Photonics

Diamond Tools For Photonics Industry

UKAM Industrial Superhard Tools specializes in manufacturing Precision Diamond Tools for Photonics and Precision Optics industries. We understand the problems you are facing in machining glass/quartz materials and stepped up to meet this challenge by developing Diamond Products and technology that will help achieve closer tolerances and smoother surface finish. As leader in new product development, we continue to raise standards for the whole industry. Rely on us to improve and optimize you photonics & precision optics fabrication operation to its ultimate level of efficiency.

Photonics/Optical Glass Materials

  • EXCIMER GRADE
  • FUSED SILICA
  • ZERODUR
  • UV GRADE
  • CaF2
  • TEMPAX
  • GLASS BOROFLOAT
  • GERMANIUM VARIOUS
  • FLINT TYPES
  • ZNSE VARIOUS
  • CROWN TYPES
  • ZNS VARIOUS
  • FILTER TYPES
  • ULE QUARTZ
  • STAINLESS STEEL
  • YAG ALUMINIUM
  • BK-7 IR MATERIALS
  • ZKN-7
  • SILICON PYREX
  • MANY OTHERS

Solutions For Cutting Photonic Materials

Thin & High Precision Diamond Blades<; from 0.5” to 48” OD, starting .004”. Used for cutting large variety of optical glass. Bond Types available: sintered (metal bond), resin bond, nickel bond, braised bond. Precision Diamond Blades are available from inventory in many different specifications, diamond concentrations, mesh sizes, bond hardness, & inside diameters. We will work with you to determine your needs, and recommend the right parameters for your specific material/application.

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Precision Cutting Machines for Photonic Materials

Complete range of diamond saws, equipment and accessories for cutting (sawing) advanced materials. Such as: ceramics, glass, plastics, quartz, metals, and graphite. From high capacity cutting of very large work pieces to precision cutting of even the most delicate samples. Our diamond saws are widely used in  Research and Development, Quality Control, Failure Analysis, as well as Industry

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Solutions For Drilling Photonic Materials

Diamond Core drills & diamond drills from .001" to 48" Diameter, & Drilling Accessories for drilling just about any Material/Application. Diamond Drills are available from inventory in many different specifications. Custom Manufacturing to fit your particular requirements with 1 week or less lead time (non minimum order). We will work with you to determine your needs, and recommend the right solution for your specific application.

Diamond Drill & Diamond Core Drill Specifications Available:

  • Diameters Available: .001” to 20 OD
  • Drilling Depths: .015” to 36”
  • Bond Types: sintered (metal bond), nickel bond (plated), brazed bond,
  • Tolerances: + / - .004” on core drills (+ / - .0005” custom)
  • Diamond grit sizes: 25 mesh to 3 microns
  • Diamond concentration: low, medium & high (from 10 con to 150 con)
  • Mounting types: straight shank to your spec, 5/8-11”, 5/8-18”, ¾-16”, ½” gas male, 1-14”, habit, and many others
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Solutions For Machining Photonic Materials

Diamond Optical tools for most grinding and finishing applications. Diamond Optical  wheels cut lens material quickly, cleanly with minimal wear. We design and produce laps cut to special radii for optics, grinding and polishing of precision optics are available. Custom shapes are available such as grooved tools, tools with special threads. form tools,  and other custom tooling. B+S Univ. Grinder, Strasbaugh Edge Grinder, SAIDA Edge Grinder, GMN MPS Bach Grinder, SPEEDFAM , Lapmaster, Nord-Universal and many others.

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Solutions For Glass Artists

  • Diamond grinding bits
  • Diamond jig saw blades
  • Diamond band saw blades
  • Diamond counter sinks
  • Diamond core drills
  • Diamond reamers
  • Diamond domes
  • Diamond points
  • Diamond wire
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Solutions For Polishing Photonic Materials

  • Diamond Fixed Abrasive Discs
  • Diamond grinding/polishing strips/foils
  • Diamond film
  • Diamond pellets
  • Diamond belts
  • Polishing Pads
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Diamond Consumables For Photonic Materials

  • Diamond Suspensions - Polycrystalline, Monocrystalline, & Natural
  • Diamond paste - Polycrystalline, Monocrystalline, & Natural
  • Diamond micro powder - Polycrystalline, Monocrystalline, & Natural
  • Diamond Spray - Polycrystalline, Monocrystalline, & Natural
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Precision Abrasives for Photonic Materials

