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PDC Cutters
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FASTER DRILLING, LONGER LIFE, LOWER COSTS ——— Our PDC cutters deliver the highest level of performance throughout the drilling cycle. Whatever the application or drilling conditions, our cutters meet the challenge to increase efficien

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HOW WE DELIVER THE BEST PERFORMING CUT TERS IN THE INDUSTRY —— By combining materials engineering with a partnership approach and manufacturing excellence INNO VAT ION W HE R E T HE CU S T OMER C OME S F IR S T Element Six can deliver the right innovation at the right time thanks to our customer centred approach to innovation. UNR I VA L L ED END -T O - END INNO VAT ION C A PA BIL I T IE S : –– Material characterisation –– Synthesis and sintering Working closely with our customers means; –– Tool assembly –– We understand the real-world application requirement from the outset –– Prototyping...

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CUT TER TECHNOLOGY THAT ENABLES ENHANCED DRILLING EFFICIENCY —— Improved cutter performance is a product of design, material qualities and manufacturing capabilities unique to Element Six ACHIE V ING T HE PE RF E C T BA L A NCE F OR E X T R EME PER F ORM A NCE Our PDC cutters achieve the highest performance by a complex balance of edge toughness and thermomechanical durability, with a select microstructure, interface height and design. We achieve this through optimising sintering conditions using both belt and cubic presses – a range of capabilities only available from Element Six. The...

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CUT TERS THAT DRILL FURTHER AND PERFORM CONSISTENTLY —— Providing exceptional durability for longer drilling intervals at greater rates of penetration NE X T GE NE R AT ION HIGH IMPAC T CU T T ER A market leading product offering the highest level of performance. –– For applications where high impact and wear resistance are required –– Superior resistance to surface flaking –– Good edge retention and toughness A BR A S ION R E S I S TA N T CU T T ER Field proven to provide exceptional durability. –– Engineered for applications where thermo-mechanical abrasion is dominant Our range of PDC...

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PERFORMANCE BACKED BY E X TENSIVE APPLICATION TESTS —— We make sure our cutters work successfully in our customers’ applications by analysing and testing them in real world conditions UNDER S TA NDING T HE OIL & GA S INDU S T RY At our Global Innovation Centre, a dedicated Oil & Gas team of over 30 scientists, engineers and technologists, supported by an array of advanced test equipment, work closely with customers to understand how our Oil & Gas products behave in the working world of drilling wells. OUR T E S T ING FACIL I T IE S A ND C A PA BIL I T IE S Our laboratory based application...

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ELEMENT SIX Element Six, part of the De Beers Group of Companies, designs, develops and produces synthetic diamond and other supermaterials, and operates worldwide with primary manufacturing facilities in China, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, the UK and US. Element Six supermaterial solutions are used in applications such as cutting, grinding, drilling, shearing and polishing, while the extreme properties of synthetic diamond beyond hardness are opening up new applications in a wide array of industries such as optics, power transmission, water treatment, semiconductors and sensors. If you...

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