Overview
SOMOS IWT has the distinction of offering the resource to our customers of the most comprehensive engineering and process lab equipment and metrology in its class.
This facility is here to support the evolution of our machine technologies or characterizing process capabilities to our customers.
Research and Development Lab
Through its extensive experience, SOMOS IWT offers a complete service from Research & Development to the delivery of Machines and/or complete ‘Turnkey’ lines.
This resource is enabled as a result of:
- Master optician-level personnel with rich experience in all aspects of surface engineering
- Regular and continuous investments in the search for optimal support solutions
- Dedicated laboratory equipped with a broad range of capabilities
- Continuous evolution of machine designs so that they benefit from the latest requirements and technologies
Applications and Materials
SOMOS IWT turnkey solutions support our customer's most demanding and advancing requirements in high-precision surfacing and slicing applications.
Applications:
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Data Storage
- Medical Horology
- Military and Defense
- Precision Optics
- Semiconductor
- Telecom
Materials:
- Alumina
- BBO
- Ceramics
- CdTe
- CZT
- Ferrite
- GaAs
- GaN
- Germanium
- Gold
- InP
- LBO
- LYSO
- Magnets
- Metals
- Platinum
- Quartz
- Sapphire
- SiC
- Sintered Materials and Carbides
- Silicon
- Stainless Steel
- Steel
- YAG
Process Equipment
Our equipment includes:
- TPM 400 X 5 units
- MDF 400 X 7 units
- TPM 500 X 1 unit
- TPM 800 X 1 unit
- PC 10/60 X 1 unit
- OP 400 X 1 unit
Metrology
Zygo New View 7200 Profilometer
High performance system provides precise non-contact 3D Surface metrology.
- White light scanning
- Capable of measuring and documenting surface roughness to less than 2 angstroms RMS
Zygo Verifire Laser Interferometer
- Capable of measuring 1/20 wave flatness and transmitted wavefront over 4” aperture at 632.8 nm wavelength.
Interferometer MICRO-CONTROL Aperture 200mm, Lambda/40
Digital Microscope KEYENCE VHX
Interforometer ZYGO Verifile Aperture 100mm
Profiler 3D ALTIMET for lapping and saws control 200 x 200mm
Profiler 3D ZYGO New View 7200
Automated Surface Quality and Scratch-Dig Inspection REDLUX Aperture 20x200
Additional Services
Design, Manufacturing and Installation
- Design and manufacture of machinery
- Automated modules
- Complete production lines
- "Turnkey" installation
Technical Assistance, Spare Parts, System Upgrades
- After sales service
- On-site interventions on demand
- Analysis, controls, measurements
Contract Manufacturing - Lap, Polish, Wire Saw
- Subcontracting operations according to specifications
- Broad range of materials and applications
- Different types of parts: shapes, dimensions, etc.
- Quality control
- Delivery
Our products are designed and manufactured in North America.