OUR HISTORY

A Legacy of Expertise and Innovation

1942 1955 1972 1982 2004 2018

Sandvik, the Sweden-based
corporation established in 1862,
starts developing cemented
carbide products
GE Superabrasives GE Superabrasives introduces its first Sandvik introduces Diamond Innovations Hyperion Materials &
invents diamond polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and grade H10F tungsten is established from what Technologies forms as an
synthesis polycrystalline cubic boron nitride carbide was previously the GE independent company when KKR
(PCBN) products Superabrasives business acquires Sandvik’s hard
and super-hard materials business

1951 1969 1981 1983 2013

GE Diamond Team forms, GE Superabrasives Sandvik introduces Sandvik establishes Sandvik Hyperion forms
which later becomes introduces its first cubic it first corrosion-resistant Sandvik Hard Materials through the merger
GE Superabrasives boron nitride (cBN) products cemented carbide grades division of Sandvik Hard Materials
and Diamond Innovations,
which had been
GE Superabrasives
until 2004
FAMILY OF BRANDS
A Future Full of Possibilities

Our unique cemented carbide, diamond, and cubic boron nitride (cBN) materials
are the base for more than 48,000 products in our portfolio.
A
HYPERION
We have welcomed Arno Friedrichs Hartmetall (AFC), NanoDiamond Products MATERIALS &
(NDP), Crafts Technology, GLE Precision, Sinter Sud, Aggressive Grinding Service and
Premium Diamond Solutions to the Hyperion family of companies, strengthening
TECHNOLOGIES
our commitment to providing you an even broader range of products and a wider COMPANY
geographic footprint.
 A GLOBAL PRESENCE
Shannon, Ireland

West Branch, MI, USA

Stockholm, Sweden
Bridgeport, MI, USA
Mainleus, Germany
Latrobe, PA, USA Grenoble, France
Epinouze, France
Barcelona, Spain
Chicago, IL, USA
Deerfield Beach,
Taipei, Taiwan
FL, USA
Worthington, OH, USA

Mexico City, Mexico

Naples, Italy

Sao Paulo, Brazil

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