General Info

Brooks Automation, with its corporate headquarters in Chelmsford, Mass., provides hardware and software products, and integrated solutions and services to manufacturers of semiconductor and other complex manufacturing industries. The industries include flat panel display, data storage, automotive, aerospace, defense, life science and medical device industries, with a major focus on the semiconductor capital equipment for the original equipment manufacturers. Established in 1978, its software solutions support business strategies ranging from enterprise performance management and supply chain execution to lean manufacturing and closed-loop automation. Its solution functionality includes automated activity management, maintenance and material management, scheduling, advanced process control, equipment automation, engineering data analysis, and simulation. The company's tool automation products include vacuum and atmospheric robots, cluster tool platforms and modules, equipment front end modules and ultraclean environments for isolating processing equipment. Brooks Automation s automation hardware products include advanced material handling systems, wafer sorting systems, and reticle handling and storage systems.