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REGISTER2003 SUPERABRASIVES NOW for INTERTECH 2003, RESOURCE the BIGGEST DIRECTORYEVENT of 2003! SPRING 2003 $8.00 Non-Ferrous Applications & Technology FALL/WINTER 2002 $8.00 Vancouver INTERTECH 2003 Pre-Alloyed Sintered Bond Powder Development Efficient Wheel Dressing Promotes Efficient Cutting Tool Production Superabrasives Resource Directory Permit No. 6159 No. Permit •Companies by Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, Classification AID P U.S. POSTAGE U.S. • Products & Services RR STD PRSRT ABC offers a complete range of industrial diamond and CBN products. ABC specializes in customizing our products to meet individual requirements. Contact: ABC Superabrasives 6650 Park of Commerce Blvd. Boca Raton, FL 33487 Tel: (561) 995-7900 • Fax: (561) 995-7979 E-Mail: [email protected] ISO 9001:2000 Registered feature articles 6 INTERTECH 2003! 10 Pre-Alloyed Sintered Bond Powder Development 20 Efficient Wheel Dressing Promotes Efficient Cutting Tool Production 24 Superabrasives Resource Directory of 6 Companies & Organizations by departments Classification 4 A Finer Point of View 37 Calendar of Events 8 Editorial 9 Membership 39 Superabrasives Resource Directory of Application Products & Services by Company 18 Announcements & Products 19 News & Notes 6 18 24 56 Checklist of things to do ... 10 20 COVER PHOTO Courtesy of ABmart..................................................... 28 Lands Superabrasives Co. .................... 15 Vancouver Bureau of Tourism ABC Superabrasives ............................ IFC Lieber & Solow Co. .............................. 27 Action Superabrasive Products ........... 28 Milacron Inc. ........................................... 5 FINER POINTS is the only publication Agathon Machine Tools, Inc. ............. 16 National Research Co. ........................ 18 devoted exclusively to the understanding, American Superabrasives Corp. .......... 23 Rosst Enterprises Inc. ............................ 9 selection and application of diamond, cubic BGRIMM............................................... 21 SAT Superabrasive Techniques .......... IBC boron nitride and related materials. It is Crystallume Engineered Diamond .... 30 SP3 .......................................................... 14 edited for recipients who are involved in some Diamond Abrasives Corp. ................... 38 Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc. ..... OBC way with these “superabrasives”, either as providers of the materials, producers of Diamond Associates ............................. 29 Trenker Abrasive Plant Technology .... 17 products containing the materials or users of Engis Corporation .................................. 8 UAMA ..................................................... 24 these products (e.g., grinding wheels, General Industrial Diamond ............. 55 U.S. Synthetic Corp./Diamicron Inc. ..... 36 dressing tools, drill bits, saw blades, sawing IDA .......................................................... 24 Warren/Amplex Superabrasives .......... 41 wires, cutting tools, polishing compounds, advertisers Kinik Company .................................. 33 CVD film products, etc.). Lach Diamond Inc............................... 26 2003 Superabrasives Resource Directory FINER POINTS 3 A Finer Point of View... INTERTECH 2003 HOLDS PROMISE AND DIRECTION FOR SUPERABRASIVES INDUSTRY PRESIDENT André Spelbrink Building on the success of Lieber & Solow Co. INTERTECH 2000 the Industrial Diamond Association has been moving forward with the second VICE PRESIDENT edition of this outstanding global David L. Edwards event. Milacron Inc. The world is coming to Vancouver and it will be an excellent “meeting of SECRETARY/TREASURER the minds”. This year the steering Joseph M. Haag committee has put together an Action Superabrasive Products, Inc. impressive program with presentations selected from almost 90 PRESIDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS abstracts covering literally every aspect André Spelbrink of new technology and application Ion C. Benea (00-03) development in the superabrasive and information is at his or her fingertips Engis Corporation ultra-hard material industry. As we with a click of a mouse… Speed is Martin Deakins (03-05) review these papers, we are truly only limited by the type of Internet GE Superabrasives impressed with the developments and connection. Today’s scientist feels innovation being accomplished by Robert Linares (01-03) hampered if the speed of his/her Apollo Diamond, Inc. our international colleagues. connection is too slow! David M. Simpson (02-04) INTERTECH is a forward thinking Our industry changed dramatically in Sumitomo Electric Carbide, Inc. international conference planned to 1955-57 when the first repeatable be unique… and it remains so. The Joseph