Patent ID: 6843298

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a heating element for receiving a carrier that supports workpieces thereon in a thermally activated adhesive, the heating element being adapted to heat and reactivate the thermally activated adhesive, and the heating element being movable along an x-axis and a y-axis; 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 apparatus along the x, y, and z axes, the control processor having 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.