Degater having movable support pins

A degater comprising:

• first and second supports mutually positionable relative to each other between a first position wherein the supports are adjacent to each other and a second position wherein the supports are separated from each other, the supports, when in the first position, defining a space between them having first, second, and third volumes, the first and second volumes being shaped to hold first and second electronic components respectively, each having encapsulant formed thereon, and the third volume being shaped to hold excess encapsulant, wherein the excess encapsulant attaches the first electronic component to the second electronic component;
• a retainer having a first portion secured to the first support and a second portion in the shape of a cup adhesively secured to the excess encapsulant, and detaching the excess encapsulant from the encapsulant of the electronic components when the supports move from the first to the second position;
• a plurality of support pins secured to the first support and having surfaces contacting the electronic components when the supports are in the first position, the surfaces extending from the first support and biasing the electronic components against the second support as the supports move from the first to the second position.