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Re: [labnetwork] SRD inserts
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<p>Hello Keith and the LabNetwork Community,</p>
<p>My name is Jim Mullany and I am the President of Sitek Process Solutions. My company specializes in the build, refurbishment, and support of Spin Rinse Dry equipment. I see the e-mail thread regarding SRD inserts and I want to take a moment to step in and explain how my company’s inserts work as they are different than OEM’s style.</p>
<p>Sitek builds inserts that size any rotor down to a smaller size. For example, if you have an 8” rotor and you want to run 4” in it, we build an insert with an outside dimension that mimics the 8” cassette that would be installed in the rotor. We then cut out an inside dimension that matches the 4” cassette you want to run in the rotor. You slide the insert in and it allows the 8” rotor to run 4” with a seamless transition. Using the same 8” master rotor example, one could also purchase 6”, 5”, 3”, 2”, 1”, or custom inserts to size down the master to any size you need.</p>
<p>A solution to running multiple substrate sizes in the same rotor is something that we took a practical approach to. If anyone has questions about our company or inserts, please give me a call or send an e-mail. I am happy to discuss our solutions with you.</p>
<p>Thank you,</p>
<p>Jim Mullany<br />President<br />Sitek Process Solutions, Inc<br />916/797-9000 x111<br />jmullany@sitekprocess.com</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Here at the CNST NanoFab, we have installed a master 4 pin rotor and have inserts for 2â¿?, 3â¿?, 4â¿?, 6â¿?, and 8â¿? wafers as well as 5â¿? and 6â¿? masks. We have this installed on 3 double stack SRDs with one rotor set for each stack. Over time, we have found that removing and replacing rotors to accommodate different substrate sizes caused quite a bit of damage to the SRD and galled the end of the rotor shafts. Plus, we only had staff changing rotors which became time consuming. Now, users change their own rotors and it takes about 30 seconds. Iâ¿¿m a big fan! We purchased our setup from OEM Group. Feel free to give me a call or email if you would like to discuss.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">NanoFab Operations Group</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu] <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Keith Franklin<br /><strong>Sent:</strong> Saturday, April 30, 2016 5:36 PM<br /><strong>To:</strong> Labnetwork <labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> [labnetwork] SRD inserts</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our lab currently supports 6" round, 4" round & 4" square substrates & are looking into efficient ways of easy start to finish processing. Has anyone here used SRD rotor inserts? Having learnt many years ago that allowing our users to freely change rotors was (ahem) unwise, we currently have multiple SRD's in each wet processing area, each configured for a different substrate geometry. Based on usage, this is not an efficient use of space, and increases the overall cost of operation (meaning more things to maintain and repair).</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are currently entertaining the idea of having one SRD per wet processing area configured with a 6" round rotor, and purchasing "balanced inserts" that would then fit the appropriate cassette. For reasons mentioned above, this is extremely attractive to us. After engaging with the vendor (in this case Sitek), I was surprised to see the cost is quite significant.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would value any input, advice or feedback any of you may be able to provide.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind Regards,</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;">Keith Franklin</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;">Operations Manager</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;">University of Alberta - nanoFAB</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;">9107 - 116 Street</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;">Edmonton, Alberta</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><a href="http://www.nanofab.ualberta.ca" target="_blank">www.nanofab.ualberta.ca</a> </span></p>
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Have a Great Day,
JIM
Jim Mullany
President
Sitek Process Solutions, Inc.
916-797-9000 x111
916-797-9009 (fax)
jmullany@sitekprocess.com
For a complete equipment listing, visit us at www.sitekprocess.com
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