Bonding Procedures

Module reception from Gantry

• Pick up modules from workshop
• Put carton boxes in ante-room to clean room
• If carton box damaged, take pictures
• Open carton boxes and remove module boxes
• Put module boxes in clean room
• Open boxes and look if modules are damaged due to transport
• In case of damages, take pictures with camera
• Receive modules in TrackerDB
• Assign boxes to bonding teams

Special procedure for modules to be repaired

• Check in the Tracker DB if the modules are set to faulty, else let the repair center set the modules to faulty before accepting the modules
• Accept only modules that are shipped with a transport barcode and are registered as shipped in the TrackerDB
• For each module, fill in the first box on the bonding repair sheet
• Take the box and the sheets to the bonding lab and assign the box to a bonding team
• The bonders will add the modules to a "Module-Repair-List" (There is a special folder for repaired modules in the bonding lab where this list is contained)
• During repair, the missing entries on the bonding repair sheet will be filled in by the bonders
• When the module has been repaired, it will be added to a special box, that is labelled with a special repaired module box sheet.
• The Bonding Repair data have to be entered in the Bonding interface before the module can be shipped back
• After bonding data have been entered, modules have to be shipped back to the repair center with an official transfer barcode on the module box (but without carton)

What to do with Grade C modules

• Take an empty module box an put all Grade C modules in this box
• Get a tranpsort barcode and create a transfer to the repair center (Aachen-Repair) in the TrackerDB
• label the box with the barcode
• Then, for each module,
  • Post a module failure report (if you feel not like you know what to enter, please contact a bonding supervisor):
    • Select "Post Report" in the top menu
    • Enter module barcode and select "Enter Code"
    • Fill in the fiels "Your Name", "Production Center", "Is module repairable". Select the corresponding "failure types" and enter "Short description" of the problem.
    • Press "NEXT"
    • Review (and correct, if necessary) the entered data and press "CONFIRM"
  • Write down the barcode on a separate sheet of paper.
  • Add the module to the transport in the TrackerDB
  • If there is a 1d barcode on the module leg (additionally to the one on the transport frame), list that module on a sheet with a star (asterisk).
  • Enter in the bonding folder (paper sheet) that the module leaves the bonding lab. Write that it has been sent to the repair center by stating "RC" next to the date.
• For old module boxes, make sure top foam is there before closing the box
• Update the database an initiate the transfer by pressing "Update"-button.
• Close box. Tape the box with tape in order that no humidity can enter
• For all modules, collect the hybrid and gantry information sheets and put them on top of the box in an envelope
• Add all modules marked with a star to the following document, and add that document to the envelope
• Deliver the box and the envelope to the repair center personally.

About saturated channels

Shipping modules to a PIC

• Pack one module box with requested modules: Take an empty box
• Get a tranpsort barcode and create a transfer to the requested location in the TrackerDB
• label the box with the barcode
• Then, for each module,
  • Check if it is listed in Jean-Charles list "Available Modules for petal production"
  • Write down the barcode on a separate sheet of paper.
  • Add the module to the transport in the TrackerDB
  • If there is a 1d barcode on the module leg (additionally to the one on the transport frame), list that module on a sheet with a star (asterisk).
  • Enter in the bonding folder (paper sheet) that the module leaves the bonding lab
• For old module boxes, make sure top foam is there before closing the box
• Update the database an initiate the transfer by pressing "Update"-button.
• Close box. Tape the box with tape in order that no humidity can enter
• Put the box in the carton and add a package of silica desiccant
• For all modules, collect the hybrid and gantry information sheets and add them to the carton box in an envelope
• Add all modules marked with a star to the following document, and add that document to the carton box
• Close and tape the carton box
• If available, add a Shock Watch label to the carton box outer side
• Look for the destination address at the page Tracker Ship and Receive page
• Go with the box to the secretariat and request a shipment to the destination addresss, fill in the shipment request.
• Finally, send an e-mail to the destination center.