Abrasive Cut Off Wheels, Abrasive Discs, Abrasive Rolls/Strips, Abrasive Belts, Silicon Carbide (SIC), Zirconia Alumina (ZA), Aluminum Oxide (ALOX), Grinding Wheels - (Aluminum Oxide  and Silicon Carbide), Lapping Films (Plain Backed & PSA Backed, Felt Polishing Pads 

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Grinding/Polishing Equipment for Photonic Materials

6" to 24" (150mm to 609mm) diamond grinding, polishing, & lapping machines for Industry and R & D. Designed coarse & fine grinding and polishing of Advanced, Ultra Hard & Brittle Materials, Optical Materials, Composites. High hardness materials including 

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Example of Custom Diamond Tool for Photonics

Its what you cant see that makes all the Difference

SMART CUT® Technology

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Let Us Help You:
  • Improve Tool Life
  • SAVE TIME & MONEY
  • Obtain More Consistent Results
  • Improve Surface Finish
  • Preserve True Material
    Microstructure
  • Reduce & eliminate Material Deformation
  • Improve Tool Lite & Overall Performance

Why Work With Us:

COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR Diamond Tools

The more you understand about what we can do for you the better our partnership will be. Here you will find most comprehensive source of information and optimizing and improving your cutting , drilling , grinding and polishing on the web. find everything you ever wanted to know about diamond tools.

Large Inventory & Custom Manufacturing

We have the largest variety of diamond & cbn wafering blades available in stock. As well as large inventory of diamond & abrasive consumables. We also custom manufacture diamond and cbn tools, consumables and machines to better fit customer specific needs. Just about any tools & consumables can be designed and manufactured per client drawing or specificrtion

UMATCHED TECHNICAL SUPPORT
We Are a Partner In Your Success

Developing close ties with our customers is the foundation of our business. At the core of
our company is a team of world class engineers, knowledgeable customer service personnel here to serve you. Whether is designing or manufacturing a special solution. We will go out of our way to optimizing your process to ultimate level of efficiency

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
American Manufacturer

As one of the few remaining independent U.S.Diamond Tool & machine builders. We have the experience & tradition to help you remain at frontier of technology Our experience has been further enhanced by acquiring assets and processes from some of the oldest American tool
manufacturers, along with their decades of experience and R& D. This has positioned us as one of the most experienced companies in the industry .Depend on us to bring you technology of tomorrow today.

SUPERIOR QUALITY & CONSISTENCY
  • Different Product
  • Different Company
  • Different Technology

Our proprietory diamond chemistory , precision , manufacturing metods , quality control methods allow us to control and regulate the dozens of variables to that affect consumable life , quality , and consistency.

Expect MORE from your tools
Experience makes all the Differences
"One of the most experienced companies in the industry"

Over the years we have worked with some of the leading Fortune 500 companies , thousands of universities , government and private research labs , and small organisations. We have made thousands of custom tools , built custom machines , work-holding fixtures , etc for hundreds of applications. Many of our staff members have been working in their respective fields for over 50 years and have gained a wealth of knowledge over the years

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Diamond Blades 0.5" to 72" OD

SMART CUT™ series sintered (metal bond) diamond lapidary blades are the highest performance & longest lasing blades available today. Used on trim saws, slabbing saws, tile and masonry saws with coolant. Available from 4" to 48" diameter & thickness starting from .032". Standard arbor sizes from 5/8” to 1”. we can change the arbor to anything same day if needed.

Diamond Drills .001" to 48" OD

we produce and offer large variety of diamond core drills, non core formation drills, forming tools, countersinks from stock and made to your specifications that offer superior performance.

