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News Release from: Photo Stencil
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 08 February 2006
Third-party study confirms stencil
superiority
Photo Stencil has published the results of a comparison study between AMTX (Advanced Microfabrication Technology Xerox) E-Fab electroform and laser-cut electroform nickel foil.
Photo Stencil has published the results of a comparison study between AMTX (Advanced Microfabrication Technology Xerox) E-Fab electroform and laser-cut electroform nickel foil This is one of the many ongoing independent laboratory studies that Photo Stencil conducts to validate its superior performance in real-world applications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 Jan 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to Harry Williams, Vice President and General Manager of Xerox Corporation's Intellectual Property Organisation: "Photo Stencil is the only Xerox-authorised stencil manufacturer to use the AMTX electroform stencil technology, licensed under US Patents 5,359,928 and 5,478,699, owned by Xerox".
"Through this licensing agreement, Photo Stencil is able to leverage Xerox's rich tradition of innovation, which includes more than 8000 active US patents", said Williams.
The study, performed by Heraeus, proves that the AMTX E-Fab electroform stencil, Photo Stencil's flagship product, produces significantly better print performance than an electroform nickel foil that has its apertures formed by laser-cutting.
Heraeus is a global technology group headquartered in Hanau, Germany.
Dr Bill Coleman, Vice President of Technology at Photo Stencil, and Mike Burgess, the company's Stencil Product Manager, authored the accompanying paper: "Stencil performance comparison - AMTX E-Fab electroform vs laser-cut electroform nickel foil", which explains the process and results of the study.
"There have been claims that the performance of laser-cut electroform nickel foils are comparable to electroform stencils", said Coleman.
"However, under the microscope our AMTX E-Fab stencils are vastly superior, and indeed that difference produces more consistency and higher yields in production - especially with finer pitch features and lead-free paste".
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