This design of a unique non contact chuck, was a part of a much larger scale design and engineering project of a wet processing machine for the semiconductor industry.
The client requested Vertex to design, engineer and produce a scalable new chuck that can hold the wafer from the bottom end and at the same time process the same side which the wafer is held from. We had strict instructions not to have any contact with the top side of the wafer, due to sensitive semiconductor design on that side, therefore the name “Non Contact Chuck”.
This unique design had to overcome and avoid collision of the wafer’s holding fingers with the process module while scanning the wafer above it. This resulted in holding fingers behaving like Millipede legs.
Challenges in this design were enormous.
The chuck had to spin 360 degrees, travel on the Z axis, pressurize the top side of the wafer with air to prevent any liquid from getting to the top side, as well as, pneumatically control and actuate each finger at the right time.
Great project to work on, great challenge and great results.
Boosters are better than they used to be at fitting lap and shoulder belts on 4 to 8-year-old kids to restrain them in a crash - so parents don\'t have to search as hard for a good fit for their child and vehicle. Most belt-positioning boosters, though, don\'t offer consistently good fit in all vehicles. This is the bottom line in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety\'s third round of booster evaluations.
Researchers assessed the safety belt fit of 72 boosters, assigning the best ones the top ratings of BEST BET or GOOD BET because they correctly position belts on average booster-age kids in most vehicles. The worst performers are ones the Institute doesn\'t recommend because they do a poor job of fitting belts. A good booster routes the lap belt across a child\'s upper thighs and positions the shoulder belt at midshoulder.
The banana is transported by plane, eggs by refrigerated trucks and yogurt can be found in open fridges, so to speak – the bottom line: In order to maintain a certain standard in a supermarket you are forced to use a lot of energy. An increasing number of supermarket owners have recognized responsibility and have started saving energy. For example, the Swiss cooperative Coop has set itself the goal of having all of their supermarkets being carbon-neutral by the year 2023.
In a global event, held in Tokyo, London & New York, Ricoh Company, Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions and services, today announced an investment designed to aggressively accelerate its shift to a services business model as a key growth strategy, building upon its core foundation of industry-leading hardware and software technologies and document and IT-related services. To advance this shift, Ricoh plans to invest $300 million USD over three years in its global Managed Document Services (MDS) infrastructure, underscoring the company’s commitment to its continued partnership with its customers, helping them to grow their bottom line through effective document management, improved workflow and increased productivity.
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In the most fiercely contested competition in its seven year history, crowd favourites Team Italy tonight won the 2011 42BELOW Cocktail World Cup.
Right from day one, Italy made up of Danielle Dalla Pola, Alexander Frezzai and Luca Sai established itself as the contestants’ favourite, each challenge bringing with it a new outfit and a new concept. But despite their sartorial style, they remained at the bottom of the points table- until tonight’s flawless performance. Their final drink ‘Elisir d’Amore’ was described by the judge Jacob Briars as ‘incredibly well balanced and totally surprising.’
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Today’s trucking industry is a key element of the immense distribution system that supports the U.S. economy and our citizens’ present standard of living. However, the continued rough economic climate has caused countless bankruptcies, massive layoffs, and reduced trucking volumes. As a result, trucking companies must look for new and creative ways to master two major business challenges that impact a fleet’s bottom line: ongoing expense control and government regulations compliance.
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Two of Food Network’s biggest icons, Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri, will square off against each other for culinary bragging rights in Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off, premiering Sunday, January 1st at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In this six-episode competition series, the Emmy®-winning talk show host Rachael Ray and best-selling cookbook author and successful restaurateur Guy Fieri, will each serve as coaches and mentors to eight multi-talented celebrities, all of whom are passionate about food and cooking. Divided into ‘Team Rachael’ and ‘Team Guy’, each episode features celebrity contestants battling it out in a fun, fast-paced culinary fight-to-the-finish, with the two bottom-rated contestants from the losing team going head-to-head in a blind tasting elimination challenge. In the end, the last contestant standing is crowned king or queen of the Celebrity Cook-Off and wins $50,000 for the charity they are playing to support.
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Coral City – an imaginative new casual title for Android, sets out to captivate the hearts of gamers around the world with lively characters, innovative gameplay, social features and colorful humor for all ages.
Coral City plunges gamers into the vast ocean waters to discover a world unlike they’ve ever seen before. The city-building game lets players dive deep underwater to the bottom of the sea to build their own oceanic city.
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The beauty of spring is in full bloom at PANDORA with the release of new charms, rings, earrings and pendants inspired by the oriental beauty of cherry blossoms, enchanted fairy tales, growing gardens and budding romance.
Explore the ever-changing splendor of pink cherry blossoms set in sterling silver or 14k gold or tap into your romantic side with whimsical fairy tale charms depicting a faraway castle, frog prince, enchanted mouse, fairy tale book or caged song bird. As with all PANDORA pieces, each charm features a delicate and lovely level of detail such as a 14k gold crown placed on the frog prince or a 14k gold crown with a pink cubic zirconia on the bottom of the castle.
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The spring and summer entertaining season has arrived. From Mother’s Day brunches and Father’s Day barbecues to bridal showers and graduation parties, people host an endless string of events in their homes during this time. However, busy schedules can often make it difficult to prepare for guests and give the house a thorough cleaning from top to bottom.
To help hosts get their homes in order, BISSELL partnered with home and lifestyle expert Evette Rios to share quick and easy tips that will have a house guest-ready and fresh in no time.
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Learn how you can easily enable Emoji keyboard on your device!
Send amazing emoji pictures, unique emoticons, turn any word into emoji preset in a tap, and more! Get ultimate Emoji Emoticons Art iOS app https://itunes.apple.com/app/id593449409
How to enable Emoji 2 Keyboard on iOS 6
- Open Settings
- Go to General
- Scroll down and tap Keyboard
- Select Keyboards
- Tap Add New Keyboard
- Scroll down and select Emoji
- Emoji keyboard has been activated. Now you can use Emoji in Messages, Notes, Contacts, and more!
- Open the Messages app, for example
- Tap and hold the Globe at the bottom and then select Emoji
- Select the Emoji you like by tapping on it
