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Article: The future of PCB printing? An introduction to ink jet printing: Why ink jet printing could prove revolutionary for the PCB production process.
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- CircuiTree
- Article date:
- March 1, 2003
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INK JET printing is no longer a technology limited to plastic boxes sitting on your desk that quickly produce cheap color pictures from your computer. The technology, particularly the print-heads, has advanced to the stage where it is now a viable printing technology for many industrial markets and fluids--including PCBs. Ultimately, ink jet technologies look to hold the key to unlock much faster and lower cost production of PCBs. Their potential is initially being seen in legend printing through a series of companies, but is now moving over to etch resist and soldermask deposition, and ultimately has the potential for direct metal placement for conductive tracks, and ...