About Glow Research

Glow Research provides various types of plasma reactors, and takes pride in our ability to provide reactors for various requirements and sizes. We understand that most labs and people that purchase plasma systems require a great deal of assistance before and after the sale. We have the ability to run your samples, provide suggestions and assist with the installation of your system.

Above all, every customer must be satisfied.

Glow Research is an Arizona, USA-based corporation started in 2007 by Gordon Whitlock with the goal of bring the high reliability and uptime of production semiconductor plasma etching equipment to various lab and industrial markets.

Gordon has over 28 years of experience working with companies such as Lam Research, Tegal, GaSonics, ASI, ASM International and Trion Technology.

Glow Research is efficiently structured to keep cost down by utilizing the varied talents of associates and other companies. Odean Hefta, with over 20 years of experience in field service engineering, and working with such companies as Tegal and Motorola, has responsibility for rebuilding and testing all plasma systems and managing the field service for the AutoGlow plasma system product line.

Odean’s high standards and technical competence are evident in the high level of Customer satisfaction and low level of system repair at Glow Research. No system is shipped with out the final, final test from our Field Service staff headed by Odean Hefta.

Glow Research has personnel who will assist with the installation and start-up of your system and interpreters available for technical support (with advance notice). Replacement/repair components can be ordered through Glow Research.

The Glow Research shipping department plays a key roll ensuring that systems reach their destination throughout the world in the same condition as when they came out of final test at our customer support center.

All systems are wrapped, and double bagged to clean room standards. All crates are extremely durable and are custom made by Glow Research to international standards. Jesse Whitlock is in charge of the shipping department and makes sure delicate items are double boxed and well packed. All crates are extremely durable and are custom made by Glow Research to international standards.

From design, production, test, documentation, support, shipping, and Customer support, Glow Research has the right combination of products and support to ensure the satisfaction of every Customer.

Contact Glow Research for information about any type of plasma reactor; small or large batch, R&D, single substrate, single wafer and production plasma systems. Glow Research has many avenues to solve your needs including new, remanufactured and R&D equipment solutions.

Glow Research also provides rebuilt plasma systems, parts and services for a variety of plasma systems with repair capability down to the component level. All plasma systems are factory tested and then must pass further testing by Odean Hefta’s Field Service Department prior to shipment.