HUNT VALLEY, MD – May 19, 2009 – Reactive NanoTechnologies, Inc. (RNT), developer and manufacturer of its patented NanoFoil®, today announced Robeko of Münchweiler, Germany, a supplier of components for the thin film industry, has added NanoBond® capability to its sputtering system and component products and services offering. Robeko had previously entered into a license agreement for the use of RNT’s NanoFoil® and NanoBond® technologies. Robeko capitalized their facility in Münchweiler to bond sputter targets using RNT’s patented room temperature bonding technique. NanoBond® is used to bond sputter targets with the additional benefits of minimizing the CTE mismatch of target and backing plate materials, improving the overall performance of target assemblies in use, and providing a more environmentally friendly process solution.
“RNT has worked with Robeko over the past several months in demonstrating NanoBond® capability with their customer base,” stated RNT’s Global Vice President of Sales, Mike O’Neill. “Now, Robeko is ready to supply their customer base locally with NanoBonded® sputter targets.”
“We are very happy to be able to offer the NanoBond® technology to our customers,” says Thomas Müller, manager of the Robeko target business and bonding operations. “We are sure that the unique benefits of this technology will help our customers improve their processes to achieve higher quality and more cost-effective manufacturing of their products. We would like to thank RNT for the assistance they gave to us during the past months in setting up our bond shop.”
About RNT
Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, Reactive NanoTechnologies, Inc. (RNT) was founded in 2001 to develop and manufacture its patented technology, NanoFoil®.
NanoFoil® is used to precisely control the instantaneous release of heat energy for advanced joining applications providing superior performance and value to the user. The company has also developed its patented NanoBond® joining process to simplify manufacturing and ensure the benefits of NanoFoil® are maximized. NanoBond® is used today to bond sputter targets and in several electronics assembly applications including LED assembly and thermal management. Mass production of NanoFoil® is taking place from RNT’s onsite manufacturing facilities, supported by a worldwide sales, applications support, and distribution network. RNT continues to expand its customer base and has entered into licensing agreements with a number of Fortune 500 Companies. Its breakthrough technology has also earned several prestigious awards including the 2005 “R&D 100” from R&D Magazine, the 2005 Nano 50™ from NASA Nanotech Briefs Magazine and recognition in The National Nanotechnology Initiative Strategic Plan in December 2004. For more information please visit www.rntfoil.com
About Robeko
Robeko was founded in 2002 and focuses in the supply of thin film equipment and solutions for the vacuum coating industry. Headquartered in Münchweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany, Robeko today provides its services to customers throughout Europe. Markets served are large-area coating, renewable energies, tool coating as well as research and many others.
The product range includes hardware components like planar and cylindrical magnetron sputtering sources and plasma power supplies as well as materials and services, with the target bonding facility as its newest investment. Robeko materials are specially suited to the customer’s coating process. It also provides components and full service around the coating process: Process development – design and manufacturing of special coating components and materials up to maintenance. Robeko continues to enlarge its product offerings with the emphasis on materials and target bonding. Robeko’s next steps are the development of materials for photovoltaics like CuGa and expanding the NanoBond® joining technique to sophisticated material combinations which are of special interest to our customers. For more information, please visit www.robeko.de.