Re-Installation and Upgrade of ALICIA-4 Pick-and-Place Machine for R3B Silicon Tracker Detector
UK Research & Innovation - Science and Technology Facilities Council · Awarded contract
AwardedRe-Installation and Upgrade of ALICIA-4 Pick-and-Place Machine for R3B Silicon Tracker Detector
Awarded 10 Jul 2023
Awarded10 Jul 2023
Value£64,300.00
SupplierIBS Precision Engineering BV
RegionNorth West
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 3y 1mo ago3mo term
Awarded 10 July 2023Expired 29 Sept 2023
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UK Research & Innovation - Science and Technology Facilities Council awarded a contract to IBS Precision Engineering BV for the re-installation and upgrade of the ALICIA-4 machine, a custom-made automated pick-and-place system capable of aligning detectors to an accuracy of 5um.
The machine, originally procured for the ALICE Inner Tracking System project at CERN (2015-2018), will be adapted for compatibility with the R3B detector layout and the latest Windows operating system.
This work supports the STFC Daresbury Laboratory and University of York's project to build the silicon tracker detector for the R3B experiment at FAIR GmbH in Darmstadt, Germany.
The contract value is £64,300.
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