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GENESIS STENCIL FRAME SALES DOUBLE
Genesis, an ultra-easy new system for mounting and re-mounting stencils, is rapidly gaining popularity, with sales doubling in its second six months on the market.
Since its launch, the ‘next-generation’ system has been readily adopted by PCB manufacturers, who are increasingly benefiting from consistent accuracy without the need for complicated loading jigs, air connections or subsequent adjustment.
With Genesis there is no need for bonding, no need for cumbersome and complicated frame systems – and because stencils can be readily interchanged, there is a great deal of space saving in the work area.
TSL developed Genesis through a series of evolutionary steps, and as a natural progression from bi-directional tensioning (BDT) systems, where stencils are secured on a frame with just two fixed and two moveable sides – a technique which industry feedback has shown has limitations in producing a consistently flat overall printing surface.
The re-mountable Genesis system employs two handles, each operating independently, in a frame with four-directional tensioning through cams on all sides. This allows stencils to be quickly interchanged and held absolutely flat with equal and maintainable planar tension across the whole stencil – ensuring consistently accurate results. On-site production tests and demonstrations, against traditional frame and BDT systems, have led to industry professionals increasingly adopting the Genesis system.
In use, the stencil image will not distort during production, with either low or high use, because the tension is constant. The system, says TSL, is foolproof and fast, it does not matter which handle is locked first, stencils cannot be over-tensioned. A typical load or unload sequence can be performed in a matter of seconds. So compact is the system, that up to one hundred Genesis stencils may be stored within a space of just one cubic metre, this allows its re-mountable stencils to be stored conveniently in the production area.
Offering the largest available print area on the market today, the Genesis frame can be supplied in two sizes – 23” x 23” (584.2mm x 584.2mm) for the 58 Genesis 4DT and 29” x 29” (736.6mm x 736.6mm) for the 73 Genesis 4DT. The frames are currently available for MOM, DEK, SMTech, Speedprint and Ekra printing machines and accept precision-etch, electroformed and laser-cut stencils.
With Genesis there is no need for bonding, no need for cumbersome and complicated frame systems – and because stencils can be readily interchanged, there is a great deal of space saving in the work area.
TSL developed Genesis through a series of evolutionary steps, and as a natural progression from bi-directional tensioning (BDT) systems, where stencils are secured on a frame with just two fixed and two moveable sides – a technique which industry feedback has shown has limitations in producing a consistently flat overall printing surface.
The re-mountable Genesis system employs two handles, each operating independently, in a frame with four-directional tensioning through cams on all sides. This allows stencils to be quickly interchanged and held absolutely flat with equal and maintainable planar tension across the whole stencil – ensuring consistently accurate results. On-site production tests and demonstrations, against traditional frame and BDT systems, have led to industry professionals increasingly adopting the Genesis system.
In use, the stencil image will not distort during production, with either low or high use, because the tension is constant. The system, says TSL, is foolproof and fast, it does not matter which handle is locked first, stencils cannot be over-tensioned. A typical load or unload sequence can be performed in a matter of seconds. So compact is the system, that up to one hundred Genesis stencils may be stored within a space of just one cubic metre, this allows its re-mountable stencils to be stored conveniently in the production area.
Offering the largest available print area on the market today, the Genesis frame can be supplied in two sizes – 23” x 23” (584.2mm x 584.2mm) for the 58 Genesis 4DT and 29” x 29” (736.6mm x 736.6mm) for the 73 Genesis 4DT. The frames are currently available for MOM, DEK, SMTech, Speedprint and Ekra printing machines and accept precision-etch, electroformed and laser-cut stencils.
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