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Issue 143 August 2024 PCMI Journal 33
Inkjet Printing Strategies and (Future) Applications
Hans Fritz, Owner and Milena Fritz, CEO, SAT Electronic GmbH
Inkjet Printing Strategies and (Future) Applications
opportunities of on-demand Inkjet printing
In today’s economy, companies are balancing the goals of making a profit, producing the highest
quality to serve customers' needs, being digital, and, by the way, being sustainable. Those demands
have led to a rethink of some steps in production and machinery. Let me introduce one option to you
that serves the above-named demands: additive manufacturing with selective Inkjet Printing.
By applying a unique printing strategy, which uses several printing stages to ensure clear printed lines
with no bleedings and fully covered edges, we can print etch and plating resists, solder masks, direct
metal ink, and legend in different colours on several materials. Applications can include metal
milling, secondary masking, etching of punching or nameplates, applying plating resists, i.e., silver
masking, and a lot more.
A big advantage is the possibility of printing selectively where you need the ink and spare areas that
are unnecessary to cover in order to save ink and material. Also, the opportunity to print in areas with
high topography of more than 400μ (ca. 15,7 mil), which allows a higher flexibility than using dry-film
lamination.
MicroCraft Inkjet printers can be built according to customer needs and are available in several
configurations (2, 4, and 8 printheads of different types) and droplet sizes from 13pl down to less than
2.5pl. They have functions like an AOI that automatically checks every nozzle and, in addition, also
the full printing to secure the highest quality, a head maintenance station that automatically cleans
the printhead regularly, and an air-supported purge system to ensure free and unblocked nozzles.
Interested and you need more information? Let’s get in contact: sales@sat.eu; +49 8061 3506-0