Supporting data storage requirements for empowering the revolution in AI data demands and compute capacities.
ENNOVI helps drive the evolution of digital infrastructure, bolstering AI data capacity through meticulously engineered metallic elements and precision kinematic assemblies to enable advanced data storage architectures, such as hard disk drives (HDDs).
Leveraging proficiency in high-throughput manufacturing, stringent dimensional accuracy, and ultra-clean processing, ENNOVI delivers intricate mechanical modules and sophisticated integrated systems. Their adaptable technological framework is customized to align with specific client specifications, ensuring robust support for next-generation data storage solutions.
Proven Solutions for Data Storage
ENNOVI (formerly Interplex) has a strong track record in creating custom solutions for data storage devices, such as hard disk drives (HDDs). We support the digital infrastructure revolution empowering AI data capacity through precision-manufactured components for next-gen data storage systems, from cloud to edge.
Our Core Capabilities
- Precision CNC Machining: Combining various cutting tools and processes to remove material from a workpiece to create precise shapes, features, and dimensions.
- Cold Forging Progressive Stamping: “Progressive” refers to the sequence of dies arranged in a line (progressive die set), with each stage performing a specific forging and stamping step.
- Liquid Forging: An advanced hybrid manufacturing process that combines elements of both forging and casting.
- Plating: Plating and surface treatment processes are critical for manufacturing HDD housings, clamps, and other precision components.
Global Presence, Regional Expertise
ENNOVI’s worldwide footprint provides industrial automation and logistics programs with both strategic and operational advantages.
- Global Reach: Manufacturing and engineering centers across multiple continents enable just-in-time delivery for international programs and reduce logistics risk.
- Regional Expertise: Local facilities ensure compliance with regional regulations, while enabling rapid collaboration with OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers.
- End-to-End Partnering: ENNOVI engineers and manufacturing experts can engage with customers’ product teams from initial ideation all the way through design, prototyping and volume production to assure optimized time-to-revenue for new applications.
- Supply Chain Resilience: By diversifying production across regions, ENNOVI mitigates risks from geopolitical disruptions or supply chain bottlenecks, ensuring program continuity.
ENNOVI’s Solutions for Data Storage Applications
Hard Disk Drives
Trend: Compact, ruggedized, and lower-power HDD storage devices are needed to support new AI datacenters, enterprise datacenters, and edge AI applications.
ENNOVI Solutions:
- Disk clamps: Using cold forging progressive stamping combined with precision machining, delivers high productivity, dimensional quality, and up to 60% material savings.
- Disk Separator Plates: Separator plates formed with progressive cold forging and customized electroless nickel plating have reduced surface contamination and outperform requirements on cleanliness and resolving condensation issues.
- Flex Brackets: Using plastic parts with cold-forged metal brackets provide better cleanliness and corrosion resistance for Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) drives. Our plating process, followed by a special bake, forms a protective oxide layer for improved long-term reliability.
- HDD Covers: By collaborating early in the design phase, we’ve helped HHD makers combine multiple components into a single piece, using Liquid Forging that has lower porosity, and mitigates leakage risks. Electroless nickel plating enhances surface cleanliness, delivering superior performance and manufacturability.
- Shrouds: Transitioning from plastic to precision cold-forged metal improves structural integrity and cleanliness for HAMR drives. We apply a tailored plating and baking process to enhance corrosion resistance, supporting higher drive performance and durability in demanding storage environments.
- Voice Coil Motor Yokes: Progressive cold forging and precision machining processes enable tight flatness control to eliminate resonance issues in VCM yokes. We apply electroless nickel plating without affecting part geometry or hard disk drive function, ensuring precision, cleanliness, and reliability.
ENNOVI is Your Partner for Next-Gen Data Storage Solutions
ENNOVI has an unmatched track record of innovation backed by integrated lean manufacturing solutions for high precision mechanical disk drive components and global logistic delivery, design and tooling support from prototype to mass production.
Our extensive technology portfolio is integrated under one roof. Our application-specific customization capabilities, and global-plus-local development and engineering support enable us to quickly and cost effectively create new solutions for data storage manufacturers and suppliers.
ENNOVI is your proven partner for creating advanced data storage solutions to support today’s and tomorrow’s requirements.