We make Digital Printed Electronics and Smart 3D Printing easier worldwide
CeraPrinter X-Serie is a TurnKey Materials Deposition Inkjet tool for process development in Printed Electronics and Smart 3D Printing.
Thanks to its patented rotative head-holder “plug and play”, full curing area, in-situ characterization devices and exclusive software suite, CeraPrinter X-Serie is a perfect “all inclusive” tool to enable advanced inkjet process development
X and Y stage accuracy | < +/- 1.5 µm |
Z accuracy | < +/- 2 µm |
X and Y stage repeatability | < +/- 0.5 µm |
Z repeatability | < +/- 1 µm |
Print velocity | up to 500 mm/s |
Print resolution | < 5 μm x 5 μm |
Printheads number | Up to 3 (mixed types) |
Printhead types | Single nozzle
Low cost Dimatix Cartridges Drive per nozzle printheads Dimatix, Konica-Minolta and other on request (Xaar, Kyocera, Ricoh, Toshiba, Seiko…etc.) |
Mounting | “Smart door” technology
Accurate fast mount for printheads and its electronics |
Ink tank | Cartridge 2 mL to 50 mL
Aggressive solvents compatible |
Printhead heating | Up to 60°C |
Printhead Maintenance | Automated cleaning station |
Size | 305 mm x 305 mm |
Clamping | Vacuum with different areas |
Heating | Up to 60°C |
Machine footprint | 1520 mm x 1290 mm x 1800 mm |
Machine mean weight | 1500 kg |
Power | 400 V/32A, 3 phases |
Certification / Safety | CE (UL & CSA on request) |
Droplet analysis | |
CCD | 1392 x 1040 pixels |
Visualization area | 1.31 x 1.64 mm |
Image analysis | Fully automated (DropAnalyser) |
Alignement and printed components analysis | |
CCD | 1624 x 1228 pixels |
Visualization area | 1.79 x 1.35 mm |
Alignment types | Marks, edge or specific if required |
Image analysis | Fully automated (FabAnalyser) |
Post-process compatibility | IR, UV, AdphosNIR®, Novacentrix PulseForge®, Xenon Sinteron, Vacuum Drying |
Substrate management | Directly by the manufacturing linear axis to avoid substrate manipulation |
Solvent extraction | Exhaust connection |
IR Drying | Printhead slot |
UV | Laser reflectometer |
AdphosNIR® | HEPA filter |
Novacentrix PulseForge® | Automated refill system (on request) |
Other post-treatment | Dedicated software add-on |
Specific hardware modification | Automated Handling (on request) |
Automated sheet resistance measurement probe |
Waveform tuning | Real time, fully open, drive per nozzle |
Automation | Automatic printheads mapping |
Analysis | Volume, velocity, jet straightness error
Clogged nozzles detection Self nozzles positions calibration Drop to drop variation |
Reporting | Statistic
Automatic full jetting report creation |
Layers analysis | Automated measurements (distance, area)
Automated full printing area acquisition Thickness measurement with 3D reconstruction (laser reflectometer option required) |
Substrate alignment | Manual or automatic
Can be fully adapted to customer application |
File format | Step, DXF, Gerber, GDSII, Bitmap. |
Job editing | Directly from standard CAD file via CAD/CAM tool |
Printing job parameters | Fully tunable for each part or under part of the component |
Manufacturing script edition | Easy and fast, for each step of the printing process (printing vector, nozzle clogging control, alignment, printhead cleaning etc.) |
Printing simulation visualization | Step by step, materials by materials |
Experiment plans | Automated experiment plans generation to optimize inkjet process (fully customizable) |
Customizable
pre-loaded patterns |
Square transistors, circular transistors, multilayer capacitors, induction, coil, etc. |
The whole CeraPrinter equipment range is high accuracy multi-material deposition systems with in-line multi- curing technologies, in-situ characterization facilities embedded simultaneously enabling high precision deposition of functional materials and full area curing in each pass.
Evolutionary at lowest cost and delivered with exclusive software suite developed by CERADROP (CeraSlice, DropAnalyser and FabAnalyser) allowing its quick start- up, easy to use and bottom-up approach for functional components design.
To go forward with our customers, we provide strong partnership, highly qualified, responsive worldwide maintenance and support team to provide assistance through each stage of project development.