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A vacuum processing system may have a two-piece slit valve door, including a seal plate mounted on a mounting member, for closing the slit valve in a vacuum chamber. The seal plate, the piece that actually contacts the slit valve, may have a molded-in-place seal for making the contact and preventing metal-to-metal contact between the door and the valve. The seal may have a parabolic profile and be adhesively bonded within a groove in order to enhance its compressive and sealing capabilities. The seal plate may be removable for ease of service or replacement. Any particles generated by metal-to-metal contact between the seal plate and its mounting member may be captured by an O-ring statically sealed around the periphery between the two pieces.
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