MATERIAL HANDLING & PRODUCT TRACKING/ROUTING
			Superior Automation can handle all your material handling, control and monitoring requirements. Working with either one of our partners or your choice of conveyor manufacturer, we have the Material Control System (MCS) software and systems integration expertise to tie all your equipment together. Plus, we can handle all your mechanical interface and project engineering concerns. We have the background and experience to fully understand the requirements of factory automation and can offer you optimal solutions to best suit your needs. We supply material handling solutions for the Semiconductor, Disk Drive, and Flat Panel industries.
		The SA Material Control System (SAMCS) tracks, routes and monitors cassettes in real time using RF ID tags. The system can handle material transfer between process tools or process tools and metrology, providing process to metrology feedback. The system offers a GEM/SECS layer providing seamless integration with your MES system. In house Demo - SA Material Control System - Quickdraw Conveyor Description: Class 10 Automated Material Handling System offering Windows NT 4.0 software, RF ID tags embedded in 95mm Disk cassettes and MS SQL for product routing and tracking. The software offers open connectivity to standard corporate networks, databases, MES systems, and other factory tools/peripherals.
		Features and Capabilities Windows NT-based GUI software package Graphical representation of fab, showing location of tools, stockers, and other equipment where lots may be located RF ID Reader at each tool input/output reads cassette RF ID from tag mounted within cassette Central data collection PC communicates with all RF ID readers via dedicated ethernet network Read success/failure indicator lights for each reader, chime sound on successful read RF ID Readers in continuous read mode, reading is initiated automatically when the tag is presented to reader Know the location of any cassette in real-time Type in the cassette you are looking for The screen will highlight the tool or stocker location where the cassette was last read Follows the cassette in real-time as it travels through the fab Every event logged to on-board MS Access Server database (optional MS SQL Server or remote host) Historical log of where a cassette has been over time (actual cycle time from tool-to-tool and throughout the process can be determined from this) Historical log of each tool, what cassettes have come and gone (actual tool throughput can be determined from this) Lifetime tracking of cassette Initialization station, downloads lot ID and timestamp to RF tag Add additional readers/writers at minimal cost (up to 255 readers per data collection PC) Standalone cassette monitoring software package Runs on any PC on the corporate network Links through Ethernet to the central data collection PC View historical logs of lots and tools in real-time from your desk Host messaging system to send cassette information to host MES Custom developed SQL interface or SECS-II messaging per customer requirements (Fully GEM compliant optional) Optional SMIF/FOUP Interface
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