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DESCRIPTION INFORMATION STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13G
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                  -------------


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


             INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                           	SPEEDFAM-IPEC,INC
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  COMMON STOCK
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    847705100
                                 (CUSIP Number)



     The  remainder  of this  cover  page  shall be filled  out for a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
     The  information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be  "filed"  for the  purpose  of  Section  18 of the  Securities  and
Exchange  Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of that
section  of the Act but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act
(however, see the Notes.)






CUSIP No. 847705100            13G                          Page  1 of  4 Pages
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1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     A.R. Schmeidler & Co., Inc

     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
     13-2684582
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a)  [_]
                                                                 (b)  [X]
________________________________________________________________________________
3.   SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     USA - NEW YORK,N.Y.
________________________________________________________________________________
5.   SOLE VOTING POWER 	 409,789.
________________________________________________________________________________

6.   SHARED VOTING POWER

________________________________________________________________________________


7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   1,661,824.
________________________________________________________________________________

8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

________________________________________________________________________________
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       2,071,613

________________________________________________________________________________
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]
      N/A
________________________________________________________________________________
11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

     6.40%

________________________________________________________________________________
12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     IA: Investment Advisor

________________________________________________________________________________



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Item 1.

     (a)      SPEEDFAM-IPEC,INC.
     (b)      305 North 54th Street
              Chandler, AZ 85226


Item 2.

     (a)      A.R. Schmeidler & Co., Inc.
     (b)      555 5th Avenue

     (c)      New York, N.Y.

     (d)      Common Stock

     (e)      847705100

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check
whether the person filing is a:

     (e)      Investment Advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment
              Advisers Act of 1940

Item 4.       Ownership

     (a)      2,071,613
     (b)      6.40%
     (c)
		(i)    409,789
               (iii) 1,661,824


Item 5.       Owner of Five Percent or Less of a Class

              N/A

Item 6.       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

              N/A

Item 7.       Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
              the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

              N/A

Item 8.       Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

              N/A

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Item 9.       Notice of Dissolution of Group

              N/A

Item 10.      Certification

     By signing  below I certify  that,  to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the  securities  referred  to above  were  acquired  in the  ordinary  course of
business  and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or  influencing  the control of the issuer of such  securities and were
not acquired in connection  with or as a participant in any  transaction  having
such purpose or effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


              February 14, 2002
Date


              /s/ Peter G. Kandel, Jr.
              Vice President & Treasurer
Signature

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