Deposition systems
Chamber layouts, source geometry, shutters, masks and substrate fixtures.
Scientific instruments · Vacuum engineering · Precision mechanisms
Mechanical engineering for demanding vacuum instruments.
Design and development of deposition hardware, wafer handling, HV/UHV mechanisms and precision sample stages.
- Vacuum compatible
- Precise, repeatable motion
- Manufacture-ready design
Specialisms
Mechanical design for scientific instruments.
From a single mechanism to a complete instrument assembly.
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Silicon-wafer handling
Carriers, clamps and transfer mechanisms with clean, repeatable positioning.
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HV / UHV remote mechanisms
Linear, rotary and compound motion through feedthroughs, bellows and linkages.
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Sample tables & stages
Heated, cooled, translated or rotated stages with stable datums and service access.
Instrument systems
Vacuum, motion, thermal control and access—resolved together.
Chamber assemblies
Ports, structures, clearances and removable modules.
Sample manipulation
Linear, rotary, lift, tilt and indexed motion.
Thermal stages
Heating, cooling, isolation and sensor integration.
Instrument structures
Stable frames and datums for aligned hardware.
VacuumHV and UHV-compatible detail
MotionLinear, rotary and compound handling
ThermalAmbient to elevated-temperature stages
DeliverySolidWorks CAD, drawings and release packs
Engineering approach
Built around the experiment.
Motion, heat, cleanliness, access and assembly are treated as one system.
Define
Sample, vacuum, temperature, motion and interfaces.
Resolve
Datums, ports, feedthroughs, envelopes and access.
Engineer
Materials, tolerances, bearings, flexures and linkages.
Deliver
CAD, drawings, BOMs and manufacturing support.
About Archetypal Design
Direct, specialist engineering support.
Archetypal Design Ltd is led by Fintan Moloney and focuses on scientific instruments where vacuum, motion, heat and precision must coexist.
Clients work directly with the engineer doing the design.
2013 Established
08465244 Company number
SolidWorks Native CAD
“The best scientific mechanism disappears into the experiment: precise, reliable and easy to operate.” Archetypal Design
Discuss an instrument
Developing a vacuum instrument?
Send the sample size, vacuum level, motion, temperature and project stage.
Email
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