There are a number of simple maintenance procedures, which can be observed to greatly increase operational reliability of your Veeco-Commonwealth MKI & MKII Gridless Ion Source. Follow our simple guide to identifying, and helping to prevent, known operational problems.


View our Ion Source maintenance procedure guide for further details.

Are you having problems with your Veeco-Commonwealth ion source controller? PCB failures? Repair problems? Apart from offering repairs, we can now offer ‘drop-in’ replacement power supply packages for MKI and MKII gridless ion sources comprising of power supply modules, interconnecting cabling, feedthrough and gas mass flow control.

Please contact us for further details.

The new EH 2000 is the result of a complete redesign of its ‘first generation’ counterpart. Design changes have resulted in substantial increases in beam output to 2.5A. Operational ion energy and pressure range have been widened, size, weight and reliability issues have also been addressed. New and extensively field tested power supplies now boast 77,000 hours MTBF.

For more information about the EH 2000, please refer to our products pages.

This new compact ‘next generation’ ion source has been specifically designed for installation in smaller thin film deposition systems. Although very compact, the EH 400 is extremely powerful and capable of delivering a beam current of 400mA over an ion energy range of 40 – 210 eV. This represents a 100% increase in ion beam current density achievable over its first generation counterpart.

EH 400 Benefits:

• Low cost but powerful ion source for IBC & IBAD thin film R&D applications


• Direct high power replacement for Veeco – Commonwealth MKI Gridless Ion Source.


• Suitable for installation in Leybold L 560, CCS 250 and and Satis MC 380 systems.


• Reliable, simple maintenance with low consumable spares costs.

To learn more about the EH 400, please refer to our products pages.

Volume manufacturing of ion source spare parts and consumables is now underway. All parts manufactured are of the highest quality and fabricated only from traceable material stock.

Typically, savings of up to 50% can be made over manufacturer’s list prices on many consumable parts. Please check the following tables for examples:





With our years of experience we are able to fully appreciate the spares needs of customers, both in research, and high volume production applications. Key consumable items are always available on an ex stock basis for same day despatch if required. We are also able to offer technical support with spare parts identification should the need arise.

For more information and pricing about our Ion Source Spares, please refer to our spares pages

After many years of experience and customer feedback gained from production of the original and earlier generation sources designed and patented by Kaufman, the next generation high current gridless end-hall ion source range has arrived.

Features of the new source range include:

• Wider operational range, in terms of voltage, current and pressure


• Significantly higher output


• Lower capital and operational costs


• Simpler and faster maintenance permits greater uptime


• Compact design, with unique modular anode/gas distributor assembly


• New design, current limited and protected switch mode power supply


• Source available in filament, hollow cathode, and water-cooled versions

For more information about the EH1000 ion source, please refer to our Products Pages.