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The recent economic downturn surprisingly means a boon for the high tech production facility. The many Fab closures we have seen in the US have produced a glut of process equipment that has become available through various tool refurbishers. Additionally, since process work is slow in many areas, contractors are bidding tool installs at surprising [...]

I recently worked at a biotechnology firm that was setting up a short-term facility at an overseas location. We were opening up this facility relatively soon, but it was only meant to be used on a short term basis. Because it was intended to be a short-term facility, I did not wish to purchase new [...]