Academia TMC (Preguntas frecuentes)

Custom Optical Table Design and Installation

The new Research Center MAIN of TU Chemnitz in Germany recently added a cleanroom to their Optics/Plasmonics laboratory. The lab required a large optical table surface installed in the cleanroom’s raised floor environment, a somewhat unusual setup.

Newsletter - Quarter 3, 2022

Our new quarterly newsletter - Vibrations.

TMC Optical Table Supports the World's Most Intense Lasers

ELI (Extreme Light Infrastructure) is the first infrastructure in the world capable of the investigation of the interactions between light and matter with the highest intensity, in the so-called ultra-relativistic range. ELI have been implemented as a distributed research infrastructure based on 3 specialized and complimentary facilities located in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania.

Optical Spectroscopy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

The Ultrafast THz and Optical Spectroscopy Lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute make vibration concerns irrelevant with TMC's custom product.

Quantum Optics and Quantum Computing

Quantum Optics and Computing are very hot topics these days with the potential to radically change the way computers work and to enhance their performance to heights once thought impossible. Quantum Optics is the study of how individual quanta of light, known as photons, interact with matter, such as atoms and molecules.

Active Vibration Control vs. Passive Vibration Control - Part 1

In part one of a three-part series, Wes Wigglesworth, TMC’s Product Manager for Active Systems explains the difference between active and passive vibration control.

Active Vibration Control vs. Passive Vibration Control - Part 2

In part two of a three-part series, Wes Wigglesworth, TMC’s Product Manager continues to discuss pneumatic isolators and Parallel-Type active vibration control.

Active Vibration Control vs. Passive Vibration Control - Part 3

In the final part of a three-part series, Wes Wigglesworth, TMC’s Product Manager continues to discuss pneumatic isolators and Parallel-Type active vibration control.

Advanced Hybrid Vibration Isolation System for Optical Tables

LaserTable-Base offers an extraordinary level of improvement over traditional pneumatic isolation in terms of overall vibration isolation from sub-Hz to very high-frequency floor vibration. In this interview, Wes Wigglesworth discusses applications for this technology.

5 tips for maximizing your lab space

Choosing a raised platform for semiconductor facilities

Most semiconductor facilities have raised floors to handle the cleanliness requirements in the fab. Raised floors are typically not used to support environmentally sensitive processing equipment commonly used in chip manufacturing. Instead, these tools are often installed on raised pedestals like a Quiet Island.

Para edificios sin sistema central de aire comprimido, ¿por qué es mejor ejecutar una mesa de aire TMC en un compresor silencioso en lugar de una botella de gas?

What's the difference between Vibration Damping and Vibration Isolation?

We often get questions about the difference between vibration damping and vibration isolation. Sometimes people use these terms interchangeably, but they are different. In this video TMC’s Sales and Applications Engineer, Jake Porrazzo, uses our CleanBench™ to demonstrate the difference between damping and isolation.

Are Quiet Islands a “Greener” approach to advanced research facilities architecture?

The traditional method to create a quieter building is to use more steel and concrete. And, ultimately, this approach becomes impractical as a building cannot provide a vibration environment quieter than the ground beneath the building. We discuss why Quiet Islands are better, and better for the environment.

For buildings with no central compressed air system, why it is better to run a TMC air table on a silent compressor instead of a bottle of gas?

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre una mesa de laboratorio y una pequeña mesa óptica?

5 consejos para maximizar el espacio de tu laboratorio

Understanding and Measuring Noise Sources in Vibration Isolation Systems

This post briefly introduces the key concepts in noise measurement, and how to interpret the results. Measuring vibration can be tricky, especially for random sources of vibration. Improper measurement can lead to incorrect or ambiguous floor vibration requirements for commercial tools, misleading or inaccurate site surveys, and ultimately incorrect conclusions about system susceptibility and performance.

Vibrations Podcast - Case Study of Cancer Research Facility

Three universities planned to construct a state-of-the art cancer research facility housing high end inspection tools such as TEMs and SEMs on a donated piece of land at a river bank in a busy metropolitan setting surrounded by highways, bridges, light rail traffic, and long-term construction staging and activities. This podcast discusses the vibration challenges that needed to be overcome.

Vibrations Podcast Part 2 - Case Study of Cancer Research Facility

In Part 2 we discuss how noise and vibration activities often worsen once a facility is built. Vibration levels within a building have been shown to increase with time as it is occupied by people and equipment. This can be even worse in urban environments where outside development of train lines, roads and building construction often makes vibration worse with time.

A Challenging Vibration Environment for a Cancer Research Facility - Part 3

In this third part of the podcast Mike Georgalis discusses how TMC works with on-site vibration data and creates solutions to lower those vibration levels to meet the customer’s specs and instruments. He also discussed the importance of working with any existing vibration control systems in OEM instruments.

Vibration Isolation for Cell Culture Incubators

Recently it has been found that unwanted vibration can play a deleterious role in cell culture incubators. Vibration can come from the incubator itself, due to fans or circulation of water to heat the incubator. More often vibration comes from the environment.

Vibration Isolation Options for Optical Tops and Laboratory Benches

CleanBench tables and CleanTop optical tops with Gimbal Pistons out-perform other air isolators. In this video, Jake Porrazzo discusses applications for this technology.

Custom Designed Vibration Control Systems for OEMs

Original Equipment Manufacturers like ZYGO are experts in their core technology. ZYGO builds the world’s best non-contact metrology systems. TMC builds the world’s best vibration control systems. If you’re an OEM, why design your own vibration control system? Leave it to us. We’ve been doing it for many of the largest equipment makers in the world for more than 50 years.