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Ditto what Bill F. reported. We have 2 DISCO DAD3220 (one set up for silicon and one for hard materials).
<div class="">They are very solid with many users. We have DISCO service them ~every 2 years.</div>
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<div class="">On Aug 2, 2019, at 4:20 PM, A. William (Bill) FLOUNDERS <<a href="mailto:bill_flounders@berkeley.edu" class="">bill_flounders@berkeley.edu</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 12:49 PM Vlahakis, James <<a href="mailto:James.Vlahakis@tufts.edu" class="">James.Vlahakis@tufts.edu</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone, I’m hoping the group can provide some advice regarding dicing and dicing saws.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have a refurbished (within the past 3yrs) <a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fengineering.tufts.edu%2Fmicrofab%2Fcapabilities%2FMA1006Saw.htm&data=02%7C01%7Cjames.beall%40nist.gov%7C507a488af2344990d67808d717a46050%7C2ab5d82fd8fa4797a93e054655c61dec%7C1%7C1%7C637003867075897169&sdata=riTIX5ox1lG6wS9qJBa73f6N2BBeVCLvw7UplBlPIvM%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://engineering.tufts.edu/microfab/capabilities/MA1006Saw.htm" shash="bdgUKRdQ+uJ5tyMn/iyyjusQyDdJGIT+ZXo335qgk+ITKx0mCg/jKnDVgEq+5QF9m24M3nH9an0SxJzx6V6g0aB0s1bwsi1QEMMij5UcEIKkjoudSXCuPpVrMuAdWTZ6NR60T04DoGRts48bPDJoU96/9O1L1NytDMFevwBE6O8=" target="_blank" class="">
MicroAutomation MA1006</a> 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 -
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<li class="gmail-m_2652612966082910635MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">A different service provider – maybe our support is subpar?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></li></ul>
<p class="gmail-m_2652612966082910635MsoListParagraph">For those who have similar tools, who maintains them? What are your results?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_2652612966082910635MsoListParagraph">For those with other saws, what do you have? Can you comment on reliability? Consumable costs? Ease of use?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_2652612966082910635MsoListParagraph">Losing capabilities is suboptimal and perhaps sets a perilous precedent (we are university lab, none of our tools are justified *<b class="">economically</b>*). Have others done this? Can anyone recommend
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m eager to hear various perspectives and experiences.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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