METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING A CARRIER PART FROM A CARRIER WITH A SINGLE OPERATION, AND A PRODUCT REMOVED FROM A CARRIER

摘要

The invention relates to a method for removing from a carrier part with a housing arranged thereon, which carrier part contains openings on the side of the carrier remote from the housing which are filled with encapsulating material, wherein the carrier is engaged on two sides by cutting elements provided with at least one cutting edge, which cutting elements are subsequently moved toward each other such that the carrier part is separated from the remaining part of the carrier, characterized in that before the separation takes place the cutting edge projecting relative to a base of the cutting element is urged into the carrier such that the carrier deforms permanently. The invention also relates to a thus manufactured product and to an apparatus for mechanically performing the method.