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The Foundation of Precision: High-Stability
Semiconductor Equipment Castings

As a leading China semiconductor casting manufacturer, KBR leverages decades of expertise in high-precision machine tools to deliver the unparalleled stability, material integrity, and dimensional accuracy required for the structural bases, frames, and housings of next-generation semiconductor equipment.

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Challenges

The Unyielding Demands of Nanoscale Manufacturing

The semiconductor industry operates at the frontier of physics, where success is measured in angstroms. The structural components of fabrication, metrology, and testing equipment are not just hardware; they are the bedrock of performance. Any compromise in their stability or purity directly impacts yield and profitability. on the foundational components, where even the slightest imperfection can compromise the entire system.

Vibrational & Thermal Stability

At the nanoscale, the slightest vibration or thermal expansion in a machine's base or frame can cause critical misalignment. Foundational castings must provide superior vibration damping and dimensional stability to ensure repeatable, sub-micron accuracy.

Material Purity & Vacuum Integrity

The ultra-cleanroom and high-vacuum environments essential for semiconductor processing are unforgiving.To meet these demands, low-porosity castings for vacuum & cleanroom applications are essential. Structural castings must be exceptionally dense and free from internal porosity to prevent outgassing, which can contaminate entire wafer batches.

Structural Rigidity

The immense weight of subsystems and the dynamic forces of motion systems demand structural components with absolute rigidity. This ensures long-term geometric accuracy and reliable performance over millions of cycles.

Process

KBR Semiconductor Solution Matrix

Semiconductor Industry challenge	Required Casting characteristic	KBR's Verifiable Solution & Evidence
Mitigating Nanoscale Vibration	Superior Vibration Damping	High-Grade Gray lron (HT300-HT350):A material with proven excellent damping properties.ideal for creating a vibration-damping gray iron basefor precision tools.
Preventing Vacuum Environment Contamination	Low Porosity/ High Material Density	Mastery of Ductile lron Casting:Advanced processes to produce highly dense QT450-15nodular iron castings for semiconductor equipment,minimizing outgassing risks.
Ensuring Long-Term Stability	High Rigidity & Low Thermal Distortion	Resin Sand Casting for Large structures:Our expertise in resin sand casting for largesemiconductor bases allows us to produce massive,single-piece structures up to 10,000 kg
Achieving Sub-Micron Alignment	High Dimensional Accuracy	In-House Precision Machining & 3D Scanning:Delivering finished components with verified tolerancesas tight as 0.05mm through expert CNC machining.
Guaranteeing Process Repeatability	Verifiable & Consistent Quality	IS0 9001:2015 Certified System & Full in-HouseMetrology Lab: Including ultrasonic flaw detection to ensure internalsoundness

Quality Control

Qualification Through Verification:
Our Commitment to Quality

In high-stakes manufacturing, trust is earned through proof. Our quality system is not just a certificate on the wall; it is an integrated, data-driven process designed to mitigate risk and ensure absolute conformance to your specifications.Our entire operation is certified to the ISO 9001:2015 standard, ensuring a systematic, repeatable, and documented approach to quality assurance.

Quality Control

Comprehensive In-House
Metrology & Testing

We validate every critical parameter in our dedicated quality lab, providing you with complete transparency and verifiable data.

Spectrometer

To verify the precise chemical composition of every melt, ensuring material properties meet specifications like HT300 or QT450-15.

Tensile Strength & Hardness Testers

To confirm that the final casting possesses the required mechanical properties for strength, durability, and wear resistance.

Ultrasonic Flaw Detector

To perform ultrasonic inspection for castings. This ultrasonic flaw detection inspects the internal structure for subsurface porosity or inclusions, a critical step to prevent outgassing in vacuum components.

Metallographic Microscope

To examine the material's microstructure (e.g., graphite flake size in gray iron or nodularity in ductile iron), which dictates its performance characteristics.

3D Scanner

To perform 3D scanning for castings. This CAD-to-part inspection provides high-precision dimensional verification against the original CAD model, ensuring accuracy and conformance.

