Power it
The heater relay that reports its own state
Solid state relays for chamber, chuck, bake, anneal and gas-line heater zones, 4 to 125 A single and three phase, with relays and plug-on modules that report mains, load and protection status. The tool controller knows it commanded the output; the relay knows whether current flowed, so a broken element is flagged before a lot runs cold.
The test bench that does not weld
Charge-discharge cycling and short-circuit simulation on a battery, powertrain or power-module bench, where every cycle ends with an open under load. C310 at 1,500 V DC and 500 A as the main contactor for cyclers and emulators; the CP series to 4,800 V insulation and 2,000 A for pack-level and HV architectures. Arc chambers unlatch by hand for a tip inspection between units.
Control power that rides through the dip
A control-voltage supply with the battery charger and the changeover built in and Ethernet reporting to the tool controller, so a mains dip is a logged event, not a tool down. RDM modules OR two supplies with under 40 mV of drop, the EFC electronic fuse protects four 24 V channels, and TDS converters deliver galvanically separated AC for metrology and laser loads.
Tool hookup that disconnects safely
The receptacle and the switch are one unit at the tool or the pump frame: the circuit cannot be made or broken under load, and the handle takes a lock. Finished pin and sleeve drops built to length in Somerset, New Jersey, 20 to 100 A at 125 to 480 V, UL Listed and CSA Certified together, so the hookup arrives ready to plug in.
Control it
The operator panel, gowned and gloved
Capacitive keyboards and switches that read a gloved hand through a sealed glass front, flat, with no key gaps to wipe down. InduSmart panel PCs from 10.1 to 21.5 inches, IP65 front, fanless, with an NFC reader for operator login and lot traceability, your logo from a quantity of one, seven years of form-fit-function availability.
Pumps, chillers and exhaust and the panel that runs them
Jaguar drives, including harsh-environment models built for vibration, contactors and motor control from compact to heavy frames, iSmart smart relays and XGB PLCs with license-free programming, iView HMIs on the door. For the pump frame, the chiller and the exhaust fan around the tool. Up to 5-year warranty on electromechanical components, same-day dispatch from US stock.
Prove it
Ethernet inside the subsystem
Board-level switching 55 by 55 by 10 millimeters, designed into the gas panel, the RF module or the wafer handler. One OEM built it into a flow ratio controller for wafer-fab gas delivery: 113,000 power cycles, zero failures, and a ten-year availability commitment behind the part number.
The instrument has RS-232; the tool wants Ethernet
The pressure controller, the chiller and the RF generator still talk RS-232 or RS-485. An Ethernet-to-serial unit puts them on the tool network and the tool software still sees the same COM port, so nothing in the control code changes. PoE and unmanaged switches on the same DIN rail.
Tool state as a part number
Remote I/O presents run states, door and interlock positions, counts and temperatures as Modbus TCP devices the customer's fab system polls. The tool ships with a data interface the fab's IT already understands, and the tool controller you validated is never touched.
Sags recorded, not remembered
PRO Series: a Class 0.2S revenue meter and a Class A Edition 3.1 power quality analyzer in one instrument. Sags, swells, interruptions and unbalance logged with their time and depth, so the tool that faulted at 03:10 has a cause on file, and whether it came from the utility or the fab is a line in a log. AC and DC on the same platform, DC to 1,500 V.
Foundation
The tool harness through the wall, connectors on
KDS split cable entry: the pre-terminated, tested cables go through the frame with their connectors on, the wave-cut seal closes around each one, and the frame holds IP66. UL Recognized, one frame in place of a row of glands, seals swapped from outside when a cable is replaced.
Brace conduit and fittings that seal
The Brace system: plastic conduit with fittings that lock and seal at the enclosure, plus glands including EMC versions and junction boxes, so the drop enters sealed and the shield lands where it should.
