Hine Automation, LLC

09/27/2021

MEET ME MONDAY! John Boozer serves Hine Automation as our Technical Support Engineer. He is on the frontlines with our customers when it comes to support and technical accuracy. John goes above and beyond to answer the call of clients in a timely fashion.

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09/24/2021

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Hine Automation | 657 followers on LinkedIn. Combining unsurpassed quality and reliability with modular and versatile designs to meet today’s automation challenges | Hine Automation, LLC is a designer and manufacturer of vacuum automation systems and robotic components. We serve Original Equipment...

09/21/2021

Designed to provide cassette loading and unloading capabilities for the Constellation family of cluster systems our Vacuum and Atmospheric Cassette to Cassette Load Ports (CLP & ALP) can be customized to adapt to a Customer’s specific requirements. The various Load Port configurations are built around the Hine Automation Vacuum & Atmospheric Elevators with material indexing and positional sensing capabilities.

Vacuum and Atmospheric Cassette Load Ports Vacuum and Atmospheric Cassette Load Ports

09/15/2021

Our rebuild and repair services extend the life of your robotic components at low cost and include a 90-day warranty for target repairs and a 1-year warranty on comprehensive rebuilds. We offer three types of services for legacy robots and elevators: Comprehensive Rebuild, Targeted Repair and Replacements. Replacements are available in New or Refurbished condition.

Rebuild and Repair Services Repair and Refurbishment of Hine Automation Products and Legacy Products Rebuild

09/13/2021

MEET ME MONDAY! Jackie brings 10+ years of mechanical engineering, operations, and management experience to Hine Automation. Previously, Jackie served as an applications engineer focusing on DDC logic programming, start up, commissioning, and troubleshooting. She then served in engineering sales roles and was a Director of Operations for a fiberoptic lighting solutions organization. Jackie has worked her way through the ranks at Hine Automation in manufacturing operations for the past seven years and now serves as Production Control Manager. Jackie holds a BSME from the University of South Florida. https://buff.ly/3hUYLkO

09/08/2021

Mervyn Davis, Manager Director at Nordiko Technical Services, trusted Hine for the development of an eight-sided vacuum transfer system platform. In the eyes of many, Nordiko, a well-known and respected manufacturer of Ion Beam and Physical V***r Deposition with over 35 years in the industry, took a bold chance by giving Hine Automation this opportunity. Mervyn and Nordiko saw value in this situation instead. Read how it all worked out!

When is creative too creative? WWell-known and respected designers of automation systems in the semiconductor industry, Hine’s managers and founders, Ed Richards and Jeff Cole, are notably responsible for Hine’s successes. Their extensive knowledge and experience is what has drawn many customers...

09/06/2021

Happy Labor Day from everyone who works hard every day at Hine Automation!

09/03/2021

FRIDAY FUNNY! Question: What did the integrated circuit say when it was enlightened? Answer: IC.

08/23/2021

MEET ME MONDAY! Curtis Younkman brings 20+ years of operations, management, sales, and engineering experience to Hine Automation. Curtis has a diverse background with experience in commercial sales, HVAC applications engineering, and customer service in the technical arena. He now serves as Hine Automation’s Technical Sales Manager, supporting client initiatives from project onset to delivery. Curtis has a BS in Marketing Business Administration from Western Governors University. https://buff.ly/3cMvUMN

08/20/2021

At Hine Automation, we are nimble and forward-thinking. We understand how critical it is to be simultaneously flexible and dependable. We are quick to deliver but most importantly, we prioritize quality. As a collaborative extension of your engineering team, we take your plans and produce your custom project to your unique specifications. https://buff.ly/2VEW3Yi

08/17/2021

Our customer needed to automate their process module using a cassette-to-cassette transfer system. Read how we were able to help in this case study.

When is creative too creative? SSometimes handling and transporting certain substrates is not straightforward. This is because everything in this world requiring handling is not a specific standard size. While Hine Automation is extremely capable of meeting the handling requirements of standard size...

08/16/2021

Hine Automation aligners offer a precise and reliable alignment solution for opaque and transparent substrates within high vacuum environments. Although our Aligners are designed to work with Hine Robotic Arms, they may be integrated into systems with a robotic arm able to execute Delta Picks. Ask for more information today!

Vacuum Aligners High vacuum environment Aligners