Projects

Typical Components forHigh-Performance Equipment

Semiconductor Tool Base Casting:
High-Stability Equipment Bases & Frames

Process: Resin Sand Casting

Material: HT350 Gray Iron

Weight:860 kg

As a premier HT300/HT350 semiconductor tool base casting, it is engineered for maximum rigidity and vibration damping.

Gearbox Cover Casting:
Stable structure, clean grooves

Process : Coated sand process

Material:HT300 Gray Iron

Weight:56 kg

The adoption of multiple processes guarantees defect-free grooves and accurate dimensional tolerances

Capabilities

Mastering the Craft : Our Dual Casting Processes

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Resin Sand Process

Coated Sand Process

Resin Sand Process

For Large-Scale & Heavy-Duty Castings

Our Resin Sand process is ideal for producing large, heavy, and structurally demanding castings. Using robust metal or wood patterns, High-strength sand shell, with a smaller draft angle,24 to 72 hours of insulation time.this process provides a cost-effective solution for low-to-medium volume production runs where structural integrity is paramount.

Key Specifications Table

Casting Weight: 50 kg – 10,000 kg

Best For: Low-to-medium volume (tens to hundreds annually)

Materials: Gray Iron (HT200,HT250,HT300,).Ductile Iron (QT400-QT450-QT500-QT600)

Applications: Machine Tool Bases, Large Housings, Construction Machinery Frames

Coated Sand Process

For High-Precision & High-Volume Components

When precision and surface finish are critical, our Coated Sand process delivers exceptional results. Using high-precision, long-life iron molds (100,000+ uses), By using the core shooter, we can produce more precise sand molds with a smaller draft angle.we achieve accuracy errors within 0.5mm, the surface roughness reaches Ra25.making it perfect for complex parts in high-volume production.

Key Specifications Table

Casting Weight: 5 kg – 1,000 kg

Best For: Hundreds to tens of thousands

Materials: Gray Iron (HT200,HT250,HT300,).Ductile Iron (QT400-QT450-QT500-QT600)

Applications: Valve, Cylinder block, Transmission parts

Trusted by Leading OEMs Worldwide for Gray & Ductile Iron Castings

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Whether you have a complete CAD model or are in the early stages of design, we can provide expert guidance on material selection, process optimization, and design for manufacturability to ensure your project's success.

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The Foundation of Precision: High-Stability Semiconductor Equipment Castings

Challenges

The Unyielding Demands of Nanoscale Manufacturing

Vibrational & Thermal Stability

Material Purity & Vacuum Integrity

Structural Rigidity

Process

KBR Semiconductor Solution Matrix

Quality Control

Qualification Through Verification:Our Commitment to Quality

Quality Control

Comprehensive In-House Metrology & Testing

Spectrometer

Tensile Strength & Hardness Testers

Ultrasonic Flaw Detector

Metallographic Microscope

3D Scanner

Projects

Typical Components forHigh-Performance Equipment

Semiconductor Tool Base Casting:High-Stability Equipment Bases & Frames

As a premier HT300/HT350 semiconductor tool base casting, it is engineered for maximum rigidity and vibration damping.

Gearbox Cover Casting:Stable structure, clean grooves

The adoption of multiple processes guarantees defect-free grooves and accurate dimensional tolerances

Capabilities

Mastering the Craft : Our Dual Casting Processes

Resin Sand Process

For Large-Scale & Heavy-Duty Castings

Key Specifications Table

Coated Sand Process

For High-Precision & High-Volume Components

Key Specifications Table

Trusted by Leading OEMs Worldwide for Gray & Ductile Iron Castings

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The Foundation of Precision: High-Stability
Semiconductor Equipment Castings

Qualification Through Verification:
Our Commitment to Quality

Comprehensive In-House
Metrology & Testing

Semiconductor Tool Base Casting:
High-Stability Equipment Bases & Frames

Gearbox Cover Casting:
Stable structure, clean grooves