Something’s Brewing
07/01/2007
Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, Marlborough, MA
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![]() 2. In the class 10,000 clean room, Okada diagrams the photolithography process used to image patterns for creating copper pillars and bumps. |
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![]() 3. The Foothill Instruments spectrophotometer measures the thickness of the resist post-cure, and the software creates a 3D topographical image of the coating. |
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![]() 4. Redding, Collopy, and Platt stroll down one of many halls lined with patents; a tribute to Rohm and Haas dedication to innovation. |
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![]() 7. Stainless steel tanks like these are an important part of the process to prevent cross-contamination from the tank materials into the product. |
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![]() 2. This coating line for making the Therm-A-Gap and ThermFlow products is similar to the type used to coat breakfast cereals. |
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![]() 3. Joe Hanby loads the web press with a base liner - which could be a metalized ripstop nylon or an adhesive film, depending on the product being manufactured. |
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![]() 4. The end of the line. Therm-A-Gap rolls, film side up, to protect the sticky side from contamination. |
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![]() 5. Judy Andrews inspects final die-cut parts before packing them to ship. She performs the inspection in a mill room with filtered atmosphere. |
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![]() 6. In the QC test lab, products are simulated-tested for deflection/compression, thermal impedence, and phase-change melting point. |
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![]() 2. Harald Wack conducts a plant tour where the product is stored systematically before shipping. |
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![]() 3. Gail Flower thanks Umut Tosun, application technology manager at Zestron, for his articles on cleaning that appear in past issues. . |
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![]() 5.Flower, Harold Wack, and Platt celebrate the company’s continued success. |
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![]() 6. Smooth jazz entertained the guests invited to be part of Zestron’s official building opening |
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