High Precision Slicing Machine USM Series
Machining Examples
V-grooving for an optical communication connector
Workpiece material: Quartz, Pyrex
V-groove: 70 degrees, 48 grooves per connector
Number of connectors per substrate: 10 connectors x 4 rows = 40 connectors
Grooving on ceramics
Workpiece material: Alumina ceramics
Groove: width 0.1 mm, depth 1 mm, pitch 0.3mm
Number of machining paths: 1 path
Grooving on tungsten carbide
Workpiece material: Tungsten carbide (90HRA)
Groove: width 0.06 mm, depth 0.5 mm, pitch 0.12 mm
Number of machining paths: 1 path
Dicing of LED heat sink
Workpiece material: Aluminum-alumite
(width 7.5, length 79, thickness 1.025 mm)
Dicing pitch: 3.205 x 5.825 mm
Blade: φ2 inch x t0.3 mm
Grooving on resin material
Workpiece material: VESPEL ® (wholly aromatic polyimide resin)
Groove: width 0.05 mm, depth 0.5 mm, pitch 0.1 mm
Number of machining paths: 1 path
(VESPEL ® is a registered trademark of DuPont.
Cutting of copper foil
Picture of cross section
Workpiece material: Copper foil (0.1 mm thick)
Diamond turning tool: Nose angle 44 deg./dry cutting
