Abstract: A deposition apparatus comprises: an infeed chamber; a preheat chamber; a deposition chamber; and optionally at least one of a cooldown chamber and an outlet chamber. At least a first of the preheat chamber and the cooldown chamber contains a buffer system for buffering workpieces respectively passing to or from the deposition chamber.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for creating and operating a community, wherein members exchange information securely, anonymously, and under established privacy and community rules in order to either place or find validated resources among members of the community or their designated proxy agents. This is typically useful in chaotic markets in which information is presented in a number of formats with fragmented service or product offerings. As the community is created, each member added into the community is authenticated and the information supplied validated as needed in order to become a full member of the community. Members can attribute different levels of privacy on the information entered via a standard interface. The members can also use a comparative valuation of the submitted information to update their information and obtain a better match with community standards.