Sixth Part “Poly – poly – or what?”

Quo vadis – Where are you going…?
Dressing and Profiling of Grinding Wheels

from Single-Point Diamond Dresser to Precision Dressing Roll LACH DIAMOND INC. is the representative of LACH DIAMANT for the North American market. LACH DIAMANT, founded in 1922 by Jakob Lach, likes to refer to almost 100 years of experience in handling diamonds. Even today, more than ever, LACH DIAMOND is committed to the slogan “Little […]
Fifth Part “Poly – poly – or what?”

Diamonds show profile
Third Part “Poly – poly – or what?”

How grinding times of several hours became turning times of a few minutes…
Poly – poly – or what?

“How polycrystalline cutting materials gradually changed the world of machining … “ For everyone who is learning or studying about and working with these superior cutting materials, or simply for all who want to know the beginnings, Horst Lach decided to talk about his pioneering past regarding the handling of super abrasive materials and the […]
Metal bond CBN Grinding Wheel Tuned to Maximum Performance

A result of »contour-profiled« technology As often happens, world innovations stay hidden in the background, and no one thinks further about the manufacturing of various products in daily life, or did you ever worry about how exactly hair clippers are manufactured? LACH DIAMANT addressed this subject matter and proved once again the unlimited possibilities of […]
»contour-profiled«

Cutting Tool Engineering, august, 2018 download
Monoblock PCD Milling Cutter for High Performance Cutting (HPC)

In November 2004, when LACH was awarded the German Innovation Prize for a newly developed technology for the cost and time efficient machining of aluminum components with a monoblock diamond cutter »dia-compact«, it was already said “Nothing is more efficient than this…”. However, there was still something more efficient – as proven by the development […]
Monoblock Milling Cutters

Cutting Tool Engineering, august, 2018 download
World Novelty: »contour-profiled« Diamond and CBN Profile Grinding Wheels

Cost Killer for deep grinding Carbide, High-alloyed Steels and Technical High-performance Ceramics in Serial Production The Renaissance of metal-bond Grinding Wheels The technology of »contour-profiled«-profile grinding wheels is at the same time the comeback of metal binders for LACH diamond and CBN grinding wheels. The resin bond grinding wheel needs several processing steps during the deep […]
LACH DIAMOND presents at IMTS in Chicago: Fourty Years of Spark Erosion for Successful PCD Machining

The discovery of spark erosion for the efficient forming of polycrystalline diamonds (PCD) in 1978 by Horst Lach marks a milestone in the history of polycrystalline cutting tools. This brilliant idea sparked the awareness and increasing use of PCD, a newly launched cutting material, on a previously inconceivable scale. Today, in 2018, PCD tools are […]
LACH DIAMOND presents World Novelty at IMTS in Chicago – Booth 432054 (West Building): PCD Chip Breaker Type »3D-active«

A Quantum Leap for the Process-Reliable Turning of Aluminum Alloys LACH DIAMOND can look back on twenty years of experience in the development of PCD chip breakers. The first CO-type patent was issued on January 26, 1999: A laser cut chip groove for PCD materials. Practice has shown, however, that chip breakers with a so […]
LACH DIAMOND – Success at GrindTec in Augsburg/Germany: Featuring a Renaissance of metal-bond diamond and CBN grinding wheels and CNC dressing with »drebojet-plus«

We have to pay a huge compliment to the Association of German Precision Tool Grinders, the founders of this outstanding trade show for grinding technologies. What started from humble beginnings is now an exemplary achievement for this industry of mostly medium-sized businesses. Today, GrindTec has established itself as an international trade show far beyond European […]
LACH DIAMOND at IMTS in Chicago: Diamonds for Wear Protection of Machine Tools …

“Diamonds are not only a girl’s best friend” – but they play an important role for wear protection and guarantee maximum precision and overall equipment efficiency (OEE) for machine tools in serial production – especially when referring to polycrystalline diamond (PCD) which is an (almost) indestructible “all-rounder” due to its hardness. The decision to use […]
New at GrindTec, Augsburg/Germany: Universal PCD Sharpening Machine »Dia-2200-mini«

New: With Super Program for Diamond Tools with Extreme Axis Angle of more than 45° The versatility of the spark grinding machine »Dia-2200-mini« for production and service of diamond tools for the wood and composite industry is already legendary. Its universal 5-CNC axis system is designed for the automatic sharpening of diamond tools and saw […]