What is Wafering / Slicing
Equipment using wires with loose or fixed abrasives to create multiple wafers from continuous ingots or boules
Slurry Wire Saw vs Diamond Wire Saw
Slurry wire
A mixture of silicon carbide and glycol is used as an abrasive that erodes rather than cuts the ingot
Grit particles roll between wire and material
Grit particle speed is max. ½ of the wire speed
Slurry Wire Saw generally has:
Lower subsurface damage
Lower wire deflection in inhomogeneous material
Smoother surface
Diamond wire
Diamonds are coated on the wire to generate a true cutting action
Grit particles slide over workpiece
Grit particle speed equal to wire speed
Theoretically doubling of removal rate at same wire speed compared to slurry
Diamond Wire Saw generally has:
Lower cost per wafer for most applications
Much faster wire speed possible
Higher removal rate
More environment friendly due to water based cutting fluids
Cleaner machine and work pieces
Better TTV (no wire entrance cone)
Less heat development and better heat removal
PRECISION SURFACING SOLUTIONS
PRECISION SURFACING SOLUTIONS supports manufacturers in a wide variety of industries in which precision grinding, lapping, polishing, deburring and advanced materials processing equipment is commonly used. They all need high-quality, high-precision, stable and well-engineered machines to manufacture high-quality work pieces.
Visit SiteLapmaster Wolters
Founded in Chicago in 1948 as a manufacture of lapping and polishing machines for the mechanical seal market, Lapmaster has grown to a worldwide solution provider for more than 20 industries like precision optics and advanced materials.
Visit SiteELB-Schliff
ELB-Schliff Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH has been producing surface and profile grinding machines for over 70 years. The company was founded by Edmund Lang in the city of Babenhausen which led to the name "ELB-Schliff".
Visit Siteaba Grinding
The aba company was founded in 1898 under the name "Messwerkzeugfabrik Alig & Baumgärtel Aschaffenburg", hence the initials aba. Today, the aba Grinding Technologies is exclusively focused on the advancement and production of precision surface and profile grinding machines.
Visit SiteREFORM
REFORM Grinding Technology GmbH is specialized in the sales, development & production of grinding machines for various applications at its location in Aschaffenburg (Germany).
Visit SiteKEHREN
Founded in 1934, KEHREN is a well-established designer and builder of high-precision grinding machine tools and systems under the following categories: vertical grinding centers, vertical grinding centers with portal design, surface grinders with rotary tables and horizontal spindles, and surface grinders with dual rotary tables and vertical spindles.
Visit SiteMicron
Produced in Germany since 2009, MICRON machines are compact and dynamically rigid grinding machines especially designed for Creep Feed and Profile grinding. MICRON is an industry leader in grinding of Hydraulic components like stators, rotors and van pumps.
Visit SitePeter Wolters
Founded in Germany in 1804 by Mr. Peter Wolters, Peter Wolters has been producing lapping, polishing and fine grinding equipment since 1936. In 2019 Precision Surfacing Solutions acquired the division Wafer plant and service business for photovoltaic and special materials of Meyer Burger. Further Information can be found at www.precision-surface.ch
Visit Site