Nov 9 2009
The new clean room, which consists of Class 7 (10,000) and Class 4 (10) areas, is equipped with the latest metrology instrumentation for micro and nano technologies (MNT).
The facility is an expansion of Taylor Hobson's Centre of Excellence laboratory at Leicester, which provides measurement support, training and advice to UK manufacturing and research companies in the field of MNT through the CEMMNT (Centre of Excellence in Metrology for Micro and Nano Technologies) partnership.
Taylor Hobson, a recognized leader in the manufacture of ultra-precision measurement instrumentation, has partnered with the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and four other globally recognized leaders in MNT (The UK National Physical Laboratory, QinetiQ, Coventor, and BAE Systems) in supporting CEMMNT, a five-year project to accelerate the commercial development of MNT technologies across the United Kingdom. DTI has provided £4.3 million of funding from the MNT Capital Facilities Programme to CEMMNT for the creation of four Centres of Excellence nationwide.
Taylor Hobson currently spends a significant portion of its research budget at Leicester but also funds research at UK universities and is represented on international standards bodies as well. With over 20 years of experience in micro- and nano-scale measurement, Taylor Hobson recently announced the launch of its world beating PGI 2540 Profiler Instrument boasting 0.2nm resolution, which again pushes the leading edge of metrology forward.