Clean Processing of Complex, High-Performance Materials
Specialty materials like engineered ceramics, composites, and technical metals are used in high-value, high-performance applications—from aerospace and energy to medical devices and precision tooling. Processing these materials poses unique challenges.
Successful outcomes depend on application-specific chemistries that can be tailored to material composition, part geometry, and process flow—while ensuring efficiency, consistency, and surface integrity.
IDI provides a suite of aqueous coolants, slurries, and detergents that are trusted in specialty material applications for their stability, compatibility, and clean performance.
Our solutions deliver precision and reliability in industries where surface quality and performance matter most.
From shaping advanced ceramics to finishing high-performance composites and machined parts, IDI offers engineered chemistries that support clean, efficient, and defect-free processing across a wide range of specialty materials.
We collaborate with customers to formulate solutions that enhance throughput, protect equipment, and maintain surface quality across demanding use cases.
Coolants for Grinding & Cutting
- Synthetic coolants that offer superior heat transfer and lubrication
- Designed to reduce tool wear and prevent surface damage
- Clean-rinsing, low-residue, and safe for a variety of specialty substrates
Key Products:
Mercury 1000 — Synthetic Saw Blade Coolant
Lapping & Polishing Vehicles
- Water-based dispersants engineered for ceramic and composite materials
- Compatible with aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, and other abrasives
- Stable formulations prevent settling and ensure consistent performance
Cleaning & Finishing Chemistries
- Detergents for post-process cleaning of machined and abraded parts
- Remove binders, residues, and contaminants without damaging delicate surfaces
- Ideal for ultrasonic and spray applications
Application areas:
We collaborate with customers to co-develop chemistries optimized for their specific materials, processes, and production goals.
Whether you're refining ceramic blades or cleaning composite parts for coating, we tailor our solutions to ensure performance and reliability.
Collaborate with our experts to tailor a solution for your exact process
We offer a wide range of proven surface chemistry products—but we’re equally invested in working with customers to develop new, customized solutions tailored to address new material types, integration challenges, or process innovations.
IDI can assist with method development for preparing wafer surfaces for:
- Downstream processing
- Wafer to wafer bonding
- Epitaxy
- Processes requiring ultra low surface roughness
Projects IDI can assist with:
- Unmet consumable technology needs
- POR chemistry discontinuation/obsolescence
- Importation challenges
- Consumables compliant with defense procurement restrictions
Common Applications
MADE IN THE USA
More than a supplier — we're a trusted extension of your team
IDI brings more than 40 years of hands-on experience solving real-world process challenges. Our products are manufactured in the U.S., with fast lead times, responsive support, and a collaborative approach that ensures the chemistry fits your process—not the other way around.
IDI is more than a supplier—we're a trusted extension of your team, focused on helping you solve challenges and improve results. We work closely with you to recommend, refine, or custom-develop solutions that optimize performance, reduce waste, and keep your operations running smoothly.
Get the Right Chemistry for Your Process
We specialize in application-specific solutions—tailored to your materials, process, and performance goals. Whether you need help selecting the right product or developing a custom formulation, our experts are here to help.
Intersurface Dynamic’s Bethel, CT manufacturing facility is ISO-9001:2015 registered. This commitment to quality combined with our advanced manufacturing techniques has produced a record of reliable and timely service for for our customers.
Expert Solutions, Engineered for You
Specialized Solutions for Advanced Semiconductor Fabrication
Amtech Semiconductor Fabrication Solutions is a division of Amtech Systems, Inc., a global provider of equipment and materials for the semiconductor industry. This segment supplies capital equipment and consumables used throughout the semiconductor fabrication process—including advanced packaging and electronics manufacturing—covering everything from substrate processing to final assembly.
The Intersurface Dynamics, Entrepix, and PR Hoffman brands of Amtech Semiconductor Fabrication Solutions stand out for their commitment to custom solutions — whatever the customer needs, they deliver. Beyond customization, their competitive edge lies in responsiveness emphasizing quick turnaround times to meet customer demands. Additionally, each brand operates with a deep, process-specific focus, bringing together specialists within closely related fields. This structure ensures that customers benefit from true expertise tailored to their specific manufacturing challenges.
At Amtech Semiconductor Fabrication Solutions, we empower your manufacturing process through expert collaboration. Our specialized subsidiaries—Intersurface Dynamics, PR Hoffman, and Entrepix—bring unparalleled expertise in application-specific chemicals, polishing and lapping templates, and CMP-related upgrades. As a nimble and responsive company, we excel in forming rapid partnerships, allowing us to customize solutions that address your unique challenges. Together, we enhance every critical step of your semiconductor, compound semiconductor, and substrate manufacturing processes, driving innovation and precision.
Semiconductor Substrate Manufacturing Process
Input Substrate
- Si (silicon)
- SiC (silicon carbide)
- GaN (gallium nitride)
- GaAs (gallium arsenide)
- InP (indium phosphide)
- Glass
- Sapphire
Output
Finished Wafer or Substrate
Featured Products
Get the Right Chemistry for Your Process
Tailored solutions start with a conversation. Whether you need help selecting a product or developing a custom formulation, our experts are here to help.