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<p class="MsoNormal">We have both a sputter and e-beam evaporator. We’ve been really impressed with both the equipment and the service – despite us being in Scotland.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The equipment is very easy to use with similar software.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nathan Fitzpatrick<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 21 October 2025 22:28<br>
<b>To:</b> Gabriel Catalano <gcatalano@stanford.edu>; labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [labnetwork] Experience with Angstrom E-Beam Evaporators?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Angstrom is a very good choice for PVD hardware. Our lab has 4 Angstrom systems (1 E-beam, 2 Thermal, 1 LPCVD) and we are quite happy with our purchases. They have been a very
good partner for our lab. We also benefit greatly by having local support since Angstrom is 30 minutes away from my office.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Nothing in the equipment world is perfect, but I would be happy to talk openly (offline) about Angstrom’s strengths and weaknesses. I’m somewhat to very familiar with the offerings
from the other vendors on your list as well. I think everyone you are looking at is good.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">labnetwork <<a href="mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu</a>> on behalf of Gabriel Catalano <<a href="mailto:gcatalano@stanford.edu">gcatalano@stanford.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, October 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[labnetwork] Experience with Angstrom E-Beam Evaporators?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">We are in the process of procuring a new E-Beam evaporator and considering options from Kurt J. Lesker, AJA Internation, and Angstrom Engineering; the pricing between all three
vendors is comparable. We have lots experience using and maintaining KJL and AJA systems, but do not have much exposure to Angstrom Engineering's systems. We are curious for other nanolabs experience with these tools, particularly from a maintenance prospective.
We plan to use this tool for both metal and oxide depositions. Any feedback or thoughts on Angstrom's E-beam systems is very much appreciated! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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