal diamond tools can be relapped up to 15 times, reducing tooling costs per part to under a penny.
To read an article published in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine about our SCD tools click here. SCD Article
PART NAME.. 9890-A INDUSTRY..... Fiber Optics Knife END USER..... PM Manufacturing NOTES........... Scribing fiber optics and circuit boards are excellent applications for SCD tools.
To read an article published in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine about our SCD tools click here. SCD Article
PART NAME.. STF-10490 INDUSTRY..... Optics END USER..... non-disclosure NOTES............ This is a good example of a tool with 180° of arc on the cutting edge.
To read an article published in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine about our SCD tools click here. SCD Article
PART NAME.. Helio Slide Shoe INDUSTRY..... RotoGravure Printing END USER..... Quebecor World NOTES........... All of our RotoGravure tools are distributed exclusively by Precision Products and Consulting.
PART NAME.. LEFT HAND DAC INDUSTRY..... Contact Lens END USER..... Valley Contact Lens NOTES............ All our Contact Lens customers are allowed access to our online inventory system where tool statistics such as number of relaps and wear patterns can be reviewed.
PART NAME.. Helio 4130 Stylus INDUSTRY..... RotoGravure Printing END USER..... RR Donnelly NOTES............ All of our RotoGravure tools are distributed exclusively by Precision Products and Consulting.
PART NAME.. STF-34518 INDUSTRY..... Optics END USER..... non-disclosure NOTES............ STF has the ability to hold radius sizes to ± 2 microns and control waviness down to 1/4 micron.