The ALS Users' Meeting Program Committee welcomes the following compaines and their representatives to this year's meeting and gratefully acknowledges their support to the ALS user community.

A&N Corporation
Exhibitors: Dana King, Charles Valenti

A&N Corporation, manufacturer of high vacuum components since 1965, offers researchers and laboratories an extensive line of standard high and ultra high vacuum components, as well as custom valves and process chambers. A&N products are designed to meet or exceed the standards required by industrial and academic users, such as those involved with thin film disposition, surface analysis, laser devices, cryogenics and the aerospace industry.
Contact: Dana King, 800-352-6431, sales@ancorp.com

ACS Motion Control
Exhibtor: Joe Trama

High performance motion control products.
Contact: Joe Trama, 310-430-4464, joet@acsmotioncontrol.com

Advanced Design Consulting USA, Inc.
Exhibitor: Alexander Deyhim

ADC, Inc. manages, designs and manufactures complete front ends and beamlines, insertion devices, optical tables, beam shutters, beam stops, monochromators, ion chambers, x-ray furnaces, UHV vessels, slits, small precision jacks, spectrometers, cryogenic systems, beam transport pipes, beryllium window assemblies, copper flair chambers and mirror systems. Our assistance includes overall project management, ray tracing, mechanical and instrumentation design, manufacturing, assembly and testing, commissioning and training (www.adc9001.com).
Contact: Alex Deyhim, 607-533-3531, adc@adc9001.com

Alcatel Vacuum Products
Exhibitors: Paul Young, Steve Hendren

Alcatel manufactures the Adixen brand vacuum pumps and helium leak detectors. We will display Dry pumps, Turbo pumps and our ASM142D dry helium leak detctor.
Contact: Paul Young, 925-788-2858, paul.young@adixen-usa.com

Blake Industries, Inc.
Exhibitors: David Rognlie, Fern Letnes

Blake Industries is the Huber distributor and supplier of diffractometers, rotary tables, slit assemblies and Kapp goniometers, goniometer heads and many other accessories.
Contact: David Rognlie, 908 233-7240, blake4xray@worldnet.att.net

BOC Edwards
Exhibitor: Gar Wilson

BOC Edwards is a leading supplier of an extensive range of premier vacuum and pressure equipment, systems and accessories for high-tech industries such as chemical, pharmaceutical, metallurgy, wastewater treatment, power, scientific instrumentation and research and development. Our equipment is supported by applications expertise, dedication to continual research and development and backed by world-class services.
Contact: Ona Blanchette, 978-658-5410, ona.blanchette@bocedwards.com

Brooks Automation (represented by Mbar)
Exhibitors: John Freeman, Robert Willis, Cynthia Positano

Granville-Phillips gauges, CTI cryogenic pumps, Polycold chillers, CryoTiger Detector coolers.
Contact: John Freeman, 510-299-5131, john@mbartech.com

Fairchild Imaging, Inc.
Exhibitors: Colin Earle, Brad Ostman

Fairchild Imaging, a manaufacturer of scientific CCD and CMOS image sensors and cameras, provides high-performance detectors for visible, UV and x-ray imaging. Specialties include wafer-scale back-illuminated CCDs for the UV and soft x-ray and large fiber optic taper cameras up to 200-mm in aperture. Visit www.fairchildimaging.com for more information on these cooled, multiport cameras.
Contact: Colin Earle, 408-433-2601, colin.earle@fcimg.com

G.A. Wirth Co. Inc.
Exhibitors: Greg Wirth, Terry Wirth, Brandt Weibezahn

80/20 T-slot structural Aluminum, for building racks, carts, tooling and fixturing. BIMBA pneumatic cylinders. Other pneumatic devices.
Contact: Gregory Wirth, 925-447-9390, greg@gawirth.com

Gamma Vacuum
Exhibitor: Darrel Kincaid

Gamma Vacuum is a global technology firm that designs, manufactures, and services ion and titanium sublimation pumps and their controllers for a variety of instrumentation and high energy physics applications.
Contact: Tony Wynohrad, 952-445-4841, tony.wynohrad@gammavacuum.com

Hilger Crystals
Exhibitors: Jim Telfer, Peter Silva

Hilger Crystals manufacture a range of synthetic crystals for X ray detection and Infra red optics. Typical scintillators such as CsI(Tl) , NaI(Tl) etc are available in a variety of sizes and configurations. They can be supplied in a pixellated form for imaging applications.
Contact: Jim Telfer, 44-1843-231166, jim.telfer@hilger-crystals.co.uk

