Polished Diamonds, The New Technology

International Trade and Industry Institute Tohoku Institute of Technology and Application of Diamond developed a rapid low cost diamond polishing technology.Diamond is the hardest known material, and has high thermal conductivity. Therefore, they are not only making jewelry with precious stones, it also has important industrial uses. Since about 50 years ago, the first man made diamonds at high pressure and high temperature conditions created after the synthetic diamond powder has been widely used in the manufacture grinder diamond blade and cutting blade.

About 20 years ago, the Japanese developed a method using Chemical Vapour Deposition of synthetic diamond technology. Through this technology, can produce a few to tens of centimeters square diamond. This diamond coated film can be applied to the surface of ultra precision machining equipment, electronic components, radiators, can increase the performance of mobile telephone two to three times the high frequency SAW filters in the direct sunlight is still visible under the diamond flat panel display and can work at 700 C when the diamond semiconductor. Chemical precipitation of diamond production (or CVD diamond) products will be used in various industrial fields. Therefore, the synthesis of diamond chemical vapor deposition, or CVD diamond, estimated to form a 1 10 trillion yen worth of trades.No fixed form class diamond carbon (DLC) is a less than 0.1 microns thick diamond films with very smooth surface, its application in the lubrication field is developed. And is expected to have many industrial uses of thick CVD diamond film surface is rough. The thicker the film surface becomes rough and uneven film is one third. The CVD product can not be uneven surface, so thick diamond film must be polished.

Like jewelry, like diamonds, industrial diamonds have been polished before sale. As the old saying goes: “to rule Yi Yi.” CVD diamond polishing with diamond polisher needs. However, there is an important problem to solve. Polished relatively softer (hardness of 100 or 110) single crystal to use is very hard (111) diamond powder. In CVD diamond polishing, the polished surface of CVD diamond devices because of the same hardness (111) are subject to the same degree of wear. Here, polished CVD diamond is a very costly process.To avoid this problem, it has developed a method of polishing CVD diamond: with hot metal plate in a vacuum pressure to make diamonds, graphite, making it the surface becomes smooth. However, this method is very difficult, because of the need in a vacuum to operate under high temperature conditions. Diamond can be laser cut, but the cutting edge is still too rough.This application by the Institute and the development of new diamond polished solve all these problems. Titanium alloy plate at room temperature under normal pressure in the diamond to diamond, as smooth as a mirror. Titanium alloy sheet is sintered alloy (TiAlX, X for chromium, manganese, etc.) made. The titanium alloy was synthesized by mechanical alloy.

Synthesis machinery, including steps to join the raw material powder ball for more than 100 hours of grinding machine to form a very fine alloy powder. Then the alloy powder by pulsed discharge sintering and for some time. To form the aluminum into the titanium material, its microstructure is one micron in diameter, composed of micro grains.Synthesis by mechanical alloying into melting into the legal system than with a more refined structure, and the almost non existent gap between components to its degree and the hardness is about twice the casting material. And its intensity increases with temperature increase. Their strength at 600 C. At room temperature, higher than 50%. This feature make it a polished diamond capabilities. CVD diamond and the rough surface grinding of titanium alloy devices in a small range of contacts, the friction heat generated by the temperature can rise to 1000 degrees Celsius.

Grinder were important rife with diamond in titanium has a strong affinity for carbon, so that decomposition of the contact point of the diamond, titanium carbide and titanium form. Titanium carbide rotary mill was removed to form a mirror like polished diamond surface. If the rotating disk made of titanium alloy hardness at high temperatures in the lower, or steel instead of titanium alloy pressure on the diamonds, diamonds rough surface of metal materials can only be filled without achieving its purpose grinding.Titanium alloy mill, a 4X8 mm CVD diamond can be worn in 5 minutes, a mirror smooth. Wear a small grinding machine, so this method than using the diamond grinder cheaper.This photo taken with an optical microscope showed the air and at room temperature titanium alloy grinder grinding a minute a dark part of the CVD diamond surface has not been polished, bright parts have been polished. In the grinding process of ultrasound imaging can be used to avoid film rupture or monitor off.Not only CVD diamond, sintered diamond tools, and single crystal diamond is very easy to use this intermetallic compound made of polished rotary grinder. This approach is expected to be a cheap and high precision diamond machining technology.

The Diversity That Comes with Forklift Attachments

The forklift goes by many names, such as lift truck, stacker truck, high/low, fork truck, trailer loader, tow motor, side loader, and fork hoist. The forklift is basically an industrial truck powered by a motor and which is used to both lift as well as transport heavy and large materials. Forklifts have become must-haves in warehouses and the manufacturing industry, as well as many other industries. There are many different types of forklifts with different load capacities, to accommodate the different needs of the user. There are also many different types of forklift attachments to add to the versatility of the forklift.

One of the common types of forklift attachments is the side shifter. This hydraulic forklift attachments works by allowing the forklift operator move the forks and the backrest in a lateral direction, which makes it much easier to place a load and not requiring repositioning of the truck to do it. A rotator is another type of attachment, which helps in handling skids, which have gotten too tilted. It also helps in handling other special materials, which require rotating of the tines of the forklift. The rotator can also be used for quick unloading by dumping containers.

Another of the commons types of forklift attachments is the fork position. This attachment is also hydraulic and works by moving the tines together and apart, which means the operator does not have to adjust them manually depending on the size of the load. There is also the roll and barrel clamp attachment, which can be either mechanical or hydraulic. This attachment squeezes the specific item that will be moved, which are typically barrels, paper rolls, or kegs.

Pole forklift attachments are often used in places like carpet warehouses, where the forks are replaced by a long pole made of metal. This pole is used to pick up rolls of carpet or sometimes, metal coils. There are carton and multipurpose clamp attachments for the forklift, which permit the forklift operator to open the tines and close them around a particular, load and squeeze it so it can pick it up. This attachment is typically used to pick up cartons, boxes, or bales.

Slip sheet forklift attachments reach forward, then clamp onto slip-sheets and then draw them onto wide, thin metal forks to be transported. When reaching their destination, this attachment pushes the slip-sheets and their loads off of the forks as they are placed in their appropriate spot. The drum handler attachment slides right onto the forks of the forklift and typically contains a spring-loaded jaw to grip the top lip of a drum.

The man basket and telescopic forks are two other common types of forklift attachments. A man basket is a lift platform meant to hoist workers. This basket slides onto the forks of the forklift. Telescopic forks are hydraulic and used for double deep stacking in warehouses. Double-deep stacking is where 2 pallet shelves are put one behind the other without making an aisle in between them.

Although on first glance, a forklift appears to be a pretty simple piece of machinery, which serves only the basest of functions. However, with the large number of different types of forklift attachments, it becomes abundantly clear the forklift is actually quite the versatile piece of equipment that can handle many different jobs.