Tops 70 installations of its industry-leading White Systems clean room vertical carousel solutions
(Kenilworth, NJ: September 13, 2004) FKI Logistex® ( www.fkilogistex.com ), a global leader in integrated material handling solutions, announces that it has surpassed 70 installations of its White Systems clean room vertical carousels for the semiconductor manufacturing market.
The increased level of interest may indicate a rebound in the clean room market, as echoed by reports from World Semiconductor Trade Statistics, Inc. ( wsts.www5.kcom.at ), which predict 28.4 percent growth in 2004 and 8.5 percent growth in 2005."
White Systems' clean room vertical carousels have been the industry leader in performance and reliability for the past several years, providing full SEMI™ standards compliance and floor space savings up to 30 percent over competing solutions," says Ken Thouvenot, vice president of project management and marketing, FKI Logistex Manufacturing Systems. "As the only domestic manufacturer of clean room vertical carousels, we're encouraged by this recent increase in demand. We continue to look for growth in our other clean room markets, including pharmaceuticals, electronics, aerospace, and biotechnology." In semiconductor manufacturing, clean rooms are used for the processing of semiconductor wafers.
Dust and particles, which may contaminate the wafers during processing, are kept out of the clean room by maintaining a controlled environment that meets international standards.White Systems clean room vertical carousels are designed for the storage and retrieval of reticles, 300mm wafers, and 200mm wafers in industry-standard storage containers such as SMIFs, FOSBs and FOUPs. The carousels achieve particle control through laminar flow of filtered air through HEPA or ULPA filters.
Designed to meet international standards class 1 (M1.5) and up, White's clean room vertical carousels can maintain cleanliness of one .5 µm particle per cubic foot of air. Benefits, Features, Options White Systems vertical carousels increase material storage density and retrieval efficiency by storing materials in unused overhead and underfloor space.
The carousel consists of a set of horizontal pans that travel in a vertical closed-loop track inside a metal enclosure.Systems are scalable for primary or buffer storage to provide greater layout flexibility, improved productivity and reduced cycle times. White's carousels can be installed anywhere in a FAB, and have a manual backup system to retrieve product in the event of emergency.White Systems clean room solutions offer semiconductor manufacturers the following features: * Enclosed sides to prevent dirty air from contaminating the storage area * Automatic interlocking doors that provide dual openings to low- and high-level clean room sides for pass-through use.
Doors are prevented from opening on both sides at the same time * Perforated stainless steel pans and components for a higher level of cleanliness and increased air flow * Enclosed external drives outside of the storage area to reduce contamination and facilitate maintenance access * Lubrication with clean room approved lubricants * Adjustable filtration louvers that adjust and maintain positive pressure inside the machine, and divert exhaust air in desired direction * Light-directed picking systems * RFID tag system or bar code readers * Semiconductor industry vibration specifications (PWP) compliant * Fire protection systems * SEMI S2-0200 safety standard certified * SEMI S8-1000 ergonomics standard certified * CE and ETL certified * Single or dual SEMI E.15.1 compliant load portWhite Systems inventory management software is also available.
All White Systems vertical carousels are backed by the full 24/7/365 support of the FKI Logistex Customer Service & Support (CSS) program.
About FKI Logistex North America
FKI Logistex® North America ( www.fkilogistex.com ) is a leading provider of automated material handling solutions, supplying its customers with an integrated set of leading-edge technologies in high-speed sortation, conveyor systems, carousels, palletizing, paperless pick products, AS/RS, controls, order processing software, RFID implementation, warehouse control systems, and total materials handling automation.FKI Logistex Airport, Post and Parcel integrates high-speed sortation and conveying systems to meet the high-throughput needs of postal and parcel customers, and provides advanced baggage handling, security, and RFID track-and-tracing for airports of all sizes.
FKI Logistex Manufacturing Systems builds automated material handling systems using state-of-the-art technology for storing, picking, ID solutions, palletizing, kitting, packing and shipping that enable manufacturers to process more orders per day at a lower cost.
FKI Logistex Warehouse and Distribution designs high-accuracy, high-speed, high-reliability material handling, sortation, and order fulfillment solutions for warehouses and distribution centers that shrink the supply chain and maximize material handling ROI.With projects that include many of the world's most advanced material handling operations, FKI Logistex is home to the industry's most successful and recognized brands, including Alvey palletizers, Buschman conveyors, Cleco cranes and AS/RS solutions, Crisplant sorters and baggage handling applications, IoSystems supervisory and automated control systems, Mathews conveyors, Real Time Solutions order fulfillment and picking solutions, and White carousels and automated storage solutions.
For sales information, contact FKI Logistex by phone at (877) 935-4564 or by e-mail at [email protected] .