Key Features
- High cutting performance with minimal materials loss
- Variable cutting force and wire speed for a range of different materials
- High cut quality with minimal materials damage
- Accepts samples up to 102mm (4") in length and 102mm (4") in diameter
- Simple, safe sample mounting
Description
The AWS1 Abrasive Wire Saw allows fragile or difficult materials to be cut or wafered without fear of the samples becoming damaged.
Designed for use in photonics, semiconductor, eIectro-optic and geological applications, the AWS1 uses fine lapping and cutting wire saw technology to perform cuts with minimal material loss and minimal sample damage.
The AWS1 is a compact, bench-top wire saw featuring variable wire speed and variable cutting load, with abrasive being supplied to the wire from a cylinder on the top of the unit. With the correct process parameters, this results in samples with a smooth lapped surface which require less subsequent processing than those cut on other types of saw.
A perspex hood covers the cutting area and protects the operator from both debris and abrasive spray. The wire saw will slice samples up to 102mm (4") in diameter with a maximum boule/sample length of 102mm (4").
Applications
The AWS1 wire saw is equally suited to slicing semiconductor and electro-optic materials, such as Gallium Arsenide, Silicon or Lithium Niobate, as it is to cutting fragile optical crystals with very little kerf loss.
When working with materials of limited integrity, such as Mercury Cadmium Telluride, the wire saw can produce slices of less than half the thickness of those produced using some annular saws.
The accuracy and control offered by the AWS1 wire saw means that expensive materials, such as Cadmium Zinc Telluride or YAG laser rods, can be cut more economically than in alternative sawing methods.
However, the AWS1 wire saw's use is not restricted to these areas and the saw can also be used for cutting geological samples, fossils, teeth, bones, archaeological specimens and a range of other materials.
Product Options
The AWS1 wire saw has a standard voltage of either 220V/240V, 50-60Hz or 110V, 50-60Hz and is available with the following two wire diameters: - 0.25mm diameter, 30.48m length - 0.2mm diameter, 30.48m length
Product Specification
| Power Supply : | 220/240V, 50Hz or 110V, 50/60Hz |
| Main drive motor : | 0.18kW |
| Height : | 630mm [excluding autofeed] |
| Width : | 510mm |
| Depth : | 410mm |
| Weight : | 46Kg (gross weight) |
| Cutting wire : | 30.48m (100ft) length Diameter 0.25mm or 0.2mm |
For more information on the AWS1 precision saw and what Logitech technology will do for your business, call us on +44 (0)1389 875444 or complete our contact form.