Sorry this didn't make it through earlier ... let's try again. ----- Below is a list of all vendors that were recommended by people from mems@isi.edu, sci.engr.micromachining , sci.engr.manufacturing , and sci.engr.semiconductors . Many thanks to all who responded. If a contact is listed, and I do not state otherwise, then I have called to verify the contact. I have no more information for each of these companies. I hope you find the list to be useful. -Steven ----- Laser Services, Inc. - laser - contact Barry Beachesne or Rick Titus http://www.optoelectronics-world.com/lfw/lfwco/lsrserv.html 123 Oak Hill Rd. Westford, MA 01886-1198 978-692-6180 Lasair - laser (YAg for thick silicon) - Contact Rene Brown or John Richmond Oceanside, CA. 760-724-6576 760-724-0803 Team Industries - laser - contact not confirmed Priemyselna 1 POBox 208 91700 Trnava Slovakia Tel: +421-805-551-3521 Fax: +421-805-551-3521 Pi Medical, Inc. - UV excimer laser (high precision, low speed) - contact Jerry Boogaard 16125 SW 72ND AVE Portland OR 97224 phone 503-639-3100 FX: 503 639-0330 Resonetics - laser - CO2 laser for thick items - contact Dave Wall http://www.resonetics.com/ 4 Bud Way Building 21, Nashua, NH 03063 USA Phone: 603-886-6772 Fax: 603-886-3655 Questech - laser - contact Dustin Hickman or Randy House http://www.questlaser.com/ 2201 Executive Dr. Garland, TX 75041 (972).278.8006 (972).278.8036 Applied Laser Technology, Inc. - laser - contact Stephen Knight http://www.altinc.com/ 14155 S.W. Brigadoon Ct. Suite B. Beaverton, OR 97005 PHONE 503-641-4400 FAX 503-641-6696 Clark-MXR - laser - contact Bob Maynerd at extension 225 http://www.cmxr.com/ 7300 West Huron River Drive Dexter, Michigan 48130 USA 734-426-2803 Fax: 734-426-6288 Accu-Tech Laser Processing, Inc. - laser - contact Jenny Denaco or Sandy Oh http://www.accutechlaser.com/ 1175 Linda Vista Dr. San Marcos, CA 92069 Phone (760) 744-6692 Fax (760) 744-4963 General Scanning Inc: Lumonics - laser - contact John DeGiorgio http://www.gsilumonics.com/ (one of several locations) 60 Fordham Road, Building 2 Wilmington, MA, 01887 Tel: 1 (978) 661-4300 Fax: 1 (978) 988 8798 Iowa Laser Technology, Inc. - laser - contact Sean Abbas http://www.iowalaser.com/ 6122 Nordic Dr. Cedar Falls, IA 50613 Tel 319-266-3561 Toll Free: (800) 397-3561 Fax: 319-266-8203 North Eastern Materials - laser New Hampshire 603-429-2879 South Bay Technology Inc - wire saw - machines vendor, but wil do demo cuts - contact Mike Mizell http://soutbaytech.com/ 1120 Viaduct Callejon San Clemente, CA 92673 (949) 492-2600 (800) 728-2233 Permacel (Nitto Denko Inc) - reversable adhesive dicing tape - product name: revalpha encapsulated beads which burst and kill the adhesion, should not cause contamination of underlying or nearby surface - contact Richard Mumber at 732-418-2546 for tech info http://www.permacel.com/ (sales) 1-800-755-8273 Synova - water jet/laser - contact not confirmed http://www.synova.ch Parc scientifique/EPFL 1015 Lausanne Switzerland TEL ++41 (0)21 693 8371 FAX ++41 (0)21 693 8370 Prejet Precision Techniques Ltd. - (using Synova's waterjet) - contact not confirmed http://www.prejet.com/ Huenibachstrasse 58 CH - 3626 Huenibach Tel ++41 33 243 06 60 Fax ++41 33 243 06 61 Integrated Reliability Corporation - focused ion beam (cut depth: several microns) - contact Don Lyons http://www.irsi.com/ 10225 Barnes Canyon Road San Diego, California 92121 USA Telephone: (619) 658-9770 FAX: (619) 550-9445 info@irsi.com Accurel - focused ion beam (cut depth: several microns) - contact Sandra Delgotto http://www.accurel.com/ 785 Lucerne Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94086 General: 408/737-3892 Fax: 408/737-3916 Sales: 408/737-3892 Sales Email: arams@accurel.com Ion Beam Milling, Inc - ion beam (cut depth: several microns) - contact Debby Marcotte 1000 E Industrial Park Dr Manchester, NH 03109 (603) 644-2326 ----------------- Original message follows ----------------- At 09:58 AM 11/10/99 , you wrote: >Hello to everyone, >I searched through the archives of these groups but did not find references >to specific services, so here is my question. > >Could you please send the names and numbers of any laser cutting services >known to you, any area of the country is fine. I'd like to use this method >to separate some die which contain very fragile mechanical devices and are >also very sensitive to moisture. I am assuming that laser methods (optical >or "CO2 lasers") are fairly gentle. A typical die saw could ruin my devices. > >Also, if you know of gentle die-sep methods other than the above, please >send information. > >Thank you, >-Steven > >