Minature Diamond Cutting Wheels

Used on: rotary hand pieces such as Dremel, Foredom, Die Grinders, Milling Machines, & other machines. Used for cutting, slotting, grinding & polishing large variety of hard to soft materials. Diameters available from 18mm to 3.0”. Thicknesses from .040” to .250”. Arbor size from 1/16” to 1.25” or with mandrel. Bond types sintered (metal bond), resin bond, nickel bond, braised bond

Diamond Drills & Forming Tools

We manufacture & have in stock large variety of diamond core drills, drilling tools & acccessories. Use to drill holes, obtain core samples, grind and polish large variety of ultra hard to soft materials. Available from small as .002” (50 microns) to 48” OD to fit just about any type of equipment. Example: ID Core drills, non core formation, bottoming drills, dual core drills, disintegrating drills, reamers, chamfering tools, ultra thin wall, thin wall, standard wall, heavy wall diamond core drills, counter tools, routers, countersinks, Milling, Generating, Chamfer, Radius, Profiling Tools, Engraving Tools

Diamond Carving Points

Designed for carving a wide range of ultra hard to soft material into intricate shapes. Over 200 different shapes are available from you to choose from. We produce an offer sintered (metal bond), nickel bond (plated), brazed bond, and resin bond diamond carving points. We also have capability to manufacture any shape, type, size diamond carving points based on your specifications or drawings.

Diamond Micro & Minature Drills

Electroplated & Metal Bond Diamond Solid Thin Drills are available from inventory in 0.75mm to 6mm. Used for stone, precious, & semi-precious stone, composites, & many other materials. Used on: Foredom, Dremel Machines, High Speed Air Spindles, & other equipment running at 9,000+ RPM

Diamond Cabbing Wheels & Polishing Discs

we offer large variety of diamond cabbing wheels from 6" to 8" diameter, thicknesses 1.5" to 2". Available in nickel bond (plated), resin bond and sintered (metal bond) with plastic and steel hub, diamond grit sizes from 30 to 8,000 mesh. Can be used on all conventional grinders made today. Such as Diamond Pacific, Barranca, Maxant, Graves, as well as other cabbing machines. All wheels have a 1” Diameter and include bushing to accommodate 3/4", 5/8", and 1/2"arbors.

Grinding and Polishing Discs

Large variety of diamond grinding & polishing discs are available from 4” OD to 29.5” OD. From metal bond to resin bond. diamond grit sizes from 60 mesh to 3,000 mesh, with no hole to any arbor size you require. To fit most equipment such as grinding/polishing machines, faceting equipment, angle grinders & others. These are used from rough grinding to final polish

Diamond Cup Wheels & Polishing Discs

Manufactures & offers a large variety of diamond cup wheels, polishing discs and accessories for grinding and polishing all types of lapidary materials. From 4" to 10" OD. From Segmented to turbo type. Arbor size 7/8" and 5/8-11" female thread

Grinding and Polishing Equipment

We offer large variety of grinding / polishing machines and fixtures. Ranging for Industry, sample preparation and many other applications

Diamond Wheels
Diamond Suspension
Diamond Powder

Our diamond powder can be used for grinding, polishing, & lapping applications. We offer natural diamond powder and synthetic diamond powder; monocrystalline as well as polycrystalline in a wide range of sizes from sub-micron sizes (1/10 micron) to a more abrasive size of 80-120 micron. This diamond powder can be mixed with a carrier such as water, oil, extender oil, mineral oil, vegetable oil, or petroleum jelly.

Diamond Paste/Compound

Our diamond compounds (pastes) are formulated using our tightly graded diamond powders and proprietary carriers for fast cutting action, excellent surface finish and easy cleanup. Comparable to Buehler, Struers, Leco & many others. They are available as natural diamond, synthetic monocrystalline diamond polycrystalline diamond. Available from 0.1 micron to 45 micron diamond sizes. In 5 and 20 gram syringes specifically

Coolants

SMART CUT water soluable coolants & Mineral oils are are designed for use on all types of equipment . For use on trim saws, slab saws, for drilling, grinding and polishing. SMART CUT Enviromental Friendly & Non Hazardous Coolants help reduce amount of heat generated while blades, drills, grinding wheels & other tools and provides needed lubrication to tool and material being used on. Its usage will help increase Tool Life, Reduce Material Damage or micro cracks associated with overheating,  Improve Cutting Speed, Improve Surface Finish, Minimize Chipping.

Dressing Sticks

We offer large variety of dressing sticks for dressing diamond tools

Stiffeners for Blades & Flanges

Wheel Stiffeners provide stability, rigidity & additional support for your blades. They help in prventing the blade from loosing wobbling and loosing its fltantess or breaking. They are placede between your existing flanges to reduce the blade exposure. Wheel Stiffeners are made to order can can be any diameter, thickness or arbor size to fit any type of cutting machine. Lead time is few days.

