Mykrolis to Open New Service Center in Pudong, Shanghai, China; Facility Includes Sales, Service, and Parts Warehouse for Customer Support.Business Editors BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2002 Mykrolis Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MYK MYK Monada Ypovrixion Kastrofon (Greek: Underwater Destruction Unit; Greek Navy's special warfare group) ), a key supplier of components and systems to the China Semiconductor market, is presently constructing a world-class product service facility to provide customers in the area with turnkey product service and support. Scheduled for a September 2002 opening, the facility is strategically located in Zhang Jiang Technical Park, Pudong, Shanghai. The facility includes sales offices, a customer service center, a prewetting liquid filter station along with a Class 100 cleanroom for the calibration of mass flow controllers A mass flow controller (MFC) is a device used to measure and control the flow of gases. A mass flow controller is designed and calibrated to control a specific type of gas at a particular range of flow rates. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Director of Worldwide Service, Martin Gibson, "Building a new facility in Pudong to address the emerging customer base in the Peoples Republic of China signifies our continuing commitment in providing the marketplace with localized support on a global basis. We are leveraging our existing support infrastructure to create a new standard for global product support. A plan was implemented to ensure customers that every Mykrolis Service & Support Center around the world follows a standard baseline model. Standardization will enable us to generate the consistent support, and utilize our global resources for comprehensive customer support. Our goal is to provide 24/7 product support, which includes on-site support, service center activity and sufficient spares inventory to address emergency situations." About Mykrolis Mykrolis Corporation, based in Billerica, Massachusetts Billerica (IPA: [bɪl.'ɹɪ.kə]) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 38,981 at the 2000 census. Its name is pronounced "bill-RICK-a", rather than rhyming with America. , is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and supplier of liquid and gas delivery systems, components and consumables used to precisely measure, deliver, control and purify the process liquids, gases and chemicals, as well as the deionized water Deionized water (DI water or de-ionized water; also spelled deionised water, see spelling differences) is water that lacks ions, such as cations from sodium, calcium, iron, copper and anions such as chloride and bromide. , photoresists and vacuum systems utilized in the semiconductor manufacturing process. In addition, the Company's products are used to manufacture a range of other products, such as flat panel displays A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time , high purity chemicals, photoresists, solar cells, gas lasers, optical disks and fiber optic cables. Mykrolis is formerly Millipore Microelectronics, Inc. For more information, visit www.mykrolis.com. |
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