Its so practical that thats the reason why I am so busy at the moment.
The topic is direct inkjet printing of multiplayer (meaning printing even the several layers itself)pcbs onto different materials, including foils etc.
But nobody should think of this as an easy or cheap method at the moment.
Ingo
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Mark Lerman <mlerman@...> wrote:
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> The Holy Grail would be to print a conducting material directly on a
> substrate. Instant pcb. I know there have been some moderately
> successful attempts, but nothing practical so far (???)
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> Mark
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> At 09:45 AM 5/14/2011, you wrote:
> >That already happens in very large industrial processes.
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> >Inkjet already plays an important role as well as in pcb- as in
> >solar cell manufacturing. There is much much more ongoing as most
> >people think...
> >Chances are very high, that inkjet will be the most important
> >production process in those fields in future.
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> >Ingo
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> >--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan
> ><stefan_trethan@> wrote:
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> > > Now that's quite impressive.
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> > > I wonder how long it will be until the pro shops use inkjet printing.
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> > > ST
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> > > On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Ingo <Ingo.Schuldes@> wrote:
> > > > Just added two photos of a test pcb (only intended to examine
> > and demonstrate the inkjet teechnique)in the specialprint folder in
> > the photos section; the new photos are the blue pcbs.
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> > > > All steps -etchmask -soldermask including legends had been done
> > via inkjet.
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