Brian Farberov, Author at UKAM Industrial Superhard Tools

11 Jun

How to Achieve Better Flatness with Diamond Lapping Discs: Material Selection, Grit Size & Process Optimization

Flatness is one of the most critical requirements in precision manufacturing. Whether producing optical components, semiconductor substrates, metallographic specimens, ceramic parts, or carbide tooling, poor flatness can affect assembly accuracy, surface quality, dimensional tolerances, and overall product performance.

09 Jun

Cutting Glass with Diamond Saw Blades: How to Prevent Chipping, Cracking & Material Loss

Edge chipping, corner breakout, microcracking, poor surface finish, and excessive material loss are among the most common challenges encountered when cutting glass. While separating the material may appear straightforward, producing clean, damage-free cuts consistently is often one of the most difficult steps in the manufacturing process.

06 Jun

Diamond Wire Saw: Maximizing Material Yield and Precision Cutting of Advanced Materials

Manufacturers processing sapphire, germanium, silicon, quartz, technical ceramics, optical crystals, and advanced electronic materials face a common challenge: every cut removes material, introduces some degree of stress, and influences the quality of every downstream operation.

03 Jun

Electroplated Diamond Edge Grinding Wheels: Improving Edge Quality, Reducing Subsurface Damage, and Increasing Manufacturing Yield

In many manufacturing operations, the most critical feature of a component is not the surface. It is the edge. A component can meet dimensional tolerances, achieve the required surface finish, and pass initial inspection, yet still fail during assembly, coating, polishing, handling, or field use because of damage introduced during edge grinding. Small chips, microcracks, and subsurface fractures often begin at the edge and propagate throughout the material under mechanical or thermal stress.

03 Jun

Diamond & CBN Wheels with SMART CUT® Technology: Improving Grinding Performance, Reducing Manufacturing Costs, and Achieving Consistent Results

Grinding is often viewed as a finishing operation. In reality, it is one of the most influential processes in manufacturing. The quality of a grinding operation affects dimensional accuracy, surface integrity, tool life, coating adhesion, inspection results, and overall production costs.

29 May

Diamond Milling Tools for Precision Machining of Advanced Materials

Conventional carbide end mills and abrasive tooling often struggle when machining advanced engineering materials such as alumina ceramics, sapphire, quartz, silicon carbide, ferrites, tungsten carbide, and carbon composites. In production environments, problems such as rapid edge wear, thermal cracking, glazing, dimensional instability, and excessive edge chipping become increasingly common as material hardness and brittleness increase.

28 May

Abrasive Grinding Belts for Metallography and Precision Sample Preparation

In metallographic sample preparation, surface quality directly affects analytical accuracy. Poor grinding consistency, excessive deformation, deep scratches, overheating, and edge rounding can compromise microscopic analysis and lead to inaccurate material characterization. For laboratories, quality control departments, research facilities, and production environments, the grinding stage is one of the most critical steps in the entire sample preparation process.

27 May

How Laboratory Cutting Machines Improve Precision Sectioning

In precision material preparation, the quality of the cut directly affects inspection accuracy, edge integrity, dimensional reliability, polishing time, and downstream analytical results. Standard abrasive cutting equipment often introduces excessive heat, vibration, edge chipping, microcracks, subsurface fractures, coating separation, or material deformation — particularly when sectioning brittle, ultra-hard, composite, or advanced engineering materials.

16 May

Why Water Swivels Are Critical in Diamond Core Drilling Applications

In diamond core drilling operations, most attention is usually placed on drill bit selection, spindle speed, feed rates, and machine power. However, one critical component that directly affects drilling efficiency and tool life is often overlooked — the water swivel.