Abstract: A slider separating method includes bonding a row bar containing a plurality of slider-forming portions to a bonding surface of a cutting fixture along a side surface that extends in its length direction; cutting the row bar bonded on the cutting fixture into individual sliders along cutting gaps provided between the slider-forming portions; decreasing bonding force between each diced slider and the bonding surface; and separating the sliders with decreased bonding force from the cutting fixture by pushing each slider along a side direction being parallel to the bonding surface and perpendicular to the length direction and holding and receiving the slider to a slider tray having recesses formed therein which is partitioned according to the sliders. The method can reliably and efficiently separate a row bar containing a plurality of slider-forming portions into individual sliders without depending upon size or arrangement pitch of the sliders and hold these sliders.

Abstract: A slider separating method, which is provided for cutting a row bar constituted with a plurality of slider-forming portions along its length direction into individual sliders, includes a bonding process to bond said row bar to a bonding surface of a cutting fixture along a side surface that extends in the length direction; a cutting process to cut said row bar bonded on said cutting fixture into individual sliders along cutting gaps provided between the slider-forming portions; a bonding force decreasing process to decrease bonding force between each diced slider and the bonding surface; and a separating process to push out and separate each slider with decreased bonding force from said cutting fixture along a side direction being parallel to said bonding surface and perpendicular to said length direction.