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Photonic Curing
Photonic Curing is the high-temperature thermal processing of a thin film using pulsed light from a flashlamp. When this transient processing is done on a low-temperature substrate such as plastic, paper or glass it is possible to attain a significantly higher temperature than the substrate can ordinarily withstand under an equilibrium heating source such as an oven.
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PulseForge® Invent
Highly Configurable for Academic Budgets and Advanced R&D
Printed and flexible hybrid electronics development continues to move quickly in markets such as wearables, packaging, and automotive. At NovaCentrix we work with customers who have a wide range of processing requirements. Accordingly, the PulseForge Invent is our most versatile platform yet.
Base Model
150mm
- Voltage: 500V
- Lamp: 150mm lamp
- Power Supply: 1.5 kW
- Drivers: 1 lamp driver
- Peak Incident Power: 5kW/cm2
- Max Single Shot Exposure: 20J/cm2
- Types of Processing Capabilities: Suitable for applications including thermal sintering, UV curing/sterilization and drying
Base Model
300mm
- Voltage: 950V
- Lamp: 300mm lamp
- Power Supply: 1.5 kW
- Drivers: 1 lamp driver
- Peak Incident Power: 7kW/cm2
- Max Single Shot Exposure: 11J/cm2
- Types of Processing Capabilities: Suitable for applications including silver nanowires, thermal sintering, UV curing/sterilization, and drying
High Energy Model
150mm
- Voltage: 500V
- Lamp: 150mm lamp
- Power Supply: 1.5 - 5 kW
- Drivers: 2 - 5 lamp driver
- Peak Incident Power: 5kW/cm2
- Max Single Shot Exposure: 91J/cm2
- Types of Processing Capabilities: Base model capabilities + ceramics/metals, drying
High Energy Model
300mm
- Voltage: 950V
- Lamp: 300mm lamp
- Power Supply: 1.5 - 5 kW
- Drivers: 2 - 5 lamp driver
- Peak Incident Power: 9kW/cm2
- Max Single Shot Exposure: 64J/cm2
- Types of Processing Capabilities: Base model capabilities + silver nanowires, ceramics/metals, drying focused applications
High Power Model
150mm
- Voltage: 950V
- Lamp: 150mm lamp
- Power Supply: 1.5 - 5 kW
- Drivers: 2 - 5 lamp driver
- Peak Incident Power: 59kW/cm2
- Max Single Shot Exposure: 96J/cm2
- Types of Processing Capabilities: Base model capabilities + ceramics/metals, polyimide delamination for OLED production, silver nanowires, and a-Si annealing on glass
Process Capabilities
Capabilities of the base PulseForge® Invent configuration include:
| Sintering of conductive silver and copper inks on PET, polyimide, paper, or textiles | Soldering of standard RoHS lead-free solder paste on low-temperature polymers. | ||
| Drying of functional and graphic inks | Reduction of graphene oxide and copper oxide | ||
| Crystallization of perovskite or OPV materials | Drying and sintering of plastic coatings | ||
| Sintering of CIGS and CdTe nanocrystal depositions | |||
Base Configuration of the PulseForge® Invent: 6” lamp, 500V, 1 lamp driver, 1500W
| Lamp Length | 6” or 12” |
| Lamp driver voltage | 500V or 950V |
| Lamp drivers | 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 lamp drivers |
| Sample Table | Automated, synchronized sample table with optional motorized z-axis positioning |
| Power Supply | 1500W or 5000W (affects processing speed) |
| Air Knife | Included |
| Bolometer | Included |
| SimPulse® | Included |
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Headquartered in Austin, TX, NovaCentrix offers industry leading photonic curing tools, conductive inks, material and expertise enabling development and production of next generation printed electronic devices.