Diamond Pellets for Precision Optical Grinding

Diamond pellets are primarily used where a fixed-abrasive grinding process is required to generate or refine precision surfaces.

Optical Glass and Lenses

Used for finish grinding and superfinishing of optical lenses and other optical glass components. The pellet specification can be matched to the required grinding stage, workpiece geometry and surface requirements.

Prisms and Optical Components

Diamond pellets can be configured for precision grinding of prisms and other optical components where controlled material removal and accurate surface generation are required.

Quartz and Fused Silica

Fixed-abrasive diamond pellets are also used in grinding and lapping research and applications involving fused silica and other hard optical materials. Surface roughness and subsurface damage are important considerations when optimizing these processes.

Ceramics and Hard Materials

Depending on the bond, grit and tool configuration, diamond pellets can also be applied to hard and brittle materials such as ceramics and selected crystalline materials.

Typical Processing Applications

• Optical lens finish grinding
• Optical glass superfinishing
• Precision lapping
• Radius grinding
• Plano grinding
• Fine grinding of hard optical materials
• Pre-polishing preparation