DEPANELING

OTHER PRODUCTS

STRESS FREE SINGULATING

Pioneer-Dietecs' unique depaneling process uses floating die plates.

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The boards are cut with knife‐edged blades from the top and bottom simultaneously, so all the force is directed between the blade tips, resulting in stress free singulating.

About Pioneer-Dietecs

Founded in February 1995 by Jerold Larson, Pioneer-Dietecs is a private company with a family history of over 100 years in the diemaking industry. Pioneer develops custom turnkey diecutting systems consisting of both dies and presses for a variety of industries and applications.

Pioneer-Dietecs products fall into four distinct categories:

ASTM Specimen Cutting Dies — Die systems engineered precisely to ASTM standards for every specification including ISO, DIN and JIS.

Depaneling Systems — Cost-effective, stress-free PCBA depaneling systems for singulating both tab-routed and v-scored circuit boards.

CNC Manufactured Cutting Dies — CNC laser steel rule, solid-milled, forged, mated male/female, and clicker die systems.

Pneumatic Presses — Custom pneumatic presses with air-logic for semi-automatic cycle of the die ram.

Pioneer designs and engineers all dies and presses with a core of key employees and state-of-the-art equipment, providing quick turn-around times at minimal cost. Pioneer also provides a 24-hour turnaround for sharpening and re-certification of customers' dies.

Our state-of–the-art equipment coupled with a strong engineering team and a proven track record allows us to provide customers with custom die cutting systems designed and built to do each job perfectly, on time, and within budget.

Association Memberships

Pioneer-Dietecs belongs to the following associations:

  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  • International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD)
  • European Diemaking Association (EDA)

Facilities List

CNC Vertical Machine Centers and CNC Traveling Wire EDM Centers for close tolerances and repeatability on the x, y, and z axis of die blades