Company profile
Loadpoint
Wiltshire designer and manufacturer of precision wafer dicing saws and air bearing spindles, also providing subcontract dicing services to semiconductor customers.
Company overview
Loadpoint is a UK-based manufacturer of precision dicing machines and air bearing spindles. The company states it is the only remaining manufacturer of dicing machines in the UK. It operates two manufacturing sites: the dicing solutions division, including machine manufacturing and subcontract dicing services, is based in Cricklade, Wiltshire, while the air bearing spindles are designed and manufactured in Ferndown, Dorset. The company serves a global customer base across several sectors, including semiconductor, optical, automotive, and metrology. Its dicing services can process a range of materials such as silicon wafers, glass, ceramics, and PZT. In addition to its main equipment lines, Loadpoint also supplies related peripherals and consumables, including wafer mounters, back grinders, and dicing blades. The company has over six decades of history in its field and operates as an independent private entity.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment. Supply-chain role: Equipment Manufacturing, Subcontract Services.
Technologies and capabilities
- Silicon
- Advanced Packaging
- Dicing
- Air Bearings
- Grinding
- Glass
- Ceramics
- PZT
- Carbon Graphite
- Metals
Dicing Machines; Dicing Services; Air Bearing Spindles; Back Grinders; Wafer Mounters; Dicing Consumables
Markets served
- Semiconductor
- Photonics & Optics
- Automotive
- Metrology
UK presence
Cricklade, Wiltshire. Other UK sites: Ferndown, Dorset.