Seek and welcome innovative solutions and generate alternatives.
Listen
Pay attention and reaffirm understanding before action.
Integrity
Be honest, respectful and responsible in our actions.
Focus
Concentrate our resources and energy on our mission.
Flexible
Be ready to change.
Research and Development
The time required to design and develop a new suspension program is in many cases longer than the
production life cycle of that program. This is because the suspension is a zero-defect product therefore all aspects of the
design must be proved prior to entering mass production. The development process entails numerous design iterations coordinated
with the customer, computer modeling to simulate operating conditions within the disk drive and proto-type manufacturing involving
a variety of destructive and non-destructive tests. This rigorous process assures that the suspension that arrives in the final
disk drive product is truly defect free and has been thoroughly tested for performance and reliability under all user conditions.
In addition to ongoing development of new programs, our Research and Development Center
in the USA and Asia are working on new suspension features and technology platforms to help enhance their performance and extendibility.
Typically these advancements are expected to be integrated into new suspensions within the next three to five years.
As a result of our ongoing investment in R&D, MPT has one of the strongest patent portfolios in the suspension industry.
Capabilities
Technology Development
MPT dedicates significant resources to both new product and new process development.
Design and development of a new suspension program is, in many cases, longer than the production life cycle of that program.
State of the art processes must be continually developed to provide for a zero-defect product and all aspects of the design
must be proved prior to entering mass production. As MPT continues its technology development, it continues to establish one of
the strongest patent portfolios in the industry, approaching 200 patents.
Product Design
MPT uses state of the art mechanical and electrical design and analysis tools to help our customers
develop products that meet their needs. At MPT, we can design turnkey products or work with customers to improve cost and
performance starting from their own designs.
Component Etching
MPT employs chemical etching to fabricate the stainless steel components used in suspensions assemblies.
Our subsidiary, Acrathon Precision Technology, uses a state of the art roll to roll etching process to produce high quality
etchings in very high volume.
Assembly and Automation
MPT has the automated assembly processes and clean room environments required for today’s nano-scale
suspension products. With clean room manufacturing operations in China and Thailand, MPT is well positioned to service our
customers in the HDD industry.
Manufacturing Technology
MPT has the automated assembly processes and clean room environments required for today’s nano-scale
suspension products. With clean room manufacturing operations in China and Thailand, MPT is well positioned to service our
customers in the HDD industry.
Photo-Chemical Etching to produce burr-free stainless steel blanks as thin as 0.025mm.
Precision Forming to form mechanical features.
Laser Welding to join the components.
Automated Adjust technologies to measure and form the suspension to meet demanding tolerances.
A large portion of the equipment that we use is developed in house and is proprietary to MPT
and/or our development partners. Our process must be constantly adapted and refined to respond to new suspension
features and technology platforms as they are being developed.
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