German special equipment manufacturer, MK Versuchsanlagen und Laborbedarf has announced it has further developed its wet workbench. The company says the applications of the wet workbench, which it newly introduced two years ago, are extremely diverse. The metal-free system is particularly suitable for use in the semiconductor industry: substrate cleaning; and pre- and post-treatment of silicon wafers, glass substrates and all other start and end products in these fields.
The manufacturer says its developers have paid particular attention to the intelligent ventilation management system, which enables energy savings of up to 50 percent. Continuous monitoring of the wet workbench ensures that the volume flow of the air introduced is automatically adjusted. The control variables are controlled via dedicated PLC modules. Possible control loops such as activity or particle monitoring are individually defined and implemented, depending on the application. Energy improvements for existing laboratories are also possible – in many cases in the form of a so called ‘retrofit’.
