KDF Medical Device Manufacturing - In Line Sputter Coating
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Corrosion, wear and body rejection are common problems for many medical devices.
KDF Technologies thin film deposition technology plays a crucial role in the production of various medical devices and products. Some of our customers applications where thin film coatings are used in the medical industry include:
Implants:
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings: These thin films serve as protective coatings for implants. They enhance biocompatibility, wear resistance, and osseointegration (the fusion of the implant with the body’s internal structure or tissue)
Biocompatible hard coatings: These coatings protect both the implant and the surrounding human tissue.
Surgical Instruments:
Thin film coatings are applied to surgical tools to improve their durability, scratch resistance, and comfort. Reduced friction and improved surface properties enhance usability during medical procedures.
Drug Delivery Systems:
Thin film coatings can modify the surface properties of drug delivery devices, ensuring biocompatibility and minimizing friction. This contributes to patient comfort and safety.
Optical Devices:
Optical filters: Thin film coatings are used to create optical filters that selectively transmit or block specific wavelengths of light. These filters find applications in medical imaging and diagnostics.
Precision optics: Thin films enhance the performance of optical components used in medical devices such as microscopes and endoscopes.
Microscopy & Microanalysis Sample Slides:
Thin film coatings are essential for sample slides used in microscopy and microanalysis. They improve surface properties, allowing precise observation and analysis of biological samples.
Medical Implants:
Thin film deposition ensures that implants are biocompatible, wear-resistant, and integrate well with the body. It contributes to the success of procedures like joint replacements and dental implants.
KDF Magnetron Sputtering
Magnetron sputtering is well suited to providing these films. Sputtering systems from KDF Technologies are in use at leading medical device companies depositing films such Au, TiW, Ir, Ag, Zr, Ta, TaN, Ti, and TiN. With established technologies such as HIPIMS and Pulsed DC reactive sputtering we are in an ideal position to personalize a tool for your unique medical device application, backed by our team of dedicated applications, design and vacuum experts.
Key Capabilities
Precious Metal Sputtering with Upsilon Inset™ Cathode
Specifically designed for high thermal conductivity, high value materials such as Gold (Au), Platinum (Pt), Palladium (Pd), Silver (Ag)
Utilizes novel ‘Upsilon’ shape targets that enables up to 60% target utilization
3-Dimensional and Large Parts
Parts up to 4” in thickness can be loaded into tall horizontal (900 series) systems.
Pallets can hold total loaded weights of up to 150 pounds (system specific).
Water Pump:
Water pumps are high-performance pumps used in conjunction with the high vacuum pump (turbo or cryo) that increase water vapor pumping speeds to substantially improve system throughput and process stability.
HIPIMS:
HIPIMS (High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering) is a sputtering power supply and technique that can produce highly dense, smooth, and hard films with enhanced conformality or step-coverage for high aspect ratio applications.
Auto Rate Adjust (ARA):
Auto-rate-adjust will automatically adjust the scan speed or deposition power to account for a decrease in deposition rate from target wear, thereby maintaining a stable process thru the life of the target.
Water cooling
If heat during your process is a concern the chamber, internal shielding, and cathodes can all be water cooled.
Scan Velocity Control:
Allows the operator to create velocity profiles for the pallet as it passes through the deposition zone, enhancing film uniformities and rates.
IR Pallet temp measurement
Integrated pyrometer pallet/part temperature measurement. Instant feedback on temperature of your pallet and/or parts. Temperature readings can be integrated into recipes allowing for continued cooling, or heating, before proceeding with further recipe steps.
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In line with your process
The most reliable in-line sputtering tools in the industry are developed and manufactured by KDF. All of KDF’s systems are engineered to meet versatility and high throughput demands across a number of markets at the industry’s lowest cost of ownership.
- Mainstream silicon
- Emerging materials
- Flat panel displays
- Optical communications
- Medical devices
Across all platforms, KDF’s in-line batch sputtering systems are easier to use and maintain than cluster tools. KDF’s solutions provide users with increased:
- Film uniformity
- Throughput run to run
- Process stability
- ROI
- Automation
- Tool uptime
- Reliability
- Environmental health and safety benefits
KDF meets the needs of its customers by quickly developing tailored solutions and building on its core competencies. KDF can specifically engineerits tools for increased throughput, ROI or time to market. All existing KDF equipment is supported with upgrades and retrofits. In addition, as theOEM for MRC batch systems, KDF sustains all MRC batch products offering complete parts and service support on a world wide basis.
943ix and 954ix
The 943ix and 954ix are two of KDF’s x Series™ products. They feature the latest KDF cathode designs, which have been lengthened to 17 inches, offering improved uniformity over the entire pallet. x Series™ cathodes are available in both Planar™, Inset™ and RF/DC LMM™ cathode form.
