QTEK Laser Cut Stencils
QTEK Laser Cut Stencils are produced at our Mexican facility only, and are only available from QTEK Mexico.
QTEK Manufacturing Ltd. (Mexico) is the supplier of choice for precision SMT stencils. QTEK maintain a strong focus on quality and customer satisfaction, and combine an ability to truly understand customer needs with significant knowledge and investment in state of the art laser, CNC and CAD/CAM technology.
QTEK Laser Cut Stencils are suitable for transferring solder paste or glue through the apertures onto a given substrate. Control of the aperture characteristics, stencil thickness and accurate fiducial generation are directly related to the volume, alignment and positioning of paste deposited during printing. Superior performance in fine-pitch, high-density stencil manufacture is a direct result of the speed and precision of laser cutting.
QTEK has a highly experienced team who have extensive knowledge and practical experience of both stencil printing and surface mount technology. QTEK provide reliable technical support to guarantee your stencil consistently achieves the best results possible.
Features of QTEK Laser Cut Stencils
- Foils can be framed or unframed.
- Metal thickness ranges from 2 mils to 10 mils, available in increments of 1 mil
- 100% laser cut or dual technology
- Self generated trapezoidal apertures
- Electropolishing
- ½ Cut title block.
- ½ Cut and black filled fiducials
- Stencil rework
- Step downs
Stencils offer the following benefits:
- Superior positional accuracy (no photo tooling involved)
- Precise control over aperture dimension (Internal conformance specification of ± 0.00025")
- Consistent wall quality and taper
- Ideal for fine pitch and demanding applications
- Can be supplied mounted to any frame or to fit many tension systems
- Shorter lead times against alternative premium stencil technologies