HIS Vacuum Components
Exhibitor: Chuck Hoffman

Vacuum flanges, fittings, and UHV chambers.
Contact: Chuck Hoffman, 800-466-4906, chh@hisoregon.com 

Huntington Labs
Exhibitors: Dan Jennings, Jack Crummey

Huntington offers the industry’s largest selection of vacuum valves, feedthroughs, positioning devices, manipulators, flanges, fittings and roughing components. The new modular designed positioning devices offer flexibility in choosing between manual, pneumatic and motorized applications. Custom designed chambers, manifolds, crosses and tees are supported by 35 years of experience in the vacuum industry. Customers take full advantage of in-house electropolishing, a clean room for assembly and testing and a CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) to document and support measurements and specifications.
Contact: Jack Crummey, 650-964-3323, JCrummey@huntvac.com

Ilmvac GMBH
Exhibitor: Steve McCollum

Scroll, diaphragm, and rotary vane pumps.
Contact: Steve McCollum, 858-779-9141, s.mccollum@ilmvac.com

InSynch, Inc
Exhibitors: Tom Tonnessen, Crystal Tonnessen

InSync, Inc. is a custom, high-tech, optical manufacturing company. Fabrication capabilities start with raw material and finish with a polished, coated, and qualified optic. Specialty is the unusual, one-of-a-kind, super-polished optic up to 1500mm in size. Surface shapes include toroidal, cylindrical, spherical, and flat. Substrate designs include internal cooling, beam splitting, and deformable.
Contact: Tom Tonnessen, 505-345-2660, Tom@insyncoptics.com

Johnsen Ultravac, Inc.
Exhibitors: Hans de Jong, Mike Nagy, Pete Dusza, Jackson Leung

Via-included-angle monochromators, Front-ends, complete soft-x-ray beam lines, uhv chambers, 6-axis manipulators with Helium cooling/heating 10 K to 1,300 K.
Contact: Hans de Jong, 905-335-7022, hansd@ultrahivac.com

Kohzu America, Inc.
Exhibitors: Andres Ligeti, Shoji Uehara

Kohzu’s sophisticated precision motion instruments have been at the heart of Japan’s industrial and scientific community for over five decades. We offer a comprehensive line of rotary, linear and swivel-arc stages capable of sub-micron accuracy. Our standard instruments have high moment-load stiffness and rigidity making them ideal for demanding positioning applications. Kohzu America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kohzu Precision Co., Ltd. of Japan, is based in Pleasanton, California and was formed for direct distribution of Kohzu’s precision instruments to the American scientific and industrial community.
Contact: Suzanne Bitz, 925-460-1350, sales@kohzuamerica.com

Kurt J. Lesker Company
Exhibitors: Frank Hernandez

Manufacturer/distributor of: standard and custom high vacuum and UHV chambers; standard vacuum hardware and accessories, and high vacuum and UHV valves. We also offer a variety of multi-axis manipulation stages and translators, including: linear/rotary motion devices, sample transfer probes and sample heating & rotation stages.
Contact: Bill Zinn, 412-387-9200, billz@lesker.com

Mar USA, Inc.
Exhibitors: Michael Blum, Ross Doyle

Mar USA develops, manufactures, and markets imaging detector systems for X-ray diffraction applications. Current products include the large area, high-performance MarMosaic detectors, the 165 mm diameter MarCCD detector, and the 345 mm diameter Marresearch Imaging Plate system. These systems have set the standard at synchrotrons for high performance – highest data quality, high speed, ease of use and ultra reliability. MarMosaic detectors are seamless, multi-element CCD technology available with a 225 mm x 225 mm, 300 mm x 300 mm or 325 mm x 325 mm active areas. The highly automated MarDTB goniostat is now available with the MarCSC accessory. This cryogenic sample changer automatically mounts and safely retrieves samples under computer control. The combination of a MarMosaic detector and MarDTB goniostat with the cryogenic sample changer accessory provides a remarkably affordable end station, especially for crystallography applications. A Mar345 scanner combined with the MarDTB and MarCSC makes a complimentary screening station for the home lab.
Contact: Michael Blum, Ross Doyle, 847-869-1548, info@mar-usa.com

