PCD tools are common in many industries, from automotive to woodworking and printing. These tools are typically lower cost than single-crystal diamond tools and are used in production machining of many parts. Different grades of PCD are used depending upon the requirements of surface finish, life, the material being cut, and the depth of the cut.
With a goal of producing the best PCD groove tool in the industry, we set out more than six years ago
developing and building custom machinery to grind polycrystalline diamond to a razor finish.
Starting first with the best composition of tungsten-carbide blank, we grind and polish the tool shank to near
perfect flatness. We then braze a PCD segment to the end of the carbide using a high-strength brazing alloy.
After developing our own diamond grinding wheel, researching the best speeds, feeds and pressure to grind
PCD, we finish grinding the diamond to within micron tolerance. The process is completed by an in-house
edge preparation and checked with a laser measurement system.
The resulting tool produces a cut that routinely out-performs our competitors by tens of thousands of
pistons, and eliminates inclination and parallelism problems which plague manufacturing engineers
and operators.
We are so convinced that our groovers will outrun your current tooling that we will manufacture a complete
set for your evaluation at no charge.
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PART NAME: 4004 Groover
INDUSTRY: Automotive-Piston Grooving
END USER: Toyota
COMMENTS: STF’s Piston grooving tools are the best in the industry. Our proprietary edge-prep allows for low inclination and long tool life.
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PART NAME: Multi-Tooth PCD Groover
INDUSTRY: Lawn & Garden
END USER: non-disclosure
COMMENTS: STF produces single and multi-tooth groove tools for a number of applications, including Piston grooving.
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PART NAME: VPGA-333
INDUSTRY: Automotive
END USER: Toyota
COMMENTS: STF can PCD tip any standard ISO or ANSI insert.
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PART NAME: TPGW-221
INDUSTRY: Automotive
END USER: Borg-Warner
COMMENTS: STF stocks common sized inserts such as this one at our facility for immediate shipment. -
PART NAME: NG-3105R
INDUSTRY: Automotive
END USER: non-disclosure
COMMENTS: Top-notch grooving inserts such as this one can cost over $90 from some toolmakers. Ours are half that price.
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PART NAME: Polish Master Rough Cutter
INDUSTRY: RotoGravure
END USER: non-disclosure
COMMENTS: STF produces a full line of PCD & SCD tools for the Gravure industry. All our Gravure tools are distributed through Precision Products of NC.