Objective
The objective of this project is to develop a prototype versatile, low cost, high plot rate, photoplotter for use in the Printed Circuit Board (PCB), graphics arts, micro technology and related industries. The new photoplotter will be versatile in that the same optical head will be used for all applications. It should attain plot rates approaching or surpassing the best currently available but at a fraction of the cost and complexity. The basic idea, patented (ref. 1) and experimentally verified by the prime SME, is to use massively parallel plotting (whole images of 100000s pixels at once compared to a few high power laser beams in currently available competitor machines) combined with greatly simplified system mechanics: the only moving parts being fast, accurate and reliable piezoelectric translators. In the first stage a basic prototype for PCB plotting will be developed (EC market 150machines/year average machine cost 80kECU). In the second, more sophisticated prototypes with light concentrating micro optics will improve the light efficiency and provide access to the developing direct write market. Direct write techniques greatly reduce the number of steps in PCB (and other) manufacturing processes (no films, copying machines, fewer development steps etc.) with corresponding savings in time, equipment and consumables costs, energy, pollutants and staff safety particularly for prototyping and small series. (This situates the proposed project in programme areas 1.1.1.S 1.1.2.S 1.1.2.M and 2.2.4.M). The different partner SMEs will benefit either from first access to these low cost, high performance photoplotters specifically adapted to their needs, or from the production and/or distribution rights to the expected, highly competitive production photoplotters or for new markets for their products to be included as key components in the new machines.
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- engineering and technology mechanical engineering manufacturing engineering
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Coordinator
71101 Schoenaich
Germany
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