Ronnie Spraker is the supervisor of our NanoFoil® production department. Everyday, Ronnie and his team make reactive foils that are used all over the world. In addition to making foil, Ronnie’s team also uses NanoFoil® to NanoBond®sputtering targets – many of which are used in the semiconductor and solar industries.
Making Foil
The NanoFoil® team builds the foil, which (depending on what is ordered) may involve many or all of these steps:
- Building the foil layer by layer
- Cutting the foil into practical size pieces
- Plating the foil
- Laser cutting the foil
- Quality checks
- Packaging the foil to insure safety during transport and handling
Bonding
The NanoBond® team bonds targets per customer specification. The details of the process change based on the materials selected, but overall it follows these steps:
- Incoming inspection of materials
- Prepare backing plate and target material with solder
- Machine the solder layers flat
- Assemble the backing plate, NanoFoil®, and target material
- Attach electrodes to foil
- Apply a pre-determined amount of pressure
- Activate foil
- Clean up bond area and excess foil
- Quality checks, including ultrasonic testing
I’d like to personally thank Ronnie and the rest of the team for the fine work they do!
~Jim