MDC Vacuum Products Corp. / Insulator Seal
Exhibitor: Rose Kaslin

MDC stocks thousands of off-the-shelf components and provides the widest product range of high and ultrahigh vacuum components in the industry. We produce flanges, fittings, valves, roughing hardware, vacuum gauge tubes, glass sapphire and quartz viewports, electrical and fluid feedthroughs, motion and manipulation instruments, thin film electron-beam evaporation systems, and surface science chambers. Insulator Seal has established a global reputation for providing high reliability product and prompt delivery of UHV-grade electrical feedthroughs and optical viewports for Ceramic-Metal seal applications including Semiconductor Equipment, Analytical Instrumentation, UHV devices, and commercial and institutional research facilities. Product lines include Multi-pin, Low/high current power, Coaxial, liquid, Thermocouple & RF Feedthroughs, Optical viewports and Vacuum breaks & envelopes.
Contact: Rose Kaslin, 510-220-2451, rkaslin@mdcvacuum.com

Minarik Automation & Controls
Exhibitor: Martin Umeh

Motion control, linear and rotary motion, general automation, and high vacuum motion products.
Contact: Martin Umeh, 510-610-9595, martin.umeh@minarik.com

MKS Instruments
Exhibitors: Martin Semmler, Xenon Bartido

MKS is a global leader in the supply of vacuum and gas-based instrumentation, components, and subsystems. Products include: capacitance manometers and pressure transducers; pressure control valves and controllers; vacuum flanges, fittings, valves, gauges, heaters, traps, and custom vacuum chambers; residual gas analyzers and process monitors; gas analyzers and metrology tools; mass flow meters and controllers; advanced materials delivery products; microwave, plasma, DC, and RF power supplies; digital network connectivity products; pressure and gas flow calibration systems; and vacuum training services.
Contact: Suzanne Garceau 978-284-4000 suzanne_garceau@mksinst.com

Nanomotion
Exhibitors: Ernie Ponce, Mike Bryant, Nadir Nimrod, Bill Kollar

Nanomotion is the leading manufacturer of piezoelectric ceramic servo motors for precision motion control applications. Motors operate in vacuum environments (high and UHV) and are non-magnetic. Nanomotion’s direct drive motors provide linear and rotary motion, minimizing parts and simplifying system design. These motors are adapted to linear and rotary bearing structures or flexures to create small stages. Motors have unlimited travel with nanometer resolution and velocity to 300mm/sec. Nanomotion’s ceramic servo motors provide the highest force per motor size over conventional motor technology.
Contact: Ernie Ponce, 631-585-3000, eponce@nanomotion.com

Newark InOne
Exhibitors: Yolanda Gann, Laurie Desecare

Semis and prototyping, Passive Components, Interconncect and Wire/Cable, Optoelectronics, Electrical and Circuit Protection, Power Products, Electro-mechical and Industrial Control, Tools and Production Supplies, Test and Measurement Equipment, Enclosures, Computers and Telecom. One source. From design components, replacement parts to the best in test. For your design, small production and maintenance needs. Broadest electronics selection, 440+ top manufacturers, world-class search engine, technical support team, calibration services, free same-day shipping/two-day delivery, GSA schedule.
Contact: Yolanda Gann, 925-997-9920, ygann@newarkinone.com

Nor-Cal Products, Inc.
Exhibitor: Steve Greuel

Manufacturer of high-vacuum components since 1962. Standard components: flanges, fittings, viewports, feedthroughs and flexhose; isolation and pressure control valves; thermal products; molecular sieve, particulate and cold traps; thin film components; pressure gauges and manipulators. Custom components: chambers, traps, manifolds, collars and baseplates from customer specifications. 3D Model Library available on-line. ISO 9000-2001 registered.
Contact: Jacquie Daniel, 530-842-4457, ncsales@n-c.com

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum USA, Inc.
Exhibitors: Ron Hawranko, Charles Valenti

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum is a leader in providing vacuum pumps, accessories, and services to all industries requiring vacuum. These include turbomolecular pumps, cryo pumps, oil lubricated and oil-free forevacuum pumps, gauges, leak detector, valves, fittings, and a full line of various coating tools. Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum also provides Engineering and Applications support, plus services for all brands of vacuum pumps.
Contact: Susan Sikora, 724-325-6515, susan.sikora@oerlikon.com

