[labnetwork] support of High End SEM and FIB tools

[Ferraguto, Thomas]

Colleagues,

With the high cost of service contracts for all of the high-end metrology equipment, has anyone sought out hiring an internal tech that could handle most of the repairs?

There has been a lot of debate on , service contracts vs. time and materials  vs. insurance companies,(we're trying time and materials now) but has anyone looked into hiring internal support (or do the manufactures hold too much IP and leverage).

I'd appreciate your thoughts.


Best,

Thomas S. Ferraguto
ETIC Nanofabrication Laboratory Director
University of Massachusetts Lowell
1 University Avenue
Lowell MA 01854-5120
978-934-1809 land
617-755-0910 mobile
978-934-1014 fax
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