INDUSTRIALIZATION OF EUROPEAN XFEL PREPARATION CYCLE "FINAL EP " AT RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS COMPANY

In the “Specification for XFEL cavity Preparation two different preparation sequences are presented and left for the choice of processing sequence to the companies. Research Instrument Company (RI) as one of the two companies contracted for XFEL cavity production and preparation has chosen the so called “final EP” cycle. Major infrastructure components like EP facility and the BCP facility were pre-qualified for RI. This existing and the new set up areas like the cleanroom are distributed over the ground area of the Technology Park Bergisch Gladbach. The process flow given in the DESY specification needed adaptation to this scenario. Additional infrastructure beside the once specified needed to be set up to ensure the same quality of processes even with a changed workflow. The general layout of the facility, matched work flow of preparation and test results of resonators processed by RI in their infrastructure will be reported.