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| Feature | MAT-VAC Universal Sputterer™ |
Techware |
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| PLC Vendor | GE Fanuc | The product is no longer in production Techware was a Canadian company that was acquired by a USA automation company. Most employees were terminated and the factory closed. This product is no longer actively supported by successor company. |
| Spares Availability | Worldwide via OEM (direct from GE Fanuc) | Cannibalizations and substitutions only! |
| Operator Interface | Windows GUI on any standard PC Full Color high resolution interactive graphics |
Custom Terminal Drivers Limited color and resolution |
| System Architecture | Open GE Fanuc PLC and Windows Based PC |
Closed Custom Hardware and VME bus (VME bus is widely considered obsolete) |
| Network Capable | Yes | No |
| Remote Internet Interface | Yes | No |
| Support Documentation | Systems include:
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| Facility | Over 30,000 sq ft newly remodeled |
No longer in production |
| Programming Staff | In House Software developed using Continuous Quality Improvement methodologies and continues to be refined with customer suggested enhancements Programming staff includes experienced aerospace engineering programmers with years of experience producing clean, well documented, and debugged code. |
Software support is spotty and only available via extremely expensive 3rd Party Consultants with limited experience on the actual systems? Current software is no longer adequately (if at all) supported by the original Sputtering System OEMs who have ceased all manufacturing operations. |
| Technology Era | 2004 and future | 1980's, last release 1996? |
| Production Status | Current Productions systems shipped 3rd/4th Qtr. 2004 |
Obsolete Product end of life cycle circa 1998 |
| System Hardware | Manufactured "like new" with many brand new components and assemblies or completely 100% new depending on the customer's budget Highly Reliable! Highly Productive! |
Used Unreliable Expect lots of downtime! (You're buying someone else's headache...) |
| Warranty | 1 year, new parts | ??? |
| Cost | 1x | 2x-4x |
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