THE BENEFITS OF DIAMOND CUTTING TECHNIQUES

Increasingly clients, professional advisers and main contractors are recognising the benefits of using diamond cutting techniques as opposed to conventional systems for the removal of concrete and other construction materials. The chart below illustrates some of these benefits.

For details of case studies illustrating the practical benefits of drilling and sawing in specific construction situations, please refer to the "Case Studies" pages of this website. These pages contain copies of case studies from our journal - The Concrete Cutter.

DIAMOND CUTTING TECHNIQUES	CONVENTIONAL METHODS
TIME	TIME
- Fast - Reduced labour costs - Reinforcing bar can be cut	- Slow and repetitive - Labour-intensive - Separate cutting required
TOLERANCES	TOLERANCES
- Accurate cuts - Minimum making good required	- Limited control of tolerances - Extensive making good likely
STRUCTURAL	STRUCTURAL
- Limited vibration - Removal of large structure sections will not affect structure	- Risk of vibration damage to surrounding structure - Potential damage to adjacent structures
ENVIRONMENTAL	ENVIRONMENTAL
- Low noise levels ’ - Minimum amount of debris - Dust free - Ease of removal of debris	- High noise levels - Creation of large scale debris - Very dusty - Expensive cleaning up
ACCESS	ACCESS
- Remote machine operation possible - Cutting possible in confined spaces - Possibility of underwater operations - Ease of cutting around existing services	- Inflexibility of machinery - Working in confined spaces difficult - Underwater operations difficult - Problems working in areas where services are located

For further details of the benefits of Diamond Cutting please contact the Drilling & Sawing Association using the E-mail form provided in this site.

DRILLING AND SAWING ASSOCIATION
Suite 5.O, North Mill, Bridge Foot, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 1YD, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1773 820000 - Fax: +44 (0) 1773 821284

E-mail: dsa@drillandsaw.org.uk

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