Abstract:
A screen material is described which is formed by cladding, by means of electroplating, a structure composed of strands (4) or fibres; the structure may consist of a knit, woven or nonwoven material or alternatively of strands (4) or fibres welded together; wound strands (4) or fibres, and which structure may have been subjected to a calendering operation, which material, after having been provided, if required, with an electrically conductive cladding, is provided with a metal layer in an electroplating operation under such conditions, that an overgrowth ratio R greater than 1 is achieved. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such a material, which, in particular, involves making use of an electroplating bath for depositing a metal cladding on a starting material in which a chemical compound is present which increases the overgrowth ratio R. The method can be implemented using a variety of conditions by means of which it is possible to set the overgrowth ratio R to a desired value.
Abstract:
Described are a process and device for forming a resist pattern on both the inner side and the outer side of a cylindrical object (20) with use of one or more laser beams. In the device the cylindrical object (20) is arranged such that it may be rotatably driven while free access is left for the laser equipment to process the material layer on the inner and outer sufaces of the cylindrical object (20). Preferably use is made of one single laser (12) of which the beam is split using a beam splitter (13). Also is claimed an etched metal cylinder which is obtained by etching a metal cylinder (20) using an etching resistance pattern on the inside and outside and formed with use of the claimed process.
Abstract:
Screen material made of wire intended in particular for screen printing cylinders, in which the holes (4) are bounded in such a way by wire pieces (1) which are joined to each other locally (2) that an at least virtually flat non-woven screen surface is obtained, adjacent wire sections (3) each comprising two or more wire pieces (1) which extend preferably uncrossed in substantially the same direction; method and device for the production thereof.
Abstract:
Described is a screen cylinder comprising a smooth walled metal base cylinder (1) and a metal outer cylinder (2) having perforations wherein the base cylinder and the outer cylinder are connected with each other by a solder joint (4). Prior to connecting the base cylinder (1) and the outer cylinder (2) the outer surface and/or the inner surface of the base and outer cylinders respectively have been provided with one or more metal layers which are capable of forming a solder joint (4) upon carrying out a heat treatment of an assembly of the base cylinder (1) and outer cylinder (2). Also is described a method for manufacturing such screen cylinder.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for the production of a metal screen by irradiating a metal basic layer with high-energy, focused radiation, wherein at least one metal basic layer (3) to be perforated to form a screen is supported in intimate contact on both opposite surfaces during the irradiation by a supporting element (1, 5) adapted to the shape of the metal basic layer (3), using a release layer (2, 4) between a supporting element (1, 5) and the opposite surface of the metal layer (3), and after perforation the two supporting elements (1, 5) and the release layers (2, 4) are removed. According to the present process it is also possible to produce several screens at the same time by using a stack of metal basic layers (3, 3', 3''), between which release layers (2', 2'') are present. The metal basic layer (3, 3', 3'') is a copper or nickel-containing compound, preferably copper. The release layer (2, 2', 2'') used is a layer of a metal compound, preferably a metal oxide or metal sulphide layer, and is preferably formed by conversion. The invention further relates to a device for the production of a metal screen, comprising a metal basic layer and a supporting element adapted to the shape of the basic layer, and means for the production of perforations, wherein the device is also provided with means for applying of a release layer (2, 2', 2'', 4) between a supporting element (1, 5) and the opposite surface of the metal basic layer (3, 3', 3''), and means for the removal of the supporting elements (1, 5) and the release layers (2, 2', 2'', 4) after the perforation operation.