sp3 Cutting Tools profile

A full-spectrum supplier of diamond cutting tools

sp3 Cutting Tools produces cutting tools utilizing all three major diamond technologies:
• Thin-film: carbide tools coated with a thin film (<50 microns) of pure diamond by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD).
• Thick-film: Free-standing thick films (>250 microns) of pure diamond formed by CVD, which are laser-cut into tool tips and fabricated into carbide and steel-based tools.
• PCD: Traditional PolyCrystalline Diamond inserts and cartridges.

sp3 Cutting Tools also supplies CBN and DLC tools.

sp3's broad offering of over 500 standard (stock) diamond cutting tools encompasses indexable inserts, profiling inserts, grooving, cut-off and threading inserts, endmills, profiling endmills, premium moldmills, drills, center drills, spotting drills and routers.

A wide range of cutter bodies

Complementing its cutting tools, sp3 manufactures the Ultra-Mill™ family of patented milling cutter bodies, as well as industry-standard cutter bodies.

Tool services

Custom tool manufacture and a tool regrinding service are offered.

sp3 has become a full-line diamond tooling supplier

sp3 Cutting Tools has become the only company designing, manufacturing, applying and distributing the three major diamond cutting tool technologies available in the world today. The broad range of products and technologies allows sp3 to better serve customers by being able to supply the highest value solutions from a wide range of products for cutting highly abrasive non-ferrous materials and most non-ferrous metals.
sp3 can supply the appropriate level of technology and performance for cutting abrasive non-ferrous materials from a single source. Whether thin-film CVD diamond-coated round tools and inserts for aluminum, ceramic, and carbon machining, or PCD milling cutters, inserts, and cartridges for the automotive industry, or thick-film CVD diamond tools for high volume/high accuracy machining, sp3 can work with manufacturers to help lower costs, improve quality, and increase throughput.

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sp3 Cutting Tools facility


A selection of DIAbide tools


sp3 TFD thick-film inserts


Ultra-Mill cutter body