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Precision Flow Technologies, who design and manufacture ultra high purity process gas delivery systems, gas purge and mixing systems used in the semiconductor industry,will be subcontracted to produce SiC semiconductor-grade material. Along with three other subcontractors, they have received funding totaling $2.8 millionfrom Saratoga County-based C9 Corporation.
The funding will be partly used for the company to build a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at TechCity, which is in the process of being transformed into Hudson Valley’s first eco-friendly commercial and light industrial complex.
Hinchey, D-Hurley, U.S. representative said employment by the Saugerties-based company is now expected to expand by 190 from 185 to about 375. Furthermore, an additional 31 jobs are expected for construction of facilities for the company at TechCity.
Company president, Kevin Brady said in December that Precision Flow could grow double to $200 million if the product development is successful.
“If you look beyond the military application, the commercial opportunities could literally double the size of the company if you hit the timing correctly,” he said.
The military applications being addressed include increasing battery life for powering hand-held and back-pack devices for troops, recharging unmanned reconnaissance platforms, and development of hybrid vehicles.
One of the benefits of solar panels used in these type of applications is that the battery is constantly in a state of ‘float charging’, which is most commonly used for backup and emergency power applications where the discharge of the battery is infrequent.
In the float charging state, the charger, battery and load are connected in parallel. The charger
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operates off the normal power supply which provides current to the load during operation. In the event of normal power supply failure, the battery provides backup power until the normal power supply is restored. Precision Flow Technologies is one of 15 companies in The Solar Energy Consortium, which Hinchey helped spearhead.
Riber announces further orders for MBE kits in India and US
2010-04-20
The new R&D reactors will be employed in biosensor, solar cell and various GaAs based heterostructures
French based firm Riber, a manufacturer of MBE systems providing globally to the compound semiconductor industry, has announced two orders for reactors which will be used in research and development.
EPIR Technologies, based in Illinois serves the civilian and defense sectors and when formed in 1998, focused on developing infrared materials for the US military. Since then, it has expanded its repertoire and the latest MBE32 reactor acquisition should meet the requirements of its latest developments which include biosensors and PV solar cells.
Having successfully demonstrated a novel scheme for detecting biological warfare agents in HVAC systems, EPIR is currently in the process of prototyping the sensors based on this technology.
The company is also working with Sunovia Energy Technologies to produce low-cost, high- efficiency multijunction solar cells, modules and systems for space, commercial and residential applications.
An additional order for an EPINEAT research system has been received from an Indian research institution. The EPINEAT system
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