Hutchinson Technology Corporation

Cameron T Hempel

Bryan John Scheele

John L Schumann

Trent A Johnson

Scott J Cray

Daniel W Scheele

Neal T Eidenschink

Kenneth L Bolster

The present disclosure relates to methods and a related systems and tools for dispensing an adhesive piece having damping qualities onto a component of a hard disk drive suspension. The adhesive piece can be commercially available layered strip sold as an adhesive layer having a first and a second liner adhered to each side. An exemplary method can cut an adhesive piece, separate the adhesive piece from a secondary liner, adhere the adhesive piece onto a component of a hard disk drive suspension, separate a primary liner from the adhesive piece, and dispose of the primary liner using a conventional gantry system. The method can be performed using a two-step operation of the gantry system.

Visco pad placement in disk drives

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Hutchinson, MN, United States of America

Cameron T Hempel