{"id":79478,"date":"2024-08-22T09:24:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T07:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/?p=79478"},"modified":"2024-12-05T16:17:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T15:17:57","slug":"100-years-lach-diamant-part-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/en\/editorial\/100-years-lach-diamant-part-10\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Years LACH DIAMANT &#8211; Part 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"79478\" class=\"elementor elementor-79478\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c7a523 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c7a523\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f07823\" data-id=\"9f07823\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99c096f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99c096f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>America \u2013 the first steps in an &#8220;unknown country&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-10bae91 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10bae91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffd4a2b\" data-id=\"ffd4a2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625756d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"625756d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWhen I held my first diamond in my hand in 1908, I would not have imagined that one day diamonds would not only be used in the automobile industry but also for the machining of wood and plastics.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d5503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43d5503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jakob Lach, the company founder, said this on camera in 1980. It would become the preface for the first presentation of a new technique for machining wood and plastics \u2013 using diamonds as cutting material \u2013 the Dia Tool. This video, with audio translated into multiple languages, has lost none of its relevance for the choice of appropriate tools within the furniture, flooring and composite industries.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/historienfilm-lach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00bb View video<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fdce59\" data-id=\"6fdce59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531b38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"531b38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jakob-Lach_1980-751x1080.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-83414\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jakob-Lach_1980-751x1080.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jakob-Lach_1980-534x768.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jakob-Lach_1980-768x1104.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jakob-Lach_1980.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Company founder Jakob Lach, 1894-1984\n(photo taken in 1980)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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downloadbox\"><div class=\"downloadbox-content\">\n\t\t        <h5>journal of hp tooling<\/h5>\nThis article was published by <a href=\"https:\/\/harnisch.com\/hp-tooling\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hp tooling<\/a> (issue&nbsp;#3 | 2024) as part 10 of the 100 Years LACH DIAMANT series.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"download-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100-y_part-10_cover.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"download-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100-y_part-10_lachdiamant-web.pdf\" download>DOWNLOAD  <svg id=\"Download_Icon\" data-name=\"Download Icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 480 512\"><title>Download<\/title><path d=\"M382.56,233.38A16,16,0,0,0,368,224H304V16A16,16,0,0,0,288,0H224a16,16,0,0,0-16,16V224H144a16,16,0,0,0-12,26.53l112,128a16,16,0,0,0,24.06,0l112-128A16,16,0,0,0,382.56,233.38Z\" transform=\"translate(-16)\" style=\"fill:#fff\"\/><path d=\"M432,352v96H80V352H16V480a32,32,0,0,0,32,32H464a32,32,0,0,0,32-32V352Z\" transform=\"translate(-16)\" style=\"fill:#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c40fff2\" data-id=\"c40fff2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b98343d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b98343d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>September 22<sup>nd<\/sup>, 1981, at the check-in at Frankfurt Airport: \u201cYour tickets please, okay, your suitcases are now checked in to Los Angeles\u2026\u201d<\/p><p>Indeed, they had quickly disappeared on the conveyor belt. \u201cAnd you do have your entry visas?\u201d Pause. \u201cWhy, my wife and I are traveling upon an invitation from General Electric, the tickets were deposited at your counter, the visas should be there as well\u201d, but the friendly Lufthansa lady was adamant. \u201cI am sorry, but you still need a valid entry visa for the USA, I cannot let you board without it.\u201d<\/p><p>Swearing back and forth, but to no avail. In 1981 all of this was not as easy as today. On top of it we had to apply for the visas in person at the American Embassy in Frankfurt, which closed daily at noon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3738c7f elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3738c7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffb2b81\" data-id=\"ffb2b81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100-y_part-10_cover.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bc27cb\" data-id=\"3bc27cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08fb9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08fb9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">journal of hp tooling<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719d09e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"719d09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This article was published by <a href=\"https:\/\/harnisch.com\/hp-tooling\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hp tooling<\/a> (issue #3 | 2024) as part 10 of the 100 Years LACH DIAMANT series.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a565268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a565268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100-y_part-10_lachdiamant-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-to-bottom\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32c5333 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32c5333\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2f60d4\" data-id=\"c2f60d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216af94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216af94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pure frenzy. Early the following morning we visited the Embassy, and then, visas in hand, we took the next flight to pursuit our suitcases.<\/p><p>Waiting in Los Angeles was Hubert Rentsch, then marketing manager for the product launch of polycrystalline synthetic diamonds (compax<sup><small>\u00ae<\/small><\/sup>). Louis Kapernaros, general manager of GE Superabrasives headquarters in Worthington, Ohio, had instructed him to assist me with my initial steps for the market launch of the diamond PCD tools for all wood and composite materials in the USA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-94e5bfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94e5bfe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1572baa\" data-id=\"1572baa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099529e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"099529e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_cooperation_1-768x508.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-83427\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_cooperation_1-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_cooperation_1-1634x1080.jpg 1634w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_cooperation_1-1536x1015.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_cooperation_1.jpg 1654w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Impressed by our presentation of the first PCD tool for cutting wood and plastic in the USA, Louis Kapernaros, general manager (here with Margot Lach), invited us to a follow-up meeting in Worthington, Ohio, the headquarters of GE-Superabrasives; this was the beginning of a mutually successful cooperation regarding the development of larger diamond cutting edges and a support for our continuing market entry.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e250a1\" data-id=\"0e250a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a195616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a195616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_cooperation_2-768x687.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-83425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_cooperation_2-768x687.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_cooperation_2.jpg 1018w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hubert Rentsch at a later wood tradeshow, in conversation with Mr. Pascoe, also with GE, and Margot Lach, inspecting a wooden edge milled with diamond<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be15f6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be15f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the beginning on, starting with the first diamond tool presentation at Ligna 1979, LACH DIAMANT showed the entire portfolio of diamand tools for the machining of wood and plastics for the series-production industry:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-17c260e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17c260e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-64e6a62\" data-id=\"64e6a62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e622d48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e622d48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-83437\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_1-1.