Electronic Material Handling Equipment Class 100 Clean Room Capable

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS) is the management and

operating (M&O) contractor of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence

Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), a government-owned research facility in

Livermore, California. LLNS’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) requests information from qualified subcontractors to design and manufacture material transporter equipment to be operated and maintained onsite at LLNL site 200 for the Optics Facility Extension (OPFX) facility. The material transporter equipment will be utilized in both clean room Class 100 and Class 10,000 facilities for optical glass refurbishment procedures. LLNS specifically seeks production capabilities able to meet the requirements listed in Table 1 “Material Handling Lifter Requirements”

The delivered information should include the following:

1. A list of current production capabilities for each requirement. Even if those capabilities fail to reach the requirement, discussion of how the requirement could be reached or relaxed is solicited.

               Please see Table 1 below:
Table 1:  Material Handling Lifter Requirements

Requirement

Operation in a Class 100 clean room

Electrically powered, battery operated

Ability to lift 100 lbs to 800 lbs

Ball screw or belt operated

Ability to design custom end effectors

Ability to provide center of gravity analysis

Ability to provide final acceptance testing documentation