Bridgman Growth Platform

Bridgman platform developed for major university client. Existing furnace to be integrated into system at the Client's end. All facilities to allow for furnace integration provided. Process controls are contained in stand alone electronics case. Motion controls and thermocouple data aquistion system are PC based for integration into Client's existing control PC.

Bridgman System

System consists of process cabinet, vertical carriage for furnace and end cap with custom seal for material processing all integrated into one platform. Vibration damping is also fitted to this system.

Process End Cap and Reactor Tube

High vacuum end cap furnished with rotation and thermocouple feebthroughs. CFQ reactor tube and custom seal was also provided for material processing.

Custom Seal

A custom high vacuum water-cooled elastomer seal was provided along with quartz reactor tube for low cost replaceable system for material processing.

Process Panel

The facilities cabinet houses the components and connections for the pneumatic, water cooling, vacuum, vent and process gas systems. This process gas system utilizes point of use purification to boost gas quality. For this system, manual valves control the process gas flow setup and pneumatic valves control the inlets and outlets into the process.

Control Electronics

Stand alone electronics case for process monitoring and control. Motion control case that will be controlled from Client's existing control PC. Also, pictured is USB based thermocouple DAQ electronics that are connected into process end cap. This again will be utilized by existing control PC.