MANUFACTURERS ARE IMPLEMENTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR CUSTOMERS' SHIFTS IN TASTE, IMPROVE RESPONSE TIME, REDUCE COSTS, AND SECURE QUALITY. INNOVATIVE CUTTING TOOL SYSTEMS WERE DEVELOPED AND ARE RUNNING TO MEET THE STRINGENT DEMANDS ON TODAY'S MANUFACTURING, IN NEARLY ALL APPLICATIONS INVOLVING NONFERROUS METALS. THESE CUTTING TOOLS ARE DIAMOND TIPPED. THEY DRAMATICALLY OUT PERFORM ANY OTHER CONVENTIONAL OR SUBSTITUTE CUTTING MATERIAL. THEY CAN BE RUN UP TO 25% FASTER THAN HSS GRADES AND SIMULTANEOUSLY EVEN EXTEND TOOL LIFE UP TO 10-FOLD WHILE IMPROVED WORKPIECE QUALITY, INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY, AND REDUCED PRODUCTION COSTS ARE JUST A BONUS. CHIPMAKING MANUFACTURING HAS REALIZED THAT PCD MIGHT BE THE CLOSEST TO BEING THE IDEAL CUTTING MATERIAL, FOR IT PROVIDES TENACITY AND HARDNESS IN THE MOST FAVORALE PROPORTION. AN IN-DEPTH OUTLINE OF PCD, FINISH-MACHINING VITAL