Meister Abrasives Unveils New Hybrid Diamond Dressing Technology Grinding wheels perform consistently better; Dressing tools never require conditioning.

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI -- Meister Abrasives has introduced a remarkable new hybrid bonding technology for rotary diamond products used to dress CBN grinding wheels. The company's new hDD (hybrid diamond dressing) tools combine the toughness of metal bonding with the natural porosity of a vitrified bond structure, comparable to porosity found in vitrified CBN grinding wheels.

The many advantages of this new combination include more efficient dressing cycles that lead to more consistent CBN grinding wheel performance, increased intervals between dresses resulting in longer grinding wheel life, improved longevity of the dressing tool itself, and total elimination of the need to change out the dressing tool for re-conditioning.

One of the secrets of this new technology is a proprietary manufacturing process that both mechanically and chemically bonds the diamond particles within the tool to insure that they will be held securely. As a result, metal posts or 'bridges' that attach to the diamond crystals in the bonding matrix can be slender, allowing for large pores to be naturally distributed between the crystals.