This is commissioning day and manual functional tests begin. We ensure that the water channels have flow, are connected correctly and that there are no leaks.
We check the electrical connections are correctly made and that all components of the system operate as they should in manual set up mode.
The WAVE system can be used across a variety of pumping platforms and chamber configurations so there is a list of pumping and process set up variables to work through.
This is to ensure that the system is correctly tuned to the chamber volume, valve configuration and pump type.
Once the checklist is complete the pump system is put into fully automatic mode and the warm up, or cool down can begin.
During this time the engineers on site are checking that everything is progressing as it should be. This time is also spent tidying up the installation and
documenting any alterations that have been made.
We actively encourage the machine operators and maintenance engineers to engage with the commissioning procedure,
its extremely useful to see the set up and how the various control screens interact with the system.
Early familiarity with the controls and the way the system operates is always extremely valuable.
The sign off for the upgrade is typically its ability to run the processes that it previously ran.
Working together with the process engineers and the machine operators Wordentec engineers can assist with setting up the first process.
This involves the set-up of the various materials used, and so very quickly the operators can learn how to operate the system with
the new process controls whilst setting up a real-world process. Once set up correctly the system should complete the process without intervention whilst logging every second of every process for later evaluation. This first process can then be used as a template, as in our experience, once the set of usual materials are set up, the creation of most other processes will be the transfer of layer thicknesses from the previous process controller.
