A data storage and retrieval system includes a head carriage unit adapted for rotational motion and having multiple heads disposed at a working surface. The compartmentalized storage system comprises a first storing compartment, with an optional a tearable seal, containing a solid sorbing substrate, such as a wipe, and a first substance. The first pipe gripping assembly includes both a pipe gripping arrangement for gripping a pipe during pipe-laying and a cable gripping arrangement for gripping a cable during an operation when a cable is connected to a length of pipeline. An encapsulating material, preferably an epoxy material, is transferred or injected into the mold cavity to fill space between the respective surfaces of the electronic component and the circuit board and then cured to encapsulate the solder bumps that have been reflowed. Products move off the tray by a spring powered \u201cslider\u201d on the tray.