Patent ID: 6905582

Claim:
A configurable vacuum system comprising: a vacuum table assembly for use in a vacuum chamber for plating a substrate, the vacuum table assembly including: a support frame operable to provide structural support to the vacuum table assembly, a sliding means positioned to support the vacuum table assembly when the vacuum table assembly is positioned in the vacuum chamber, the sliding means operable to facilitate the movement of the vacuum table assembly, an insulated surface with a top, a bottom, and supported by the support frame, and a platform operable to rotate and support the substrate, the platform positioned above the top of the insulated surface; a mechanical drive operable to rotate the platform; an electrical feed through operable to communicate an electrical signal to the substrate on the platform; a filament positioned relative the substrate, the filament operable to be positioned in more than one location so that substrates of different shapes may be plated; and a vacuum chamber having a main opening, an internal volume, a receiving means operable to receive and support the vacuum table assembly within the internal volume of the vacuum chamber, and wherein the sliding means of the vacuum table assembly is operable to engage the receiving means of the vacuum chamber.