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Lach Diamond Commemorates 40 Years of PCD Tooling
By Karen M. Koenig
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1973: The first available PCD blanks were only ø 3,5 mm
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1973: PCD turning tools dreborid first demonstrated for “significantly superior to carbide“ turning of aluminum
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1973: PCD turning tools dreborid first demonstrated for “significantly superior to carbide“ turning of aluminum
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1974: First milling of aluminum with PCD cutters
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1977 Productronica: Cutting, milling, scoring of printed circuit boards, GRP and composite materials
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1978: Spark erosion grinding EDG-plus on a LACH universal sharpening machine
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1979: Worldwide surprise: Diamonds cut all wood / woodlike materials and plastics.
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The Eighties: PCD High speed milling cutter with offset cutting edges
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The Eighties: PCD dreborid tooling system for aluminum wheels
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1987: LACH DIAMANT universal sharpening machine Dia-2200-mini
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1999: The patented PCD chipbreaker
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2004: Awarding of the Hessian Innovation Prize for the PCD dreborid Monoblock milling cutter
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2006: LACH DIAMANT receives the Airtec Award
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2010/12: Cool Injection takes effect on the chip without loss of the PCD cutting edge. Cool Injection cools, lubricates, transports and breaks the chip.
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2010/12: The patented Cool Injection system is shown – PCD dreborid milling cutter

Lach Diamond announced it will celebrate in April 40 years of offering polycrystalline (PCD) tooling. The company noted it was the first in the woodworking industry to offer PCD cutting tools, now commonly used for the processing of wood, panel and composite materials, plastics and aluminium.

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