QED TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF ITS NEXT GENERATION MRF(r) POLISHING MACHINE
May 10 2011 - 6:00AM
QED Technologies (QED), pioneer and provider of Magnetorheological
Finishing (MRF®) polishing and Subaperture Stitching Interferometry
(SSI®) metrology platforms for the precision optics industry,
announces the release of Q-flex™, its next generation MRF polishing
system. Q-flex offers the determinism of MRF in a newly
designed modular platform that allows quick configuration changes
and provides unprecedented manufacturing capabilities, especially
for difficult spheres, aspheres and freeform optics.
QED’s Q-flex takes precision optics polishing to new
levels of performance and flexibility while enhancing its ease of
use. Q-flex incorporates all new MRF polishing head designs
with 20mm, 50mm and 150mm size wheels. Features such as
kinematic base plates and automatic head alignment, enable
tool-free head changeovers in minutes. The new MRF head designs
also enable polishing of freeform optics and more of today’s
challenging optical designs. The all new modular Fluid Control
Modules (FCM) make fluid changes fast and the integrated Electronic
Fluid Management System (EFMS) provides greater fluid stability and
continuity from day to day and machine to machine. New QED.NET
software, based on the latest .NET architecture, provides different
process flows for prototype and production modes, and allows for
customized access by different levels of users. Its "Wizard"
feature guides users through many processes with an online help
system available to answer any questions that may
arise. QED.NET also enables fast and convenient remote support
from QED by allowing operators to email questions and workspaces to
QED Customer Service right from the machine.
"MRF has been the technology of choice for precision
optics manufacturers for years. With Q-flex, we incorporated
many of the design and functionality elements requested by our
customers. As a result, Q-flex delivers all of the benefits of
MRF technology while being incredibly flexible. Q-flex also
brings more capability and efficiency to any optics manufacturer,
from volume production to prototype shops," said Andrew Kulawiec,
President of QED Technologies.
Q-flex will be introduced at SPIE's Optifab tradeshow, May
10-12, Rochester NY.
ABOUT QED TECHNOLOGIES
Since it was founded in 1996, QED Technologies, based in
Rochester, NY, has built a reputation for producing high quality
products based on revolutionary, patented technology, advanced
computer numerical control machines and world-class software to
provide shop-ready solutions for nearly any precision optics
manufacturing need. QED offers state-of-the-art finishing and
metrology solutions that are designed to meet the needs of advanced
optics manufacturers by increasing production speed and yield while
decreasing costs. QED is dedicated to providing revolutionary
technical solutions that enable or significantly enhance its
customers’ capabilities and positively impact their bottom
line. QED Technologies is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cabot
Microelectronics Corporation (NASDAQ:CCMP). For more
information about QED Technologies, visit www.qedmrf.com or contact
Robin Townell, Marketing Manager, at (585) 256-6540 ext. 241.
ABOUT CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, headquartered in Aurora,
Illinois, is the world's leading supplier of CMP polishing slurries
and a growing CMP pad supplier to the semiconductor industry. The
company's products play a critical role in the production of
advanced semiconductor devices, enabling the manufacture of
smaller, faster and more complex devices by its customers. The
company’s mission is to create value by developing reliable and
innovative solutions, through close customer collaboration, that
solve today’s challenges and help enable tomorrow’s
technology. Since becoming an independent public company in
2000, the company has grown to approximately 975 employees on a
global basis. For more information about Cabot
Microelectronics Corporation, visit www.cabotcmp.com or contact Amy
Ford, Director of Investor Relations at (630) 499-2600.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
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"forward looking statements" within the meaning of federal
securities regulations. These forward-looking statements include
statements related to: future sales and operating results; company
and industry growth, contraction or trends; growth or contraction
of the markets in which the company participates; international
events or various economic factors; product performance; the
generation, protection and acquisition of intellectual property,
and litigation related to such intellectual property; new product
introductions; development of new products, technologies and
markets; natural disasters; the acquisition of or investment in
other entities; uses and investment of the company’s cash balance;
and the construction of facilities by Cabot Microelectronics
Corporation. These forward-looking statements involve a number of
risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those described
from time to time in Cabot Microelectronics’ filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those described by these
forward-looking statements. In particular, see "Risk Factors" in
the company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
December 31, 2010 and in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, both filed with the
SEC. Cabot Microelectronics assumes no obligation to update this
forward-looking information.
CONTACT: Amy Ford, Director, Investor Relations
630-499-2600
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