Tabeling (00-02) process was invented to create Delaware Diamond Knives, Inc. founders had a vision of bringing diamond in the laboratory. The rest of together the leading minds in the the world may have missed it when William J. Tully (03-05) world and having them gather at one you consider 1955 saw the first Diamond Abrasives Corporation venue to share their knowledge and nuclear sub, and in 1957 Dr. Albert Chris Winkel (02-04) explore the possibilities within this Sabin developed the Polio Vaccine, General Industrial Diamond Company industry. Each person who but the moment in time was not lost participates not only gains insight but on our industry. also shares their own perspective in PAST PRESIDENT order to reach new levels of Around the same time we saw cbn Daniel E. Herzog advancement. It is a fact that we are created and then many new products Wendt USA limited if we stay within our own followed year after year… realm of experience and knowledge. polycrystalline diamond, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR To truly gain better ideas we need to polycrystalline cbn, polycrystalline see what is offered in related fields drilling products, polycrystalline wire Terry Kane and transfer that new idea, dies, large crystals, CVD diamond and Industrial Diamond Association many other variations coatings and P.O. Box 29460 accomplishment or application into Columbus, Ohio 43229 our own field of expertise. subcategories of a new arena we called Phone: 614-797-2265 INTERTECH provides that unique superabrasives and ultra-hard FAX: 614-797-2264 bridge into complementary fields. materials. Now we are even looking at the technology of information carried E-Mail: Whether we are involved with natural [email protected] or synthetic diamond, CVD Diamond, on the atom of a diamond and polycrystallines, single crystals, products harder than diamond itself. Website: www.superabrasives.org grinding, sawing, woodworking, wire Time and space are our limiting drawing, plating, optics or myriad factors and we are forging ahead with industrial applications, we can only new information along superhighways improve if we seek ideas outside our for this industry. Today’s message is FINER POINTS is the official publication of the limited vision. clear… INTERTECH is the gathering Industrial Diamond Association of America, Inc. and is published fours times a year. Contributions are A few years ago I saw a timeline that place for all those seeking knowledge welcomed but the Editor reserves the right to accept showed all scientific achievements and discussion regarding the successes or reject any material for publication. All by-lined over the course of history. The most of today, applications of tomorrow articles published in this magazine represent solely and materials of the future… See you the individual opinions of the writers and not impressive thing about this timeline necessarily those of the Industrial Diamond was the fact that the speed of new in Vancouver! Association. Executive and Editorial Offices: Finer developments has increased… no Points, P.O. Box 29460, Columbus, Ohio 43229, doubt due to the computer and (614) 797-2265. Editor and Advertising, Terry Kane. Sincerely, Advertising rates and deadlines available upon widespread access to information. No request. Copyright 2002. Material in FINER POINTS longer does a scientist have to spend may not be reproduced in any form without express days or months doing research over written consent. pages and pages of books… now André Spelbrink, President ISSN: 1090-0896 4 FINER POINTS 2003 Superabrasives Resource Directory REGISTER NOW! Make plans now to attend Intertech 2003 in Vancouver this July ... the location is breathtaking, the conference will be filled with advancements and new ideas, discussions will be though provoking and meaningful and the camaraderie will be unsurpassed. If you have not registered yet ... NOW IS THE TIME! Go to www.superabrasives.org for ease of Vancouver registration and details. See you in Vancouver! CHRISTIAN HULTNER Managing Director ELEMENT SIX Ltd., UK Christian Hultner (40) joined Element Six in September 2000 to succeed the late Chris Owers. Prior to this appointment, Christian has been the Group Managing Director of the Dietsmann Group, Monaco, a leader in maintenance services in the field of oil and gas drilling. His earlier career includes senior management positions with ABB Service Worldwide, Brussels, Belgium, the Landis & Gyr Group, Zug, Switzerland, and ABB Robotics, Brussels. The Swedish National has an MBA from Insead, Fontainebleu, France, and an MSc in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University, Sweden. He is married with one child and lives with his family in London. TANYA FRATTO Vice President and General Manager GE Superabrasives, USA Tanya was born on September 30, 1960, in Bay