The CVD cutting material is harder than PCD and twice as wear-resistant. CVD delivers various benefits when machining long-chipping aluminum and magnesium alloys, high-silicon aluminum, precious metal alloys, plastics with abrasive fillers, tungsten carbide, and ceramic green compacts. Laser equipment is used to cut out the segments from the CVD-thick film. These are then attached to inserts by brazing under vacuum. The chip breakers and cutting edges are also laser formed. The advanced chip breaker reduces contact of the chip with the insert surface, which considerably reduces heat generation and energy consumption. In addition, the controlled chip breaker increases process reliability and reduces cutting