Lapping Carriers for Planetary Lapping and Polishing Machines
Lapping carriers (also called workholders) are manufacturered by PR Hoffman Machine Products for a wide variety of planetary lapping and polishing machines including those manufactured by P.R. Hoffman, Speedfam, Peter Wolters AG, Spitfire, Norton, Fujikoshi and Lapmaster. If you have a drawing or sample part for a lapping carrier from 2" to 40" outside diameter, PR Hoffman can probably make these for you. Lapping carriers are available in a wide variety of materials and thicknesses. See our material description pages for additional details. PR Hoffman uses a wide variety of state of the art manufacturing methods to create your lapping carriers including, precision punching, hobbing, CNC machining, CNC routing, and Laser cutting. With these options, nearly any lapping carrier configuration is available. We will recommend the most cost effective method based on your machine and volume requirements. Insert Carriers for Wafer Processing: The insert carrier is an exclusive PR Hoffman design widly used in the semiconductor industry (and other high value wafer industries) to protect the edge profile of the wafer while providing the strength and durability of a traditional steel carrier. This type of carrier is commonly used for processing 100mm, 125mm, 150mm, 200mm, and 300mm silicon wafers. Please contact PR Hoffman Machine Products, to discuss your lapping carrier requirements. |
