Orbit
Built in-house by facility managers

The Whole Facility, From Request To Invoice

Orbit runs a core facility end to end: tool access and training, bookings, the interlock that switches each tool on, usage and billing, maintenance, and reports. It runs on your own servers.

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Cleanroom
ALD ReactorIn Use
You
Booked
Wet Bench NorthIdle
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Training
E-Beam WriterStarting
Full Service
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E-Beam Writer
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ALD Reactor until 11:30ALD Reactor until 12:30ALD Reactor ended
Features

Everything A Core Facility Runs On

One system for users, staff, directors and system admins, from the first access request to the monthly charges.

Booking And Calendar

Book The Time, Then Run The Tool

Day, week, month and timeline views for every tool, with each tool's own hours and booking rules checked before you book.

  • Drag or tap to book. The estimated cost and any rule hint show before you confirm.
  • Next Free finds the next open hour; favourite tools come first.
Book ALD ReactorDraftBookedCancelled
Charge To
Materials Lab · Cost Center 12001
Session Type
Independent
Duration
2 hours
Estimate
Shown from the tool's internal rate240.00 at the internal rate
Booked. ALD Reactor, Tue 20 Oct, 09:00 – 11:00. It is on your calendar and your Today screen.
Cancelled. Nothing is booked, and the slot stays free for others.
Booked
Tool Interlocks And Live Status

The Relay Follows The Booking

Enable starts the session and switches the tool's relay on; Disable ends it. Orbit reads the relay back, so everyone sees what is really in use.

  • Live state for every tool: in use, idle, starting or under maintenance.
  • Walk-up use creates its own booking; actual relay time is what gets charged.
ALD ReactorIn UseIdle
Relay
On, read back by the interlock boxOff, read back by the interlock box
Session
Started 09:00 · Materials LabEnded 10:21 · 1 h 21 min
Booking
Until 11:30Until 12:30 · extended 1 hEnded early; the rest is free
Downtime
None this month · last 2 h on 2 Oct
TMA PrecursorRefill at 20%
Water SourceLow · refill requested
Nitrogen PurgeLine pressure normal
Silicon Wafers, 100 mm23 left in the cabinet
  • 09:00Enabled · relay on
  • 08:12Disabled · 1 h 04 min
  • YesterdayWalk-up session · 40 min
  • YesterdayChamber clean logged
  1. 1Check the chamber is idle and the purge is done.
  2. 2Load the wafer with the transfer arm.
  3. 3Pick the recipe and check the stage temperature.
  4. 4Enable the tool, then start the run.
  5. 5Unload, log the thickness, then Disable.
  • Chamber pressure slow to settleReported by you · just nowOpen
  • Stage temperature reads 2° highOwner checking · 14 OctIn Progress
  • Heater zone 2 alarmFixed by the owner · 9 OctClosed
Disabled. The relay is off and 1 h 21 min is charged to Materials Lab.
Extended to 12:30. The next booking starts at 13:00, so it fits.
Issue opened: chamber pressure slow to settle. The tool owner is told.
Training, Access And Approvals

Every Request, With Its Next Step

Facility access, tool access and lab requests go through one Approvals inbox. Everyone can see where a request stands and who it is waiting on.

  • Tool access with facility, charge account and owner steps; the PI approves the account.
  • Training with a trainer, recurring sessions, training forms and certificates.
A. Researcher · ALD ReactorTrainingAccess Granted
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Tue 20 Oct · 09:00Wed 21 Oct · 14:00 (moved)
Waiting On
The trainer, to mark training doneNobody. Access is open.
To A. ResearcherMessage

Hi, your ALD Reactor training is on Tue 20 Oct at 09:00. Please read the SOP quick steps first and meet me at the gowning room.

Session moved to Wed 21 Oct, 14:00. The trainee and the trainer are told.
Message sent to A. Researcher. It is saved on the request record.
Usage, Billing And Reports

Charges That Match The Logbook

Every session is charged to a lab and an account code at the lab's billing class. Directors see usage across facilities without building a spreadsheet.

  • Cost centers and pocket IDs, shared across labs, with internal and external rates.
  • Usage corrections are audited; service lines and discounts sit on the record.
Usage
ALD Reactor
112 h
Inspect SEM
94 h
E-Beam Writer
76 h
Wet Bench North
58 h
DUV Stepper
31 h
ALD Reactor
82%
Inspect SEM
68%
E-Beam Writer
54%
Wet Bench North
41%
DUV Stepper
27%
Materials Lab
38%
Photonics Lab
27%
Bio Interfaces Lab
19%
Energy Lab
16%
Materials Lab · Cost Center 12001
ALD Reactor2 h · Independent240.00
Inspect SEM1 h 30 · Independent135.00
E-Beam Writer3 h · Full Service720.00
Total1,095.00
TMA Precursor1 refill85.00
Silicon Wafers, 100 mm5 × 12.0060.00
Sample PrepService line150.00
Total295.00
Orbit Assistant

Ask In Plain Words

The assistant on the website answers from Orbit's own data, and only about what you are allowed to see. Common questions get an instant answer with no model call at all.

