Conferences
Diamond Deposition Technology  •  Diamond Cutting Tools
 

Conferences concerning diamond deposition technology
 
IMAPS—International Microelectronics and Packaging Society
Advanced Technology Workshop on Thermal Management 2006
Dinah's Garden Hotel, Palo Alto, California, USA. September 10–13, 2006.
 
SOD Substrates—the Next Step in Thermal Control (download pdf file, 147 KB.)
  Jerry W. Zimmer, Chief Technical Officer, sp3 Diamond Technologies
Gerry Chandler, Senior Process Engineer, sp3 Diamond Technologies
Intertech 2006
An International Technical Conference on Diamond, Cubic Boron Nitride and their applications
Hyatt Regency Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. April 24–26, 2006.
 
Diamond — The Cost Effective Solution to High Heat Flux Thermal Challenge (pdf file 47 KB)
Dwain Aidala, President and COO of sp3 Diamond Technologies
IMAPS — International Microelectronics and Packaging Society
Advanced Technology Workshop on Thermal Management 2005
Dinah's Garden Hotel, Palo Alto, California USA. October 23–26, 2005
 
Implementation of Diamond pins as Thermal Vias for High Heat Flux Spreading in CTE-Compatible Lids and Baseplates for Semiconductor Packaging (download pdf file, 2.1 MB).
  Dave Saums, Principal, DS&A llc
Brian Edward, RF Systems Engineer, Sensis Corp.
Kevin Fennessy, Applications Engineering Manager, Ceramics Process Systems Corp.
Pete Ruzicka, Systems Engineer, Sensis Corp.
Jerry Zimmer, Chief Technical Officer, sp3 Diamond Technologies
3rd International Conference on HWCVD (Cat-CVD) Process
  Utrecht, the Netherlands, August 23-27, 2004.
Presentation by James Herlinger, President of sp3, describing sp3's experience in using hot-filament CVD reactors to grow diamond for an expanding set of applications.
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Extended abstract (download pdf file, 35 KB).
Paper (download pdf file, 901 KB).
9th International Conference on New Diamond Science and Technology (ICNDST)
  Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, March 2004. Paper prepared by James Herlinger, President of sp3. (download pdf file, 2.7 MB.)
 

Conferences concerning cutting tools

 
2nd International Industrial Diamond Conference
Sponsored by Diamond at Work
Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Center, Rome, Italy. April 19–20, 2007.
 
Session 5 CVD Diamond: Machining of metal matrix composites with diamond tools, Erik Koik and James Herlinger of sp3.
Session 7 Cutting tools: Diamond tool trends in the machining of aerospace carbon fibre composites, Erik Koik of sp3.
Composites Manufacturing 2007
Conference and exhibit sponsored by the Society of Mechanical Engineers
Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah USA. April 11–12 2007.
 
sp3 Cutting Tools will exhibit diamond cutting tools designed for machining composite materials.
Intertech 2006
An International Technical Conference on Diamond, Cubic Boron Nitride and their applications
Hyatt Regency Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. April 24–26, 2006.
 
Paper 80 — Automotive
The Diamond Technology Employed in Successfully and Cost Effectively Machining Bi-Metal Cylinder Block Deck Surfaces
Wednesday April 26
Erik Koik, President and CEO of sp3 Cutting Tools
After the conference Mr. Koik's paper will be available from this website.
Hong Kong Electrical Appliance Manufacturers Association
and the Hong Kong Productivity Council
  Hong Kong, October 2003.
Presentation by James Herlinger, President of sp3, discussing the use of diamond tools in machining abrasive nonferrous materials, including ceramics.
Gorham Conferences
Most years, Gorham Advanced Materials (Gorham, Maine) presents conferences covering technical, business and market information pertaining to various fields in manufacturing.
The areas addressed by the Gorham Conferences include Advanced Materials, Advanced Coatings, and Cutting and Machine Tools.
For the past several years, James Herlinger, President of sp3, has been invited to present a paper discussing progress in cutting tools for advanced materials. We have provided here the charts comprising Mr. Herlinger's papers at the Gorham Conferences in Atlanta in November 2002, May 2001 and November 2000.
  Gorham 2002 ConferenceCVD diamond—a superior technology in a widening set of cutting tool applications.
Gorham 2001 ConferenceCVD diamond—a niche player or a mainstream tooling technology?
Gorham 2000 ConferencePolycrystalline or Chemical Vapor Deposited diamond—which shines the brightest for your application?
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