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sp3 Diamond Technologies has received two new orders for its Model 650
hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) diamond reactor. The
India Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will install one system as
part of the expansion of its Nano Functional Materials Technology
Centre (NFMTC). The second order comes from an unnamed Japanese
manufacturer, sp3 said.
“These orders, along with the Heriot-Watt installation at the end of
last year, highlight the increasing interest not only in the material
itself, but also in a product capable of delivering large scale and
cost-effective thin-film diamond deposition,” said Dwain Aidala,
President and COO of sp3 Diamond Technologies. “The Model 650 is the
only tool with this capability and, as such, leads the industry in
providing CVD diamond to a growing number of market segments
worldwide.”
“Nanocrystalline
diamond films are considered to be the best candidates for wear
resistant and other tribological coating applications because of its
high hardness and low friction coefficient, combined with high thermal
conductivity,” said Prof. M.S.R. Rao of IIT Madras. “Hot filament CVD
ensures high uniformity over large areas for planar and non-planar
surfaces. Nanocrystalline diamond-coated tungsten carbide dies can
increase their lifetime by a factor of 10-15 times.”