Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.v.

Sivalingam Marimuthu

Shaoyong Liu

Yi Zhao Yao

Jingjing Zhang

Kor Seng Ang

Jing Fang Pan

Kelvin Kor Seng Ang

Kor Seng Kelvin Ang

The present invention relates to HDD screws, and more specifically to lubricating the HDD screws. HDD screws may be coated in a layer of a PFPE based lubricant to reduce friction while fastening the screw into a HDD. In addition to providing superior lubricity and reduced friction during fastening and longer shelf life, PFPE lubricated screws provide narrower clamping load distribution and lower particle generation compared to currently used screw lubricants. Furthermore, because PFPE lubricants are also used to lubricate magnetic disk surfaces, the HDD screws may provide a reservoir for replenishing depleting lubricants on the magnetic disk drive surface.

Application of PFPES for HDD screw lubricant

A system and method for detecting a defect in an actuator arm conductor coil is disclosed. An actuator arm including a conductor coil is received. The conductor coil is coupled with a voltage as an anode. The conductor coil is submerged into a first solution, the first solution having no organic matter therein. The first solution is then coupled with a second solution including an organic indicator. The second solution also includes a cathode coupled to the voltage such that a defect in an insulation layer of the conductor coil is indicated by the organic indicator.

Conductor coil defect identifier

Embodiments of the present invention include a method for quantitatively detecting embedded particles of a disk spacer ring comprising. The method includes dissolving a layer of a disk spacer ring into a liquid solution, the disk spacer ring layer comprising embedded particles. The method further includes filtering the solution to capture the embedded particles. The method further includes counting the particles.

Quantative extraction of micro particles from metallic disk spacer rings

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