Semiconductor Equipment
Automated wafer cassette loading door for a vacuum chamber
Problem
A semiconductor equipment manufacturer needed a large automated vacuum door enabling operators to load and unload full cassettes directly into a vacuum chamber, with an extremely tight delivery deadline.
Solution
We engineered a pneumatically actuated door, designed from the ground up with three priorities in mind: operator safety as a non-negotiable requirement, ease of maintenance built into the architecture from day one, and component selection driven by lead time to meet the aggressive schedule.
Result
From blank page to prototype delivery in just 3 months, without compromising on process. The customer was kept in the loop through full PDR and CDR review cycles, and two functional prototypes were delivered on time.