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Engineering Notes

## Engineering Notes by Oriental Motor

# Welcome to Oriental Motor's "Engineering Notes" Blog:

Products and technology are only valuable when coupled with skilled people and services to support them. Since 1978, ORIENTAL MOTOR U.S.A. CORP. has been building a service and support system to better serve customers. It is our goal to provide the best product and service from the design phase, through the sale and beyond.

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## [Simplify Wafer Handling Machine Designs with Modular Products from the Same Family](https://blog.orientalmotor.com/simplify-wafer-handling-machine-design-with-modular-products-from-the-same-family)

 Posted by [Johann Tang](https://blog.orientalmotor.com/author/johann-tang) on Oct 31, 2023, 6:45:48 PM

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The growing demand for semiconductors, driven by technological advancements like AI, IoT, and robotics, makes it crucial to handle these delicate wafers efficiently and precisely.  In this article, we will explain how unified features from a family of motors and actuators can simplify automation for semiconductor wafer manufacturing.

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