SAVIMEX owns 3 diamond turning machines and offers theirs for ultraprecision components surface finishing.
The cutting tool is a monocrystalline diamond. Its cutting edge can vary in shape and size, depending on the expected result. The machining tools have nanometer-scaled axes control.
Meeting customer expectations
Diamond turning is used for making “free-form” surfaces and diffractive surfaces.
The company is able to implement several diamond turning techniques, depending on custom applications and needs.
Commonly known as Single-Point Diamond Turning (SPDT), these are machining techniques in which the cutting point moves along the part, according to a predefined path.
Several operational configurations are possible.
| Mode | Configuration | Use |
| “Slow-tool” | Rotating part Tool on the Z axis |
spherical, aspheric or “free form” surfaces |
| “Fly-cutting” | Diamond on spindle (fixed Y) Fixed part on X-Z axis |
Flat surfaces |
| “Raster” | Diamond on spindle (Mobile Y) Fixed part on X-Z axis |
“Free form” surfaces |
Industry-leading expertise
Savimex has technical expertise to offer unparalleled precision in terms of form and appearance.
A perfect control of following parameters is required during machining process:
- Machine: intrinsic precision, tool path programming
- Tool: choice, size
- Part: fixing, centering, balancing
- Cutting conditions: rotation and feed rate
