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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 20, 2022 10:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [labnetwork] Equipment Expected Lifetime</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span class="xelementtoproof"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pretty much agree with Shimon. The simpler and more modular system may have an infinite lifetime (although ship of theseus comes to mind). Something
more delicate and automated&computerized may be more difficult to deal with. Life limiting issues from my perspective:
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Computers. You may have a perfectly functional machine with computer which used to run software on MS-DOS 6.2 – and now hard drive failed, no replacement or backup (MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS BACKED
UP!); ISA cards cannot go into any newer pc, AT power supplies all have dry capacitors since the newest one was made in 1997. If you are lucky, the vendor is willing to a refurbish to a newest generation of PC and software for just 5x your annual budget. Can
also be as simple as a battery in PLC real time clock as well; it has 8 years design life – and you run for 10 already$B!D(B.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vendor support. Many vendors are reluctant to support older equipment. Some simple things you may fix from general experience. E-beam
<span class="xspelle">litho</span> is 100% dependent on vendor. There are no circuit diagrams supplied anymore, so if some electronics fails – and _<i>that</i>_ guy at vendor is retired, you$B!G(Bre SOL, even if they are willing to work with you. Agilent/Keysight
used to require expensive support contract for anything and everything, even if the fix was one line of text, like $B!H(Brestart with switch 1 set to ON$B!I(B. Newer things tend to be even worse in that respect. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">An obsolete component with no replacement option may ruin things. Pretty unpredictable situation all over. We had a chance to get a donation of a certain machine; vendor advised there are 3 irreplaceable
components in those. Once any of them fails – it$B!G(Bs a full stop. Well, thank you, we$B!G(Bre not taking it, we know why original owner went for an upgrade. I know auto industry requires 10 year support commitment for parts vendors, and that is a huge thing. Equipment
components support may not last that long. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Those are hard stops. There are softer stops, which are still harsh.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Seals. Elastomer, such as Viton seals, do age. At some point vacuum starts leaking randomly. An overhaul with total replacement may be quite an effort. IF this is a seal between two major parts,
you may have to talk crane lift and full realignment. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pumps - as one of most expensive replaceable components. Usually more or less interchangeable, unless comms are involved. Failed pump is an expensive problem, and you may have to take a choice
of significant investment into an old machine vs write off. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> labnetwork <<a href="mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Joseph Losby<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 19, 2022 12:18<br>
<b>To:</b> Colwill, Bryant C. <<a href="mailto:colwib2@rpi.edu">colwib2@rpi.edu</a>>;
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Hi Bryant, this is very helpful, especially to those like me starting out in the field. In my opinion, it would be quite informative to get expected lifetimes
of specific tools (perhaps even including models) as well. How long does a plasma etcher, or electron beam lithography tool, generally last (for example)? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> labnetwork <</span><span style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>
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<b>Sent:</b> August 15, 2022 9:00 AM<br>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif">Hello All,<br>
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Long time stalker, first time talker.<br>
As the title suggests, I'd like to hear some collective thoughts and experiences on expected equipment lifetimes.<br>
Obviously very dependent on what it is, what it does, who made it, who uses it, etc., etc. but in a very general sense when is the average piece of equipment (if there is such a thing) on borrowed time? I'm sure we all have some decades old machines and that
replacing them solely for modernization's sake would be considered financial malfeasance. However, under a more manufacturing mindset a strategy for planned obsolescence is not a bad idea.<br>
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To hopefully facilitate some replies/debate/conversation, here's my two cents:<br>
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Metrology Equipment --> 5-10 years<br>
Processing Equipment --> 12-17 years<br>
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Also took a quick age survey of our ~50 pieces of equipment and found the following distribution:<br>
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If the pie chart graphic isn't visible: 0 tools < 5years, 15 tools between 5 and 10 years, 17 tools between 5 and 10 years, 18 tools < 20 years<br>
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Be well,<br>
Bryant<br>
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<span style="color:#888888">Bryant Colwill <br>
RPI Cleanroom General Manager<br>
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute <br>
110 8th Street, CII 6015 <br>
Troy, NY 12180 <br>
Ph: </span><a href="tel:518-276-3946">518-276-3946</a><span style="color:#888888">
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