• Outside diameter mechanical tool holds wafer on edge, outside exclusionary zone.

• Ideal for MEMS wafers or wafers with two-sided active components where vacuum wands cannot be used.

• Tool interfaces with cassette slot profile for easy wafer pick-up alignment.

• ESD safe material construction.

Outside Diameter Picks

• Mechanical tools engineered for edge-only handling of wafers and circular media.

• Lightweight normally closed (fail-safe) spring loaded trigger retains the wafer.

• Optional secondary locking latch available.

• Can be used in conjunction with H-Square wafer presentation stations and wafer lifter blocks.

• Multiple profiles and ergonomic angled handles available.

• Available in ESD-safe material construction.

• Wet-chemistry designs available.

• Special application vacuum wand tips used for front or backside handling of wafers near the wafer edge.

• Stop pins limit the depth of end effector contact from the wafers edge.

• Not intended for volume handling

• Custom versions available upon request.

• Flat finders provide an efficient method of aligning primary or secondary wafer flats without removal of wafer from the carrier.

• Precision-made construction for durability and long term dimensional stability.

• ESD safe models are available with static dissipative plastics and static dissipative polypropylene rollers.

• Manual, motorized, semiautomatic and EZ Guide^TM automatic versions available.

• Unit is tilted to force optimum wafer separation during flat alignment.

• Models are compatible with standard plastic wet/dry process cassettes, H-Square metal cassettes and most standard dimension wafers.

• Custom models are available for non-standard substrate sizes, unique cassettes and ultra-thin or fragile wafers.

• Manual sorting machine is ideal for MEMS, wafers with holes or applications with active components on both sides of wafer.

• Eliminates potential scratching of wafers by vacuum tips and end effectors.

• Exclusive edge grip holds wafers safely within exclusion area.

• Smooth operation and clear labeling for operator friendliness.

• A fraction of the cost of an automated sorting machine.

• Compact design includes integrated flat or notch finder.

• Edge grip tool can be removed from unit for inspection and placement of wafers into third cassette.

• Custom all plastic cassettes for unique non-standard substrate sizes.

• Available in a variety of materials including Teflon.

• Cassette accessories including wafer retaining clips and cassette handles are available.

• Programmable semiautomatic presentation station for lifting wafers out of cassette.

• Applications include removing/replacing wafers to/from a cassette or 100% visual inspection or identification of individual wafers.

• Special V-groove saddle gently lifts wafer out of cassette without contacting other wafers in the cassette.

• Can be used with H-Square outside diameter mechanical edge picks.

• Station is also available with wafer rotation.

• ESD safe construction.

• Elevates wafers out of cassette to allow easy and safe access to wafers with a vacuum wand or mechanical pick.

• Custom models available to elevate all wafers simultaneously or predefined for specific individual wafers in a cassette.

• ESD safe materials available.