  • Bookings, status, next free slot, owners, SOP steps and your access requests.
  • English, Arabic and Spanish, with typos and short names understood.
Orbit Assistant
Is the ALD in the cleanroom?
Location: ALD Reactor is in Cleanroom (Building 3 · Deposition).
Status: in service and currently idle.
From Orbit data · tool info and status
Who trains people on the ALD?
ALD Reactor has two trainers. Request access from the tool page and one is assigned to you; the next open session is Wed 21 Oct, 14:00.
From Orbit data · access and training
Who trains people on the ALD?Ask about tools, bookings or access…
Phone App And Mobile Website

The Tool Is In The Cleanroom. So Is Your Phone.

A phone app and a mobile website for the things you do standing at a tool, for every role. Same accounts, same rules, same data as the desktop.

  • Today: your bookings and the tool you are on, with Enable and Disable.
  • Tools, calendars and My Bookings, with booking, extending and moving.
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Your bookings, and the tool you are on.

Cleanroom
Now
ALD Reactor

09:00 – 11:30 · Cleanroom

In UseIdle

Interlock online, relay on

Ends in 1 h 10 min. Extend from the calendar.

Session ended, relay off

1 h 21 min charged to Materials Lab.

Later Today
Wet Bench North

13:00 – 14:00 · Cleanroom

FreeIn Use

Training with your trainer. The tool is free, so you can start early.

Started early, relay on. Your booking moved to now.

Next
Inspect SEM

Tue 10:00 – 11:00 · Cleanroom

And The Rest

The Parts That Keep A Facility Running

Issues And Maintenance

Report an issue from the tool; the owner is told. Open, in progress, closed.

Consumables

Levels per tool, low marks, refills and consumable charges.

SOP Quick Steps And Help

Short steps and help files on each tool, published by staff.

Notifications

In app, email or digest, chosen per notice by each person.

Audit Log

Who changed what, and why, for bookings, access and settings.

Health And Backups

API, database and interlock checks, scheduled backups and logs.

Setup Wizard

First facility, labs, units and people, set up in order.

Interlock Boxes

The relay boxes behind each tool, watched from Operations.

Institution Sign-In

Single sign-on through your institution's identity provider.

Facilities, Labs And Bays

Several roles per lab, billing class apart from permissions.

Service Contracts

Contracts and renewals tracked with each tool.

Themes

Light, dark and six more, remembered on every device.

Why Orbit

Built Here, For How This Facility Works

Built in-house by facility managers, around the way the facility really works.

Made For The Facility

Built around cleanroom work: interlocks, training steps, account codes and the way staff actually approve.

Your Data Stays Here

Self-hosted on your own servers. Bookings, usage and people never leave the institution.

Local AI, No Cloud

The assistant runs on a model server you host. No cloud AI, no paid AI service.

No Per-Seat Licence

Add every user, trainer and director without counting seats.

Works On Phones

A phone app and a mobile website, for every role, on the same accounts.

Changes Come Fast

A request from the facility is built, tested and shipped by the same team, not queued on a vendor's roadmap.

Hosting
On your own servers; nothing is sent to an outside service
Licence
Built in-house; no per-seat fees
Assistant
Local AI on your own server, plus instant answers from Orbit's own data
Tool Control
Interlock relays switched by Enable and Disable, with readback
Sign-In
Institution single sign-on, or email and password
Devices
Desktop website, mobile website and phone app
Languages (Assistant)
English, Arabic and Spanish
How It Works

From New Account To Running A Tool

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Request Access

Pick the tool and your lab's account. The request goes to the right people, and you can follow each step.

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Get Trained

Your trainer schedules the session and marks it done. Access opens when every step is complete.

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Book And Run

Book a time, Enable the tool when you arrive, Disable it when you finish. Usage is recorded for billing.

For Every Role

Each Person Sees Their Own Work

Users

  • Book and run tools
  • Track access requests
  • Bookings, charges and training

Staff

  • Approve and train
  • Maintenance, issues and consumables
  • Service lines and reports

Directors

  • Usage across facilities
  • Labs, accounts and billing
  • What is waiting, and on whom

System Admins

  • People, roles and sign-ups
  • Interlock boxes, health, backups
  • Audit log and assistant settings

One Place For The Whole Facility

Built in-house by facility managers, and changing with the facility.

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