Form Correction Compensation Software for Controlled Waviness SCD Tool Making

With SCD tool grinding machines with nano precision capability, one must question the value of available form compensation software offered on some of these machines. Is it really worth the investment?

Based on the years of diamond tool wear analysis, I can't help concluding that the hard and soft directions in the diamond's crystal structure plays a large role when it comes to wear patterns that form during the cutting process. A more consistent hardness through the sweep of the radius will produce a more consistent wear as opposed to a fluctuating hardness value across the sweep will produce a more uneven wear pattern that translates to reduced surface quality of the parts being machined.

Yes the form ccompensation software can help you produce controlled waviness tools with extremely low waviness by compensating for the difference in hardness value of the hard and soft directions, but how many cuts will your customer get with this tool before the wear pattern affects the surface finish?

I believe that it would be a much better investment to commit to research that would expose crystal orientations that would  represent a more consistent transition between the plane within the diamonds to promote the production of high precision diamond tools that would not only cut more consistently for the manufacturers, but also retain its precision form longer to result in better performance and longer tool life.  

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