Water Swivel Adapters

Water Swivel Adapters (Drill head assemblies) & Shank Adapters to provide high pressure of coolant through center of your drills. Increase life of your drills up to 75% & improve surface finish. Available from inventory in 12 different models for any type of drilling equipment and diamond drill types/thread sizes. Custom water swivel adapters can be made for any thread size, shank size, & type and operate any speeds.

Cutting machines for Laboratory & Industry

Applications range for R & D, Sample Preparation, Failure Analysis, Material Research, & many other industrial applications. Examples of materials cut include: ceramics, composites, glass, plastics, quartz, metals, petrographic samples and graphite. From high capacity cutting of very large work pieces to precision cutting of even the most delicate samples.

Grinding / Polishing Machines

Water Swivel Adapters (Drill head assemblies) & Shank Adapters to provide high pressure of coolant through center of your drills. Increase life of your drills up to 75% & improve surface finish. Available from inventory in 12 different models for any type of drilling equipment and diamond drill types/thread sizes. Custom water swivel adapters can be made for any thread size, shank size, & type and operate any speeds.

Diamond Wire
Diamond Band Saw Blades

Water Swivel Adapters (Drill head assemblies) & Shank Adapters to provide high pressure of coolant through center of your drills. Increase life of your drills up to 75% & improve surface finish. Available from inventory in 12 different models for any type of drilling equipment and diamond drill types/thread sizes. Custom water swivel adapters can be made for any thread size, shank size, & type and operate any speeds.

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Diamond Core Drill Types

  • Diamond hollow core drills unmounted (tube only)
  • Ddiamond hollow core drills mounted (with female or male thread or straight shank per client spec)
  • ID Core drills,
  • Non core formation/bottoming drills,
  • Diamond dual core drills,
  • Disintegrating drills,
  • Diamond chamfering tools/seamers,
  • Ultra thin wall, thin wall diamond core drills
  • Standard wall, heavy wall diamond core drills
  • Continuous Rim (Crown) Diamond Core drills
  • Slotted & segmented diamond core drills
  • Core drills for ultra sonic drilling machines
  • Micro & Minatare Drills Core Drills

Diamond Solid Drill/Tool Types

  • Diamond Micro & Minature Drills/Points
  • Diamond mounted points
  • Diamond counter tools/grinding pins
  • Diamond routers
  • Diamond countersinks/counter bores
  • Diamond Milling Tools
  • Diamond Generating Tools/face grinding tools
  • Diamond Chamfer Tools/Radius Tools
  • Diamond Profiling Tools/Ball Nose Tools
  • Diamond Round End Tools/Full Ball Tools,
  • Diamond Bottom Grinding Tools/Reamers
  • Diamond Honing Tools/Tapered Hones
  • Diamond Threading tools/Profile Tools
  • Diamond Radois Tools/Radius Tools,
  • Diamond Chamfer Tools/endmills

Diamond Abrasive Products (Fixed Diamond)

Diamond Fixed Abrasive Discs
Diamond grinding/polishing
strips/foils
Diamond Film
Diamond Belts
Curved Pellet Diamond
Lapping Wheels
Flat Pellet Grinding
Wheels
Lapping Plates
Pellet Grinding
Wheels
Diamond Pellets

Diamond pellets are available in standard diameters ranging from ¼” to 1” diameter. Diamond pellets are ideally suited to superfine glass, sapphire and ceramics. UKAM Industrial provides a wide variety of pellet sizes and matrix compositions to accommodate all phases of pellet grinding applications

Diamond Consumables For Glass & Quartz Materials

Diamond Suspensions

Diamond Suspensions  - Polycrystalline, Monocrystalline, & Natural

Diamond Compounds

Diamond paste - Polycrystalline, Monocrystalline, & Natural

Diamond Powder

Diamond micro powder  - Polycrystalline, Monocrystalline, & Natural

Abrasive Consumables For Glass & Quartz Materials

Abrasive Suspensions

Diamond Suspensions  - Polycrystalline, Monocrystalline, & Natural

Abrasive Powders

Diamond paste - Polycrystalline, Monocrystalline, & Natural

Conventional Abrasives

Abrasive Cut Off Blades, Abrasive Discs, Abrasive Rolls/Strips, Abrasive Belts, Abrasive Grinding Wheels