Expanding capacity – so you get your analyzers faster
The semiconductor industry is rapidly expanding, driving increased demand for accurate, reliable trace and ultra-trace gas analysis.
To help meet this demand, we’ ve acted to reduce lead times on our UHP analyzer products.
Significant investments at the Servomex US Technical Center( USTC) and UK Technical Centre( UKTC) have doubled the manufacturing capacity for the SERVOPRO DF-700 Gen-7, DF-500 Gen-7, and Chroma analyzers, keeping pace with increasing demand.
Digital nurseries calibrate and tune the Tunable Diode Laser sensors for the SERVOPRO DF-700 range of moisture analyzers and Coulometric sensors for the SERVOPRO DF-500 Gen-7 range of oxygen analyzers.
The upgraded electronics in our Gen-7 sensors mean that computer-controlled calibration and data logging can be used in the nursery to ensure that the sensors are ready to go when needed.
Additional capacity also means that we can build a surplus of the sensors to ensure a ready supply of spares.
The next phase of the Chroma lead time reduction project will see the team:
• Continuing the transformation into a unified production area with dedicated testing rooms and new equipment
• Expanding the use of test jigs to pre-test vital components before assembly
• Enhancing test processes to exceed lead time and quality targets
• Standardising test gases to improve consistency and efficiency
• Installing a new UHP gas supply ring
• Implementing process automation to further standardise tuning
• Continuing to up-skill the tuning team
• Advancing measurement capabilities
The UK Technical Centre and the US Technical Center are working together to share insights and improve processes globally, including benchmarking and best-in-class testing to lowest detection levels.
A project to reduce Chroma and NanoChrome lead times has been in operation since 2022 and has seen lead times cut by 60 %, with further reductions planned in 2025.
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