Gas Distribution Ring
- Additive Companion
- Energy
- 2025
- Germany
Summary
The Alumina Systems gas distribution ring, developed with Plasway Technologies, is a 3D-printed ceramic "showerhead" used to evenly distribute gases over silicon wafers during computer chip manufacturing. This additively manufactured part has resulted in the tripling of chip production output, increased equipment uptime from one month to nine, and cut coating times by two-thirds compared to conventional metal ring designs.
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Technology Details
- SLA (High Grade)
- Vat Photopolymerisation
- Aluminium
- Liquid
Process Steps
Printer category: Vat Photopolymerisation
- 1
Application Profile
€€€€
€100–€499.99
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
On Demand
Component
★☆☆
Can depend heavily on virgin fossil fuels, produce harmful emissions, and yield non-recyclable materials. Involves high energy consumption during material manufacturing. As an AM material, requires some re-processing after use. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.
Durability
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Providers Involved
- LithozHardware Manufacturer
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