Xenon Corporation Sinteron 2010 sintering system

Warsash Scientific delivers even greater flexibility for sintering conductive Cu and Ag metallic inks, curing thin-film substrates and for solar and surface modifications with the Sinteron 2010 from Xenon Corporation. The product allows for digitally programmable pulse widths, making it very flexible and valuable to process development.

A number of attractive features are designed into this 48.3 cm rack-based stand-alone system. The pulse width is adjustable in increments of 5 µs in the range of 100 to 2000 µs. With total control of the pulse amplitude and pulse width, the optical energy delivered by the system can be precisely controlled. As the pulse profile is very linear at maximum amplitude, a relationship of 1000 J/ms can be assumed. The product allows connection for either spiral or linear lamp housings. These can provide optical footprints of 19 x 305 mm or 127 mm diameter areas.

The device will be of interest to those involved in photonic sintering of conductive inks for printed electronics in areas such as displays, smart cards, RFID and solar applications. The non-contact, low thermal characteristics for this process make it suitable for web-based printing techniques such as inkjet, flexography, gravure and screen print.