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<b>From: </b>labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu> on behalf of Prashant Srinivasan <prashant@ucsb.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu <labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu>, Gabriel Catalano <gcatalano@stanford.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[EXTERNAL] Re: [labnetwork] Experience with Angstrom E-Beam Evaporators?<br>
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You might want to consider Ferrotec (they own Temescal now) as well. We have been running the TLAB (a small batch evaporator suitable for a teaching cleanroom) for a year now with no problems. Happy to chat if you need more information.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/20/2025 10:57 AM, Gabriel Catalano wrote:</div>
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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! </div>
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