Phoenix, Arizona USA, February 17, 2003 - TLC International, home of the TLC Phoenix-600^®  High-Accuracy Mechanical Rectilinear/SHAPES Glass Cutter, perfects a monumental achievement in alignment capabilities for 100% repeatable close-tolerance cutting of irregularly-shaped (curvilinear) LCD products required for many avionic, aerospace, industrial, and clock/watch display applications. Interfacing AutoCAD^®  drawings with the TLC Phoenix-600^®  software, this advancement promises to be one of the most valuable technology breakthroughs in high accuracy thin, flat glass cutting in over a quarter of a century.

Target alignment and setup are greatly simplified using a CCD camera housed in TLC's proprietary rotating cutting head assembly. On-stage measurement/inspection are also easily performed. Unlimited file storage for 100% repeatability of pre-programmed patterns provides infinite scribe/break programs. Maximum substrate space utilization allows highest yields and cost savings out of expensive substrate real estate. Even if a substrate is placed on the stage at an angle, no product is wasted, as the machine finds the pre-set targets and continues the scribe process accurately as laid out on the substrate.

The TLC Phoenix-600^®  also provides highly repeatable processing of single sheet specialty thin flat glass products such as dichroic (color) filters, heat transfer mirrors, polarizing filters, sensors, electrochromic vehicle mirrors, cosmetic mirrors, biomed microslides/cover slips, and a myriad others. TLC's cutting process is quick, clean and dry (no contaminating oil/water), and produces clean afterbreak edge quality rarely requiring grinding/polishing. Utilizing a Toyo TAP or Deep Cut carbide wheel, TLC's resulting scribes make manual breakout fast and simple for laminated, as well as single sheet products.

TLC welcomes visits to their manufacturing facility. A personal, hands-on demonstration of the TLC Phoenix-600^® 's versatility is the absolute best evaluation of feasibility. Please contact Ernie Linden, president, at  or telephone 1 602 866-8208 X 203 to arrange a personal demonstration of the TLC Phoenix-600^® , as well as technical tips on process development techniques for producing clean afterbreak edges and high yields in rectilinear/curvilinear glass products. TLC's global presence in the specialty thin flat glass cutting industry continues its steady climb in European, North American and Asian markets, despite reports of slow high-tech sector economic recovery.