Photo Stencil Offers 25 Percent Discount on AMTX E-Blades

Offering a rigid, low-friction, hard-nickel edge for cleaner prints and reduced stencil wear, Photo Stencil has offered a special 25 percent discount promotion of its AMTX E-Blades.

Across the entire image, the AMTX E-Blades are proven to provide improved print definition and increased volume. Mating perfectly with Photo Stencil's AMTX E-FAB electroformed stencil technology and manufacturing process, they are manufactured to fit any of the common metal squeegee holders including DEK, MPM, Fuji, EKRA, Panasonic (News - Alert), and Speedprint.

Offering improved process yields and elimination of costly non-value added rework and potential scrap, these stencils have extremely smooth aperture walls which dramatically improve solder paste release.

“You can see our AMTX E-Blades at the Photo Stencil at IPC (News - Alert) APEX. These blades have received acclaim for the printing performance they enable,” said Rachel Miller-Short, VP of sales at Photo Stencil. “Those not attending the show will be able to take advantage of this offer starting February 28, 2012. The offer will run until May 1, 2012.”

Allowing print material to stay on the stencil and prevents curtaining, Photo Stencil's AMTX electroformed nickel blade has an inherent low surface energy. Offering an advantage when printing with lead-free materials, this function reduces the amount of material required, and thereby waste, by up to 30 percent. Eliminating soft coating or plating to wear, crack, or chip, the 100 percent solid nickel blade is 45 percent harder than stainless steel blades, the company stated in a press release.

Recently, the company announced that it expanded its stencil production capabilities in Malaysia with the addition of a high-end chemical etching manufacturing line. Adding the new Chemical Etch line to Photo Stencil's facility in Malaysia increases the levels of support and available stencil technology to customers within the territory.

The Photo Stencil Malaysia facility has about 15,000 square feet (1394 square meters) of space and employs 30 people, along with sales, engineering, application support, and stencil manufacturing capabilities.