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_1-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Routing with diamond<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2595c78\" data-id=\"2595c78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d541564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d541564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_2-1-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-83443\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_2-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_2-1.jpg 823w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Edge processing with diamond<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7b6d73\" data-id=\"b7b6d73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b7ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7b7ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_3-1-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-83441\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_3-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_3-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_3-1.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Formatting with diamond<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9245247\" data-id=\"9245247\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aace1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aace1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-83439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_4-1.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_portfolio_4-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sawing with diamond<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b6114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65b6114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the discovery of spark erosion in 1978 (former European patent no. 0010276, inventor Horst Lach), it had become possible for the first time to machine or form polycrystalline synthetic diamonds; which in turn allowed for the efficient production of rotating PCD tools, such as milling cutters, scorers, saws and other tools.<\/p><p>And successfully \u2013 demonstrated by a tool life up to 350 times longer than that of previously used carbide tools.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782a2f3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"782a2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cAfter the striking success of diamond tools in the furniture and wood industry in Germany, LACH DIAMANT would now successfully conquer the American market with this technical revolution.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae5e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fae5e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The new technology changed everything<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c284d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c284d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-16ea872\" data-id=\"16ea872\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baab831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"baab831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_your-way.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-83445\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_your-way.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_your-way-544x768.jpg 544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1239063\" data-id=\"1239063\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8ff54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a8ff54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Until the discovery of spark erosion polycrystalline diamonds could only be processed by extensive grinding. Therefore this superior cutting material could only show its superiority on individually tipped turning steels and indexable cutting inserts.<\/p><p>The new technology changed everything and gave the management team in Ohio reasons to be enthusiastic \u2013 a rotating diamond tool needed not only one PCD cutting edge, but <em>many<\/em>; depending on the number of teeth and width of e.g. a jointing cutter. \u201cYour Way to Diamond Economics\u201d in the furniture and composite industry would now also begin in America. For this reason my wife and I touched ground in Los Angeles, or USA respectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce015a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ce015a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hubert Rentsch was waiting for me the second time on this early afternoon. The day before he had noticed the everreturning suitcases on the conveyor belt at the baggage claim, and could only hope that their owners would arrive on one of the next flights. (Usually the opposite is the case regarding suitcases.)<\/p><p>Together with him our first destination was the \u201cWoodworking Show\u201d, which was then taking place in Los Angeles, and which unfortunately would end the next day. Over all the fame and glory of our first step onto American ground, I forgot to mention the most important thing. It was in one of our suitcases: the first PCD tool for wood and plastic machining ever reaching American soil.<\/p><p>Without any idea that it would have a premiere on a numerically controlled router. This happened as follows. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6611559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6611559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technicians among themselves<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aca04b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aca04b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-727a83a\" data-id=\"727a83a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21d49a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e21d49a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On that first day we followed Hubert Rentsch along the various aisles of the woodworking show and suddenly we stood at a stand with an \u201cenormously large\u201d router. Its size alone gave the impression that this was an oversized strong machine for metal processing. It was the machine of the Japanese manufacturer HEIAN.<\/p><p>Originally it had been developed for metal machining, but was now converted for the machining of coated MDF panels for kitchen furniture and other decorative boards. Our apparent interest was noticed by a Japanese who introduced himself in broken English as Mr. Matsui, vice president of HEIAN. \u201cWhat he could do for us?\u201d Before we could answer properly two other people joined us, introducing themselves as Mr. Barret and Mr. Zimmermann.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e04676\" data-id=\"7e04676\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cae335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cae335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lach-diamant.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/editorial_100y_part-10_HEIAN-router.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-83447\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A HEIAN router, a brand name established for series production in metal machining at the end of the 70\u2019s, based on its sturdy construction; at the LA show in Los Angeles it was first introduced as a numerically controlled router for the furniture and plastic industry; this photo shows a used HEIAN machine from later years; today HEIAN machines, thanks to their multiple axes and CNC control, are in high demand all over the word due to their reliability<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd3295d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd3295d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And now our main performer, the diamond milling cutter, made its debut. As is well known technicians understand each other across language barriers and without many words.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f1ad73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f1ad73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cb7b20\" data-id=\"4cb7b20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705513e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"705513e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It had never been used on a numerically controlled machine with up to five axes, but even that did not seem too big of a challenge. The existing shank holder fit to this diamond routerbit which had been designed for different axis angles, another novelty at that time. The vice president himself operated the machine, at first cautiously, then, little by little, increasing feed and speed. And he was excited about the impressive chip performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ac219a\" data-id=\"0ac219a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ba62d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8ba62d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cMany questions about this new diamond technology followed.<br \/>A future in America?\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347a3be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"347a3be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Barret and Mr. Zimmermann \u2013 who wanted to secure representation of HEIAN in America for their company <em>Wesflex<\/em> \u2013 were especially interested. And immediately they invited us to visit their company in New York.<\/p><p>Everyone was extremely satisfied, including Hubert Rentsch, who now could report complete success back to Worthington, Ohio. Mr. Matsui made sure to secure LACH DIAMANT\u2019s assistance for the demonstration of diamond tools on HEIAN machines at the next large woodworking show in September 1982 in Louisville. 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