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Medical:
Typical applications include: frame supports for MRI machines, X-ray equipment, CAT-Scanners, and blood testing & analysis machines. MRI scanners contain powerful magnets and their supporting structure must be non-magnetic. Traditional scanner structures are stainless steel, but Zanite castings, also non-magnetic, offer a more cost-effective solution. Further, performance is enhanced because of the superior vibration damping of Zanite®.
Prepress:
Typical applications include: laser scanner beds, internal drums and external drums for imagesetters and CTP platesetters and other imaging devices used in graphic arts.
The prepress industry benefits from the high tolerances to which Zanite can be cast. Precision drums are cast to 0.001" in true cylindrical form. Zanite® ensures a high degree of vibration isolation, rigidity and long term dimensional stability unmatched by metal drums, internal or external. Imaging devices with Zanite® drums require no special climate control.
Metrology:
Typical applications include: bridge CMMs, horizontal-arm CMMs, surface, form, roundness and contour testing instruments. Metrology equipment has to constantly check critical dimensions and test for roundness, concentricity, flatness, eccentricity and squareness to extremely high accuracies. Zanite machines are able to withstand harsh production environments and give instant, accurate results. Zanite's thermal stability, design flexibility, and virtually zero moisture absorption rate help metrology equipment manufacturers achieve their goals.
Semiconductor:
Typical applications include: screen printing machines, wire and die bonding, wafer inspection and testing, lithography, laser PCB drilling machines, pick and place machines, surface profilers, wafer handling and storage, dicing machines, flip-chip, and dispensing equipment.
The semiconductor industry has taken advantage of the properties of Zanite polymer composite in various applications. The wire bonding machine pictured on the right must bond a wire one-third the diameter of a human hair to a spot 0.025 mm in diameter. With Zanite, this can be achieved at machine speeds 25% higher than with other methods.
Examples of Tooling:
Molds can be made from wood, fiberglass, aluminum, steel, or any combination depending on the application & design.
We offer in-house service or can provide composite for field applications.