Deposit levelling
AssigneeAsmpt Smt Singapore Pte. Ltd.
InventorsMark Alfred Whitmore, Jeffrey David Schake
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Abstract
A method for producing a flat feature on a substrate, comprises the steps of printing a deposit of print medium onto the substrate, the printed deposit comprising an upper surface, modifying the upper surface of the printed deposit, for example by partially drying the printed deposit, and levelling the modified deposit to produce a flat feature.
Claims16
A method for producing a flat feature on a substrate, comprising the steps of:
- i) printing a deposit of print medium onto the substrate, the printed deposit comprising an upper surface,
- ii) modifying the upper surface of the printed deposit, and
- iii) levelling the modified deposit to produce a flat feature,
- wherein step iii) comprises performing a levelling operation in which a levelling squeegee is moved across a levelling stencil to contact the modified upper surface of the printed deposit.
A production line comprising a plurality of operation modules, said operation modules comprising a surface modification module, and at least one printing machine, the production line further comprising a transfer mechanism for transferring a workpiece between the operation modules, the production line being arranged such that a workpiece that has been printed by a printing machine may be transferred by the transfer mechanism from the printing machine to the surface modification module to undergo a surface modification process, and subsequently transferred from the surface modification module to a printing machine to undergo a levelling operation in which a levelling squeegee is moved across a levelling stencil to contact the modified upper surface of the workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.