Electroform Stencil
FCTA Mexico manufactures electroformed nickel stencils to offer superior paste release as industry standard board designs demand smaller apertures and pitch. Electroformed stencil aperture walls are smooth (mirror-like), providing less surface area for solder paste to cling to. Instead of laser cutting apertures, nickel is formed around a photo resist template of apertures that matches board designs. Electroforming also allows quick turnaround times for jobs with large aperture counts.
ADVANTAGES OF ELECTROFORM STENCILS:
- Quick turnaround for jobs with large aperture count
- Smooth aperture walls, good paste release
- Electroform foil provides higher paste transfer efficiency than uncoated laser cut stencils
- Nickel formed foils that are laser cut offer better paste release than laser cut stainless foils
- Electroform stencils have higher tensile strength and hardness than stainless steel stencils
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Electroformed foils can be produced in non-standard thicknesses
SPECIFICATIONS:
Foil Thickness:
Aperture Tolerance:
Thickness Tolerance Over Area:
Center to Center Aperture Tolerance:
Trapezoidal Aperture Walls:
1mil – 7mil
+/- 0.0003″
+/- 0.0004 over 10”
10×10″ area: within 0.001″ of original
16×16″: 0.0015″
20×20″: 0.002″
Taper is approx. 0.1 mils [0.0001″] per side per mil of foil thickness. (E.g.) 5 mils thick foil would have ~ 0.5 mils taper per side