Oxford Instruments America, Inc.
Exhibitor: Martin Davies

Oxford Instruments is the world leader in low-temperature instrumentation. Using our 45 years of experience in cryogenics and superconductivity we are continuously developing new and innovative technologies. We supply nitrogen Cryojets for Protein Crystallography and helium cryostats and superconducting magnet systems for a range of other applications at beamlines around the world. Visit our booth to learn more about new developments such as the Heliox AC-V cryogen-free Helium3 system and Kelvinox MX high cooling power dilution refrigerators.
Contact: Martin Davies, 925-245-9755, daviesm@ma.oxinst.com

Pfeiffer Vacuum
Exhibitor: Robert DiCicco

Pfeiffer Vacuum manufactures a complete line of vacuum pumsp including turbomolecular, rotary vane, dry and Roots pumps. We also manufacture helium leak detectors, vacuum gauges, mass specs, valves and fittings.
Contact: Julie Giambartolomei 603-578-6500 Jgiambar@pfeiffer-vacuum.com

Princeton Instruments/ Acton
Exhibitor: Randy Rieger

Princeton Instruments/Acton is the world’s leading provider of high-performance solutions to the imaging, x-ray, spectroscopy, surveillance and laser optics markets. We design and manufacture CCD, ICCD, EMCCD cameras, spectrographs and optical coatings. We cater to the scientific community and Original Equipment Manufacturers. Our commitment to continuous innovation in R&D and manufacturing process ensures our customers are always at the forefront of technology and reliability while pushing the boundaries of discovery. We believe, by putting our customers first, we will exceed our stakeholders’ value expectations.
Contact: Randy Rieger, 925-899-4985, moreinfo@piacton.com

Shimadzu Precision Instruments
Exhibitors: Kent Varble, George Driskell

Shimadzu Precision Instruments provides the widest range of reliable maglev turbomolecular pump systems for accelerators, storage rings, beam lines, and other experimental systems
Contact: Kent Varble, 408-566-0960, kent_varble@shimadzuvacuum.com

Specs USA Corp.
Exhibitors: Rickmer Kose, Winfried Heichler

Products to be displayed: SPECS is a leading manufacturer of systems and components for Surface Analysis in UHV, based on spectroscopic methods like XPS, UPS, AES, SIMS, SNMS, LEED, and HREELS. We offer a variety of sources for deposition, excitation and charge neutralization as well as analyzers, monochromators and research microscopes like LEEM, STM and LT-STM. We have a strong focus on customized systems combining thin film preparation (MBE) with spectroscopic and microscopic options.
Contact: Rickmer Kose, 415-397-7327, SpecsUSA@specs.de

Synergy Vacuum, Inc.
Exhibitors: Gary Schritter, Scott Merner

The Original oil-free scroll vacuum pumps - Anest Iwata ISP/DVSL series vacuum pumps; also providing RGA and Turbo Carts; High-capacity oil-free scroll and hydrocarbon-free blower pumping systems & Welch Piston and Diaphragm pumps. Pumping capacities ranging from 3.8cfm to 125cfm. OEM parts and OEM authorized service for all Anest Iwata manufactured scroll pumps. Single point of contact maintenance services for most roughing and high vacuum pumps including exchange programs and fixed costs for repairs, parts and shipping.
Contact: Gary Schritter, 970-240-9228, garys@synergyvacuum.com

Varian Vacuum Technologies
Exhibitors: Steven E. Carter, Marlon Murphy

Vacuum Technology Equipment (Turbo Pumps, Ion Pumps, Dry Rough Pumps, Gauging, Helium Leak Detection, and Components).
Contact: Steven E. Carter, 916-941-9762, Stephen.Carter@varianinc.com

VG Scienta, Inc.
Exhibitors: Nick Samiotes, Richard Stratford, Robert Moberg

VG Scienta, Inc. has more than forty years experience in the design, manufacture and supply of components & equipment for HV & UHV vacuum applications and is now part of the Gammadata group of companies. VG Scienta is the leading supplier of state-of-the-art electron spectroscopy equipment offering ultra high resolution electron spectrometers, x-ray emission spectrometers and high intensity UV and X-ray sources.
Contact: Nick Samiotes, 925-249-0204, nick.samiotes@vgscienta.com

 

Exhibit Location

A 60' by 40' tent will be erected for vendor exhibits in the parking lot adjacent to the ALS (Building 6) for the duration of the ALS Users' Meeting. Box lunches will be distributed both days inside the exhibit area. A special reception for exhibitors will be held in the tent on Monday, October 9 in conjunction with the poster session and competition. In addition, a BBQ buffet dinner will take place in and around the exhibitor tent during the late afternoon and early evening on Tuesday.