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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Aimee,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Back in 2015, I purchased an EMS 1000-1 hotplate from Electronic Micro Systems in UK.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="http://electronicmicrosystems.co.uk/products/hot-plate-1000-1/">http://electronicmicrosystems.co.uk/products/hot-plate-1000-1/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I was happy with this hotplate and the customer service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR">De :</span></b><span lang="FR"> labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu>
<b>De la part de</b> Price, Aimee<br>
<b>Envoyé :</b> 6 juillet 2021 12:41<br>
<b>À :</b> labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu<br>
<b>Objet :</b> [labnetwork] Hotplate options for resist baking<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We are looking for a couple standalone hotplates for resist soft and hard bakes. We have one nice, uniform hotplate attached to one of our CEE coaters. However, it takes a long time to change temps and doesn’t get
used as much as it should. The lab hotplates we have are ok for general lab use and not cheap, but are not uniform or reproducible enough for resist baking for sensitive processes (I think that means all processes</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><span lang="EN-US">).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I’m sure I’ll be overwhelmed with ideas, so thanks in advance. What are your suggestions for resist bake hotplates with uniformity of at least +/- 1 deg F? I do not necessarily need vacuum or proximity, in fact would
likely rather not have those options. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Aimee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Sr. Research Associate <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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