• SMS Associates Private Limited

Platinum Stencil, Double Layer

SMS Associates offers the popular DEK VectorGuard® stencil portfolio with the addition of the double layer Platinum Stencil, a unique stencil technology offering manufacturers a series of performance benefits over conventional screens. Launched recently, the VectorGuard double layer platinum stencils are an ideal solution for semiconductor applications and component manufacture, meeting the needs of production challenges requiring fine line or mixed feature sizes. This is fabricated through a two-step lithography and nickel electroforming process, before being mounted on VectorGuard tensioning technology. Benefiting from DEK’s specialist CAD expertise, the mesh layer of the two-layer structure serves to hold the stencil intact while accurately controlling the flow of paste to the second layer. The circuit layer determines the thickness and shape of the print deposits to deliver high tolerance, fine dimension printing. Ideal for accuracy-critical applications such as solar cell manufacture or LTCC manufacture, the double layer stencil incorporates the advantages of VectorGuard stencil technology to create a screen alternative that generates a tenfold increase in product lifetime. The new DEK stencil also incorporates all the operational advantages of the reusable, recyclable VectorGuard system, including ease-of-use, system rigidity and operator safety. The system also delivers numerous space-saving storage advantages and is complemented by the VectorGuard Cabinet and VectorGuard Workstation.