Patent ID: 7028394

Claim:
A system for automatic debonding of workpieces, comprising: a heating element for heating and reactivating a thermally activated adhesive, the heating element being movable along an x-axis and a y-axis; a carrier for supporting and carrying a plurality of the workpieces thereon in the thermally activated adhesive, the carrier being mountable to the heating element; a bimodal pitch adjustment device for aligning with individual ones of the workpieces and displacing said individual ones of the workpieces along a z-axis, the bimodal pitch adjustment device also being movable along the y-axis; a detainment mechanism for receiving the workpieces when they are displaced from the carrier by the bimodal pitch adjustment device; and a control processor for controlling operations of the system along the x, y, and z axes, the control processor allowing full control of all critical process parameters, including accurate and repeatable workpiece placement; controlled temperature and heat flow, and controlled mechanical removal pressure, temporal control, and variability.