Hine Design was a leading supplier of wafer-handling robots for semiconductor process tools - the company was purchased by Asyst Technologies in 1998. Asyst was then sold to Crossing Automation which has now been sold to Brooks Automation (www.brooks.com)
Technologies Employed: Sheet Metal, Mechanisms, Ball Screws, Ball Bearings, DC Motors, Servo Motors, CNC Machining, and Plastics.
1. Design and detail of a Dual Arm End Effector with Edge Grip
2. Design and detail of a R-Theta-Z vacuum robot