Smooth operators know the difference a good concrete blade makes and the headaches a bad blade can cause. Never satisfied with our design we are constantly improving our blade design to improve the cut reliability and quality of our blades. Because we manufacture our blades on site in Calgary we can test new blade designs often. In the world of blade technology, an aggressive R&D strategy keeps Protech Diamond™ up to date with industry trends
Segment Design
Protech Diamond™ concrete blade segments are manufactured using Protech Diamond diamond matrix technology allowing a high concentration of abrasion diamonds to be chemically infused & mechanically bonded into the steel diamond segment. The segment is best described as the ‘teeth’ around the blade. There are two parts that make up a segment, the bond a mixture of Copper, Cobalt, Aluminium, Tungsten, Iron, Manganese, Bronze and lab grown diamonds in various sizes and grits.
A diamond blade grinds rather than cuts because the diamonds are configured in a perfect matrix configuration to improve the grinding action. The amount of diamonds, quality of diamonds, and the size of the diamonds in a segment all factor into cutting speed and the life of the blade. The resulting tool life is far greater and the accuracy of the cut is enhanced.
Advanced Diamond Bond Matrix
Diamond crystals are held in place by a sintering process of specially blended metal powders. This bonding matrix is crucial to the overall performance of the Protech Diamond™ cores and serves several vital functions:
- Disperses and supports the diamonds
- Provides controlled wear while allowing diamond protrusion
Prevents diamond pull-out force - Acts as a Heat Sink
- Distributes impact and load as the diamond attacks the cutting surface
- During the sawing action, the wearing away of the matrix exposes new diamond
- crystals providing fresh cutting points for the blade.