Method for replacing items in a stencil printer using a dual function tooling tray

A method for replacing items in a stencil printer, the method comprising:

• providing a tooling tray including a new tooling support and a new squeegee blade assembly support and a used tooling support and a used squeegee blade assembly support, the tooling tray including a new tooling plate on the new tooling support and a new squeegee blade assembly on the new squeegee blade assembly support;
• removing a used squeegee blade assembly from a print head of the stencil printer;
• positioning the used squeegee blade assembly on the used squeegee blade assembly support of the tooling tray;
• removing a used tooling plate from a support assembly of the stencil printer;
• positioning the used tooling plate on the used tooling support of the tooling tray;
• removing the new squeegee blade assembly from the tooling tray;
• installing the new squeegee blade assembly on the print head of the stencil printer;
• removing the new tooling plate from the tooling tray;
• and
• installing the new tooling plate on the support assembly of the stencil printer,
• wherein the tooling tray includes
• a perimeter frame having four sides,
• a first frame member spaced from a first side of the perimeter frame,
• a second frame member spaced from a second side of the perimeter frame, the first side and the second side of the perimeter frame being parallel with one another,
• a third frame member extending between and secured to the first frame member and the second frame member, the third frame member being configured to support at least one squeegee blade assembly,
• a first support secured to the first frame member and a second support secured to the second frame member, the first support and the second support together being configured to support a first tooling plate, and
• a third support secured to the first frame member and a fourth support secured to the second frame member, the third support and the fourth support together being configured to support a second tooling plate.