[labnetwork] Dicing Saw Advice.....

[Shimon Eliav]

As Steve, I also got the exact same feeling when I saw the picture: I refurbished one of those machines some 30 years ago. Today we have an ADT system. It is simple to use, ease to program and all in all we are very satisfied with it: it is running for more than ten years with not big maintenance issues. It is a "work horse" and its flexibility makes it very suitable for academic use. The support we have here in Israel is nice (perhaps also in US). The machine we got was an ADT demo system, we purchased it by half price, some 60k$.
Good luck!

Shimon Eliav
The Unit for Nano Fabrication (UNF)
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Paolini, Steven
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Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Dicing Saw Advice.....

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.
Good luck,

Steve Paolini
Principal Equipment Engineer
Harvard University Center for Nanoscale Systems
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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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