Precision lapping, polishing, dicing, CNC services. Manufacturer of substrates, wafers, flat optics
For difficult application problems in nanotechnology, telecommunications, optoelectronics, MEMS, fiber optics, optics, you can depend on Valley Design
Keywords: optical polishing services, precision lapping services, polishing, CNC machining, dicing services, lapping substrates, ceramics dicing, polished substrates, ceramics thinning, CMP, CMP polishing, edge polishing, wafer dicing, backgrinding, glass wafers, quartz wafers, ceramic substrates, precision shims and spacers
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
Since 1975, over 40 years.
What is your primary product or service?
Valley Design manufactures substrates, wafers, flat optics, and precision shims and spacers. Valley also provides precision lapping, polishing, dicing, CNC machining, grinding and hole drilling services. Materials processed include Glass, Fused Silica, Fused Quartz, Single Crystal Quartz, 96% Alumina and 99.6% Alumina, Aluminum Nitride, Sapphire, Metals and many others.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
Valley Design was founded by Gunars Indars, who had an microelectronic engineering background. He worked for Raytheon, and later for Electronic Slicing & Dicing (ESD). During the recession of the mid-seventies, the company went bankrupt, and so Gunars decided to start his own business offering slicing services for various hard materials. Later, the company expanded to offer a wide variety of services, and developed unique processes to shape, planarize and polish many different materials.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
With over 100 different types of lapping, polishing and dicing machines in active operation, Valley is uniquely set up to process a wide variety of materials during any given day. Valley specializes in Ultra-thin (as thin as 10um), Ultra-flat (1/10 wave), Super Polishing to 1 Angstrom, Tight Tolerances (+/- .5um), and Tight TTV (.5um).
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
In 1999, we expanded our Massachusetts facility out to Santa Cruz, California. We operated the two facilities for nearly 12 years. At the close of 2010 we consolidated the California facility back to Shirley, MA, however we retained customer service resources on the West Coast, so that we could continue to serve our customers from 8:00 am Eastern Time, to 5:00 pm Pacific Time. We also have direct Sales Representation in Germany, France, UK, and Scandinavia.
Provide detailed directions to your location
We are located at 2 Shaker Road, Bldg. E-001 Shirley, MA 01464 in the Phoenix Park Business Center.
What type of payments do you accept?
For orders over $850.00 we accept company checks, or wire transfers. For smaller orders, or if the customer prefers, we accept American Express, VISA, MasterCard and purchasing cards.
Which areas do you service?
We service our customers world wide.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
The company is privately held, and run by Erik Indars, President, Mandi Indars, Vice President and Gunars Indars, Technical Director.
What are your hours of operation?
The Shirley, MA facility is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and customer service assistance is available from 7:30 am Eastern Time until 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
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