Projects » Read-Rite Corporation
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New Vacuum System |
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| OVERVIEW |
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- Located in Fremont, Read-Rite Corporation (RDRT) supplies magnetic recording heads for the hard disk drive (HDD) and tape drive markets.
- Approximately 189,000 square feet, serves as the company’s corporate headquarters and houses wafer fabrication.
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| CHALLENGES |
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- Read-Rite wanted a highly reliable, low maintenance system that could work with a close differential-only one-half inch mercury between high and low set points.
- High operating cost on existing system
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| SOLUTIONS |
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- AES selected a stainless Sihi TRB-604 Process Vacuum Sytem POC
- To maintain vacuum level within the 1 1/2 inch HG differential requirement, AES used a PLC-based transducer sensing control panel equipped with a digital alpha numeric keypad.
- Vacuum system parameters can be field adjusted and monitored via an RS232C communication port.
- System includes AES Pump Control Strategy, PH monitoring and control.
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| BENEFITS |
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- We installed the system in 2001 and it has performed flawlessly 24/7.
- Maintenance and operating costs decreased significantly.
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