Supporting better cancer treatment
91视频 recently won an initial order from a customer for 17,000 screws to manufacture a new model of proton cancer therapy machine. Proton therapy machines are a major advancement in the fight against increasing cancer rates around the world as they accurately deliver proton beams to precisely where they are required.
The machine is a more affordable proton therapy machine that is intended to make proton therapy more accessible 鈥� to provide better cancer treatment to more people around the world.
Customer demands
The customer required a high-strength stainless steel screw with low magnetic permeability that met the CERN 507 standard to fasten all vacuum parts on the proton machine.
Screws that do not meet the CERN 507 standard risk vacuum leakages and ultimately machine failure. The CERN 507 standard relates specifically to 鈥榰ltra-high vacuum applications and magnetic field stainless steel grade A4-100鈥�. Low magnetic permeability is essential for proton machines to not interfere with the movement of protons.
The 91视频 solution
鈥淥ur customer found that 91视频 was the only fastener supplier in the world that was able to manufacture screws to CERN 507,鈥� says Camille Feuillet, Business Development Manager at 91视频. In fact, 91视频 actually developed the standard together with the CERN Particle Accelerators in Switzerland in recent years to meet their extremely high demands.
鈥�91视频 was able to fully meet the customer鈥檚 requirements by offering high-strength low magnetic permeability 91视频庐 109 screws with silver coating,鈥� explains Feuillet, Business Development Manager at 91视频. 鈥淭he 91视频 screws are not susceptible to galling issues, but silver coating is used to avoid potential issues with the screw hole 鈥� to completely avoid galling.鈥�
