WILLIAMSPORT, PA - November 1, 2004 - In our ongoing efforts to provide new and innovative solutions to our customers, Thermal Product Solutions is excited to offer revolutionary new system and solutions capabilities. The recent acquisition of Tiros Corporation in Tempe, AZ has enabled the TPS product portfolio to include a more extensive offering of engineered thermal processing solutions. These certified, well proven systems are installed within leading high technology, semiconductor, and electronics manufacturers around the world. In addition to new thermal solutions, these new capabilities allow TPS to provide proven automation, integration, and product handling & loading solutions to our entire customer base.
The following are three examples of the new solutions that TPS now has to offer:
Blue M Vertical Oven - The Vertical Oven provides a unique solution for high UPH, in-line, automated capability for Customers, while maintaining an extremely small-footprint and economical Cost Of Ownership (COO). This Vertical Oven and customizable product Auto-Handler can ccommodate a wide variety of products:
- boats
- trays
- magazines
- other product transport systems
A true PC-controlled CIM solution when integrated with bar coding/scanning, and site host communications link. The ten-thermal zone vertical configuration optimizes in-line process performance with a sixteen set point thermal profile capability for greater thermal flexibility; Active Cooling for safety and reduced time between operations; each thermal zone is plumbed for inert gas purge; an extremely robust thermal processing system.
Blue M MicroBatch Oven - MicroBatch was designed for the Customer with high product mix and typically smaller lot size. MicroBatch provides the same functionality and feature set as the Vertical Oven, with the flexibility and scalability of chambers racked and stacked in a tower configuration.
Customers can add:
- chambers and towers as volume ramps
- customizable Robotics to provide a completely automated and fully integrated solution for the most demanding production environment
Each chamber is plumbed for inert gas purge; Active Cooling is standard for safety and cycle time reduction; best in class thermal uniformity; and a true PC-controlled CIM solution when integrated with bar coding/scanning, and site host communications link.
Blue M Advantage Oven - ADVANTAGE comes in a one or two chamber configuration with the same features and functionality of MicroBatch and the Vertical Oven. ADVANTAGE can handle any low volume precision production requirement.
ADVANTAGE provides Customers with a platform for:
- research and development
- engineering
- process development
- characterization
All of these capabilities are provided without taking the MicroBatch or Vertical production systems off-line for these tasks. The advantage of this capability is obvious; R&D effort for copy exact replication in the same building.
The addition of these new technologies to our already broad product and technical capabilities places TPS in the clear leadership position for thermal equipment and systems solutions. Through the widest range of capabilities in the market today, TPS is able to offer Customers products that most accurately fit their applications and performance requirements.
Please contact your local sales representative for more information on our capabilities or visit our website at www.thermalproductsolutions.com.
PROCESS
| Feature | Advantage Basic System | Advantage I/II | MicroBatch No Robotics | MicroBatch With Robotics |
|---|
| PID Temperature Control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multi Segment Recipe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Purge Gas Manual | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic Purge Gas Auto by Recipe | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Active Water Cooling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic Water Cooling | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Process Group Definition | No | No | No | Yes |
DATA MANAGEMENT
| Feature | Advantage Basic System | Advantage I/II | MicroBatch No Robotics | MicroBatch With Robotics |
|---|
| Recipe Management | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Process Data Logging | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Process Alarm Management | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Graphical Representation of Process | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data Export | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Access | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HANDLING
| Feature | Advantage Basic System | Advantage I/II | MicroBatch No Robotics | MicroBatch With Robotics |
|---|
| Motorized Door | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic Open Close | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Process Door Interlock | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum number of chambers | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 |
| Handling of Magazines via 3-Axis Robot | No | No | No | Yes |
LINE INTEGRATION
| Feature | Advantage Basic System | Advantage I/II | MicroBatch No Robotics | MicroBatch With Robotics |
|---|
| Full Auto Mode | No | No | No | Yes |
| Control of 4 Conveyor Belts | No | No | No | Yes |
| Optional Bar Code Scanner | No | No | No | Yes |
| Optional Host Integration | No | No | No | Yes |
| Product Tracking | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Thermal Product Solutions, a unit of SPX Corporation is a long established leader of thermal processing and test solutions. The combined product lines manufactured by TPS feature:
- Blue M - industrial ovens and environmental test equipment
- Gruenberg - custom industrial ovens and pharmaceutical sterilizers/dryers
- Lindberg - heat treat industrial furnaces
- Lindberg/MPH - non-ferrous melting equipment/launder systems
- Tenney/Lunaire - environmental chambers and rooms, stability and shelf life products
- Tiros – automated vertical and inline thermal systems and solutions.
More information about TPS is available on its website at www.thermalproductsolutions.com
SPX Corporation is a global provider of technical products and systems, industrial products and services, flow technology, cooling technologies and services, and service solutions. The Internet address for SPX Corporation's home page is www.spx.com.