Optimising Stencil Thickness And Ink Film Deposit An Investigation About The Preparation Of Thick Film Screen Printing Stencils And Their Influence On Desired Thick Film Ink Or Paste Deposits.

It is very important to control the thickness of the ink deposit in screen printing of functional pastes especially in the field of printed electronics. In general, it is the height of the conductive tracks that can be altered in order to control the ohmic resistance since the specific resistance of the deployed material, the base area and the length of the printed structure are pre-defined. The aim of this investigation is to detect the most significant parameters that influence the ink film deposition in order to establish a dry ink film layer on the substrate which ranges between 80 to 100 microns.