[labnetwork] Dicing Saw Advice.....

[Youry Borisenkov]

Definitely disco. I had the competitive’s vendor engineers coming over to
our facility to understand how Disco can be so good. The dicing experience
is very convenient (after a rather short learning curve). The machine is
very reliable and does not require much maintenance, if it’s not being
abused.. i.e. good cooling water (preferably DI), weekly cleaning of the
chamber, etc...

Best,
Youry

On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 7:38 PM Paolini, Steven <spaolini at cns.fas.harvard.edu>
wrote:

> That photo of the MicroAutomation saw gave me some creepy flashbacks! I
> worked on a fleet of those about 25 years ago.
>
> Two vendors come to mind, one being K&S and another being Disco. I have
> experience with both, but Disco has been the most developed and supportive
> dicing saw vendor.
>
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/11+Oxford+St.+%0D%0A+Cambridge,+MA+02138?entry=gmail&source=g>
>
> Good luck,
>
>
>
> Steve Paolini
>
> Principal Equipment Engineer
>
> Harvard University Center for Nanoscale Systems
>
> 11 Oxford St.
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/11+Oxford+St.+%0D%0A+Cambridge,+MA+02138?entry=gmail&source=g>
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> Cambridge, MA 02138
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/11+Oxford+St.+%0D%0A+Cambridge,+MA+02138?entry=gmail&source=g>
>
> 617- 496- 9816
>
> spaolini at cns.fas.harvard.edu
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> www.cns.fas.harvard.edu
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>
>
> *From:* labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> *On
> Behalf Of *Vlahakis, James
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 01, 2019 3:04 PM
> *To:* 'labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu' <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
> *Subject:* [labnetwork] Dicing Saw Advice.....
>
>
>
> Hi everyone, I’m hoping the group can provide some advice regarding dicing
> and dicing saws.
>
>
>
> We have a refurbished (within the past 3yrs) MicroAutomation MA1006
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__engineering.tufts.edu_microfab_capabilities_MA1006Saw.htm&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=-H4Z_jeDfTYjnKPXor15vLwzBllmg8gFrb9m_k9OGks&m=nuBi9zk2EtI6eQL594rhhH5VsjHUTxPycO_Gg5IDIM8&s=3PgdUx-pKubD7Vy0tdjZzybiPz87wKFgXWO_0GbQRMg&e=>
> saw which requires significant time/resources to keep online.
> Unfortunately, it is underutilized, only 1-2 dicing jobs per month. With
> such poor bang-for-the-buck we’re considering alternatives -
>
>
>
>    - A different service provider – maybe our support is subpar?
>
> For those who have similar tools, who maintains them? What are your
> results?
>
>    - Purchase a different, hopefully more reliable saw
>
> For those with other saws, what do you have? Can you comment on
> reliability? Consumable costs? Ease of use?
>
>    - Remove the saw and do not replace it
>
> Losing capabilities is suboptimal and perhaps sets a perilous precedent
> (we are university lab, none of our tools are justified **economically**).
> Have others done this? Can anyone recommend a source for dicing services –
> specifically for small, infrequent jobs?
>
>    - Other possibilities we haven’t considered?
>
>
>
> I’m eager to hear various perspectives and experiences.
>
>
>
> jim
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