Brooks Marathon Express - Installation Procedure

3. Installation Marathon Express
Installation Procedure Part Number: 605914 Rev. B
Step Action
10.
VacuumandwipedownthebagsforallitemswhileinDepack.
11.
Removeallouterbagsandvacuumandwipedownallinnerbags.
NOTE: TheBrooksAutomationMarathonExpresswasassembledandbaggedinplasticina
cleanroomenvironment.ToensurethecleanlinessoftheMXsystem,removeonlytheouterbags
intheDepackarea.
NOTE: Recycleallpackagingmaterials.
12.
CarefullyinspecttheMarathonExpressforsignsofdamagethatmayhaveoccurredduringshipping.
13.
Rollthesystemintothecleanroomandpositionitatitsfinallocation.
NOTE: WhenpushingtheMarathonExpressonitscasters,placehandsonthedummyprocess
modulesorontheprocessmoduleblankoffs.Gaugesandsensorsarelocatedinotherareasofthe
MarathonExpressandcouldbedamagedifpushedagainst.
14.
Removeallinnerbagsandanyadditionalwrapping.
15.
CarefullyinspecttheMXsystemandalladditionalitemsforsignsofdamagethatmayhaveoccurred
duringshipping.InformthefreightcarrierandBrooksAutomationofanyinspectiondiscrepancy.
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Proceduresforre-packagingtheMarathonExpressareprovidedinAppendixF:"Packingand
ShippingInstructions"onpage224.
Installation Procedure
TheMarathonExpressistypicallysuppliedinoneofseveralstandardconfigurationsandarrivesas
asetofmodulesreadytoinstall.
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Heavy Object
TheMarathonExpressweighsatleast900.0kg(1984lb)andcanweighasmuchas
1451.5kg(3200lb).TheVacuumCassetteElevatormodulesoftheMarathonExpress
weighatleast111kg(245lb)withoutthevacuumpumpattached.
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Failuretotaketheproperprecautionsbeforemovinganyoftheseitemscouldresultin
personalinjury.
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DonotattempttolifttheseMarathonExpressandVCEmoduleswithoutaforkliftora
hoist.
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