Author

Horst Lach

Managing Director and CEO of LACH DIAMANT, Jakob Lach GmbH & Co. KG,  Donaustr.17, 63452 Hanau, Germany. After 55+ professional years in the world of diamonds - Horst Lach, born on April 3rd, 1940, is known as one of the pioneers of the diamond tool industry. His outstanding and brilliant ideas were simply remarkable, and he initiated a complete new way of thinking in the tool industry. Tool life should no longer be measured in hours, but in weeks and months. In 1960, Horst Lach joined his father's diamond cutting facility, founded in 1922.    Horst Lach is not only CEO of LACH DIAMANT Germany, but also of LACH DIAMOND INC., Grand Rapids, MI 49512, Tel. (616) 698-0101. Website : http://www.lach-diamant.de CTE is happy to be publishing a series of articles by Horst Lach. To date we have published the following : How new superhard cutting materials revolutionized machining, Part 1    (Published 9/20/18) LACH DIAMANT looks back on 95 years, Part 2   (Published 10/18/2018) 'Poly–poly–or what?' third part – hard turning, Part 3  (Published 11/12/18) 'Poly–poly–or what?' fourth part – a trade show initiates a brilliant idea, Part 4   (Published 12/6/2018) 'Poly–poly–or what?' fifth part - Diamonds Show Profile, Part 5   (Published 1/8/2019) 'Poly – poly-or what?' sixth part - Quo vadis – Where are you going …?, Part 6  (Published 3/1/2019) Poly – Poly - or what? Part 7: Stumbling blocks on the way into the automotive world …, Part 7 (Published 4/15/2019) 'Poly – Poly – or what?' Part 8: How the 'issue with the comma' became a success, Part 8 (Published 6/25/2019) Poly – Poly – or what? Part 9: Lach Diamant Goes East, Part 9 (Published 1/6/2020)  

Managing Director and CEO
Phone: 49-6181-103-822
Optional: narrow results to one content type.
Select one or more.
Select one or more.
Select one or more.
Select one or more.
Select one or more.
Select one or more.
Reset
News January 6, 2020 Horst Lach
Poly – Poly – or what? Part 9: Lach Diamant Goes East
No, this story does not begin with "once upon a time," since it is far too serious, vivid and full of unique facts for a fairy tale. The German partition created different living conditions in both parts of Germany. Moreover, since August 13, 1961, when a dividing wall was built, the citizens in the Eastern part were deprived of any possibility to move to the West. Thus, living conditions and priorities could develop in a contrary direction under totalitarian control.
News April 15, 2019 Horst Lach
Poly – Poly – or what? Part 7: Stumbling blocks on the way into the automotive world …
When you read this, 40 years will have already passed since the discovery of spark erosion for machining polycrystalline cutting materials. Lach Diamant named this process "spark grinding," which accompanied the development of proprietary machines. Polycrystalline diamond tools conquered a multiple-application market traditionally reserved for carbides. Diamonds, baked under pressure and heat during synthesis, made this possible.
News March 1, 2019 Horst Lach
Poly – Poly – or what? Part 6: Quo vadis – Where are you going …?
The fact that polycrystalline diamonds (PCD) could "show profile" in October 1978 could be attributed to random chance, but could it have something to do with "luck"? But how did golf professional Tiger Woods answer when a journalist pointed out that he often had a lot of luck during his games? "The more I train, the more luck I have."
News January 8, 2019 Horst Lach
‘Poly-poly-or what?’ Part five: Diamonds show profile
It is October 1978. On Oct. 13, my discovery at the former Matra company in Frankfurt that PCD can be eroded by means of electric sparks was registered at the patents office. In October 2018, we looked back at 40 years of experience in the application of spark erosion for manufacturing and versatile application with polycrystalline blades of PCD- and PCBN-tipped tools.
News November 12, 2018 Horst Lach
‘Poly–poly–or what?’ third part – hard turning
We are in part three of our article series "Poly–poly–or what?" The series looks back at the time between autumn 1974 and the Hanover Trade Show in the spring of 1975. Dealing with this new cutting material "polycrystalline diamonds" (PCD) was fascinating for all of us; after the presentation at the first Hanover Trade Show in 1973, each day brought new insights for production and for different applications.