Apparatus having a platen with pins and standoffs, used to laminate an LCD to other optical components using silicone gel

A method of assembling a liquid crystal display stack-up, the method comprising:

• providing a first platen having a plurality of pins extending from a first surface of the first platen, and having a plurality of standoffs extending from the first surface of the first platen;
• placing a first optical component into the plurality of pins extending from the first surface of the first platen such that the plurality of pins orients the first optical component in a desired orientation, and such that a first surface of the first optical component is supported by surfaces of the plurality of standoffs to thereby position the first optical component above and spaced apart from the first surface of the first platen;
• applying a first quantity of silicone gel to a second surface of the first optical component;
• and
• placing a second optical component into the plurality of pins such that the second surface of the first optical component is positioned adjacent to and facing a first surface of the second optical component, and such that the first and second optical components have a desired alignment relative to one another, the first quantity of silicone gel forming a layer of silicone gel sandwiched between the second surface of the first optical component and the first surface of the second optical component.