<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Tang,</div><div><br></div><div>Some of these initial comments may seem obvious but I wanted to keep them in the list.</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;direction:ltr"><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt"><span> </span>Look at the manuals for the equipment and
review the installation section.<span> </span>This
will give you an idea of what needs to be done to package the equipment for
moving.<span> </span>Many times there are “locking
blocks” or small regions that need to be bolted together for transit.<span> </span>You may still have the parts.<span> </span>I have walked in to labs that have had
equipment for many years and the shipping tooling is still on the floor next to
the equipment.</p></li><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt">Take
into consideration any chemical contamination that the equipment may have
encountered during use.<span> </span>Some pieces of
equipment require considerable care after chemical contamination.<span> </span>Vacuum systems of deposition and etch systems
come to mind.<span> </span>My priorities are safety
for people first and safety for property second.</p></li><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt">Recall
what parts of your equipment require the most maintenance.<span> </span>What do you never what to need to fix again?...
take good care of it.</p></li><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt">Label
all connectors, cables,, hoses etc.<span> </span>It
all seems obvious while taking the system down but you may forget.<span> </span>Photos and excel sheets are very useful. <span> </span>I did this for an STS DRIE a few years ago and
I have no regrets.<span> </span></p></li><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span>Decommission
and re-commission only one or two pieces of equipment at a time if possible.<span> </span>We got better with each piece moved.<span> </span>It also boosts your confidence as you continue.<span> </span>The time required for the move of each piece
of equipment drops quickly.</p></li><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt">Ask
for help.<span> </span>You are already doing this
with your post, but you may consider contacting the equipment suppliers and
asking them for advice.<span> </span>You have some
good equipment listed from good companies, you are their customer and they do
want you to be happy.<span> </span></p></li><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span>I
would think that you would want to test every feature of the warrantied
equipment before moving it and have your warrantied maintenance visit just
before the move.<span> </span>You can then test all
of the features again after the move.<span> </span>I
am not sure, but if you only have your maintenance visit after the move and
there is something not working, will they still want to fix it as part of the
warranty?<span> </span>If you find something isn’t right
before you move the equipment, they must fix it as part of the warranty.<span> </span>You are also likely to get some friendly
advice on moving the equipment from the service personnel during their visit.</p></li></ol><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></div><div><br></div><div>I had managed the University of Louisville cleanroom as we moved from a 1,000 sq ft facility to a 7,500 sq ft facility. These are only my initial thoughts on your "Any advice?" part of the question.</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Mark</div><div><br></div><div>Mark Crain</div><div>University of Louisville</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 11:31 PM, N P VAMSI KRISHNA <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vamsinittala@gmail.com" target="_blank">vamsinittala@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dear Tang,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">While we were moving from our old clean room to new clean room we shifted our J.A. Woolam - M 2000U Ellipsometer which is very similar to RC2 Ellipsometer. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">During that time we don't have the original wooden packages which we got with the tool, so we moved it in much larger open box (which we got for some other litho tool).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">We took care of the following things:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">1. Decommissioning: Removed the connections and separated the tool, controller and spectrometer. (we took photos of the connections before hand)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">2. Remove focusing probes and camera.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">3. Remove the optical fiber cable and carry it safe separately. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">4. Moved to the new location and commissioned the tool.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">5. Reconnect the optical fiber</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">6. Do the calibration.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">You may think of removing the bulbs as well. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Thanks & Best regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">vamsi</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div></div></span><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span>On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 12:39 AM, YuYing Tang <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yuyingtang@mail.pse.umass.edu" target="_blank">yuyingtang@mail.pse.umass.edu</a>></span> wrote:</span><div><div class="h5"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">Any advice is appreciated.<br>
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We applied and got a large instrumentation grant a year ago, but the new<br>
building wouldn't be ready for a while, so we started to bring equipment<br>
in the current building to get researches started. We purchased some<br>
relocation service on a few instrument, but most of them we didn't buy<br>
relocation and we only bought extended warranty.<br>
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Do any of you have experience relocating any one of these machines during<br>
warranty period? Any advice?<br>
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1. Novacentrix Pulseforge 1300: a photonic curing and sintering machine<br>
2. Dimatix Material Printer DMP-2831: A piezoelectric inkjet printer<br>
3. Optomec AJ300 Printer: An Aerosol Jet Printer<br>
4. J.A. Woolam RC2 Ellipsometer: an ellipsometer with vertical base<br>
5. Zygo Nextview 3D Optical Profiler<br>
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Thanks very much.<br>
<br>
YuYing Tang, Ph.D.<br>
Director, R2R Processing Lab<br>
Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing<br>
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering<br>
University of Massachusetts at Amherst<br>
Amherst, MA 01003<br>
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<a href="http://r2rnano.org/r2rlab/" target="_blank">http://r2rnano.org/r2rlab/</a><br>
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