Restoring Production with Precision Wire EDM & Cleanroom Expertise
Solving contamination issues with precision machining and SEMI-certified cleanroom expertise
A new customer approached Innovent in urgent need of precision EDM and CNC machining for a critical component in their FTIR Gas Analyzer system. While their existing supplier met dimensional specifications, they were facing a major challenge, contamination issues that compromised performance and reliability. This was a critical concern, as the component operated under vacuum conditions, requiring an ultra-clean manufacturing process to prevent system failures.
Our engineering team worked closely with the customer to assess their current supply chain issues and quickly identified that their primary obstacle wasn’t dimensional accuracy but cleanliness. With decades of SEMI-certified expertise in precision manufacturing and cleanroom processes, Innovent developed a tailored solution. By leveraging our advanced
Teledyne Introduces the HVGPR Pirani Vacuum Gauge for Compact, Cost-Effective System Integration
IES is pleased to highlight a new product release from our partner, Teledyne Hastings Instruments: the HVGPR Pirani Vacuum Gauge. Designed with OEMs and system integrators in mind, the HVG(PR) delivers reliable Pirani performance in a compact, competitively priced package optimized for modern vacuum systems.
Proven Pirani Technology with Integrated Electronics
The HVGPR is a thermal-based Pirani vacuum gauge with integrated electronics, using the same proven Pirani sensor found in the HVG-2020B. This precision-welded hot-wire sensor design has been in high-volume production since 2019, providing a strong
Enhancing Yield in Semiconductor Epitaxy with Advanced Power and Temperature Control
Precision control is essential to maximize quality and yield in high-temperature manufacturing processes. In semiconductor epitaxy, failing to accurately measure and promptly respond to changes may result in crystal quality degradation, ultimately affecting reliability, performance, and yield.
This blog explores how the shift to advanced electrical heating and the invention of rapid-response Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) power controllers enables these improvements in semiconductor epitaxy. Specifically, Advanced Energy’s latest generation of SCR power controllers (Thyro-XD™) were developed to deliver the industry’s highest accuracy (10X improvement from ±4.5% to ±0.25%), repeatability and fastest response time in highly dynamic high-temperature manufacturing processes.
Applied Thermal Control is proud to introduce the G-Series and MG-Series recirculating chillers, the latest evolution in our product line up, designed for high-performance cooling with a lower environmental impact. These new ranges utilise R290, offering improved efficiency and sustainability while maintaining the reliability and precision our customers expect. The G-Series and MG-Series supersede our previous K-Series and M-Series chillers, delivering advanced features and optimised designs to meet the demands of modern laboratory and industrial applications.
Whether you require compact cooling solutions or advanced touchscreen functionality, these next generation chillers provide superior temperature stability, energy efficiency, and long-term value.
Metal products and components cannot last long in their bare form, which is why surface treatment becomes necessary. There are various methods for surface treatment, such as painting, plating, thermal spraying, heat treatment, and vacuum film coating (vapor deposition). Among these methods, vacuum film coating (vapor deposition) requires a high vacuum environment and improves hardness and wear resistance.
Vacuum film coating (vapor deposition) methods can be broadly divided into two groups: Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) and Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD). PVD is a deposition method where solid materials are vaporized by heat or plasma and the vapor condenses on the surface to form a coating. Depending on how the solid material is vaporized, it can be further categorized into thermal evaporation, ion plating, and sputtering methods. On the other hand, CVD uses chemical reactions where a precursor gas containing the elements for
Optix For Vacuum Heat Treatment and Vacuum Metallurgy
Gencoa Optix is a robust and easy-to-use compact gas sensor that provides critical information from vacuum environments. Optix is ideally suited to improving productivity and preventing failed production cycles on vacuum metallurgy and heat treatment processes.
Optical Gas Sensing
Optix is a robust and easy to use device to track the gases present during vacuum processing. The nature of a vacuum means that any potential problem can be identified by monitoring the different gases present.
In contrast to in-vacuum mass spectrometry-based gas detectors, Optix uses light from a small remote plasma on the chamber wall to detect the gas concentrations. The detector (spectrometer) is located in atmosphere, and therefore protected from damage at all times.
Another major advantage is the ability to work from near atmosphere down to 10-7 mbar, without the need for any differential pumping. As the chamber pressure
Control loops are systems applied by design engineers in various industrial applications to maintain process variables (PVs) at a desired value or set point (SP). Control loops are important for maintaining the stability of a system, and for consistently producing the desired outcome of a process.
A temperature control loop is one of the most common examples of a control loop. Control loops work to maintain the temperatures in our homes and offices. They are used for a range of immersion and industrial heating systems as well. Temperature control loops are set up as follows:
-The process to be controlled is established. In the case of a temperature control loop, this refers to the temperature of a substance that is being heated, such as water temperature.
-Sensors measure the process value (PV), or in this case, the current value of the temperature. Sensors come in the form of thermostats in domestic heating
Advanced Energy Launches High-Efficiency RF Power Rack for Mature Node Semiconductor Fabs
DENVER, Colo., September 18, 2025 — Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS), a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions, launched the Opti™ RF power rack for legacy high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition (HDP-CVD) tools. Delivering over 70% system-level efficiency at full power, Opti reduces energy costs and improves uptime, compared to legacy systems.
“Fabs and OEMs looking to improve performance and yield of mature node 200 mm HDP-CVD equipment are under pressure to replace aging power racks with more efficient systems that can be maintained more easily,” said Brian Kowal, Advanced Energy’s vice president, Global Services. “Advanced Energy's Opti RF power rack will extend the life of legacy tools and reduce the energy consumption and carbon footprint of the fab.”
In the year 2012 CCR Technology GmbH in Troisdorf established it´s own PECVD Coating lab. This vertical two chamber coating system can handle large substrate sizes for process consulting & development up to 400x400 mm. The specific COPRA Plasmatechnology in it´s unique efficient excitation allows to make high quality PECVD coatings with high deposition rates in order to pass industrial coating levels. The performance and the way the COPRA ICP technology excite plasma makes it easy to scale up the process and the source itself to your industrial coating
Watching Solid-State Sodium Batteries Fail – In Real Time
Why do some of the most promising next-generation batteries fail—and how can we stop it? A new peer-reviewed study led by Imperial College London answers that by watching the failure process unfold as the battery operates. Using simultaneous dual-polarity secondary-ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) alongside controlled electrochemical cycling, the team directly observed where, when, and why degradation starts inside solid-state sodium-ion batteries.
Why this matters:
Sodium-ion batteries are attracting interest as a lower-cost, abundant alternative to lithium-ion. One leading architecture uses NASICON, a ceramic solid electrolyte that transports sodium ions between electrodes. However, the sodium metal | NASICON interface is fragile. Charging and discharging can trigger:
