Livermore, CA

FormFactor

We helped a long-term customer with a sophisticated facility renovation, delivering controls solutions on an accelerated timeline and finishing under budget.

Value Delivered

Air Systems designed and implemented a building automation/controls system for a highly controlled production facility, while also delivering economical building control solutions for more typical office space that exists in the building. Our services were fast-tracked, and costs came in under budget. We also delivered redundant system design for zero-to-minimal fabrication down time due to unforeseen mechanical system failure.

Client Objectives

FormFactor needed conditioning and control solutions for a 20,000-square-foot, Class 1,000 clean room, as well as their 5,000-square-foot office space. This buildout required the implementation of sophisticated mechanical and controls systems, so they turned to Air Systems to get the job done right.

Solutions

We delivered the following:

  • Installed 5,000 feet of conduit and 4,000 feet of fabricated piping
  • Delivered six air-cooled chiller condensers, which included six multi-stack chillers with two chilled water pumps
  • Installed eight rooftop units for clean room interstitial cooling, warehouse cooling, and office cooling
  • Installed six split systems for indeterminate distribution frame room cooling
  • Installed three boilers with pumps, two humidifiers, and two reverse osmosis systems 
  • Provided power for 1,000 fan-powered HEPA units in the clean and lighting controls 
  • Installed plumbing systems for one restroom core in the office space 
  • Installed one generator, two 800-cubic-feet/minute compressed dry air systems, one process vacuum system, and one house vacuum system
  • Provided control solutions for multi-stack modular chillers, humidity-controlled make-up air units, recirculating air handlers, rooftop AC units, high-pressure process exhaust fans, metering electrical switch gear, and process gasses through the installation of nine battery management system control panels
  • Integrated the new building into FormFactor’s existing infrastructure, enabling the campus to be managed through one convenient user interface

Client Background

FormFactor, Inc. is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full integrated circuit life cycle.