
VectorGuard stencil production
For all manufacturing process are several of single steps necessary, where a very good process knowledge is needed. Our team aware of the responsibility and investigate confidential your data files and optimize, if required, the design with long time experience.
Each production step is based on strong internal quality rules and will finalized with a high end check for "all" VectorGuard® stencils.
The outcome is a high end tool for optimized printing process results and reduce running cost.

Our team
Our stencil division cooperate with ASM stencil division, the world largest stencil manufacture. This offers our customers the latest technology for all the actual requirements.
This includes not only, the design rules, as well the tension frame technique, manufacturing method and stencil materials. The product range includes stainless, steel-, FineGrane-, nickel and electroformed nickel stencil.
Additional, the ATT stencil team optimized your product with High End finishing for better separation process with Nano- and Ultra Nano coating.

Best stencil
The bandwidth of processed components includes simple SMD components and apertures as well fine pitch, µBGA LLP and include also smallest size up to 01005. The demands on needed stencils is very different.
For the standard technology the behavior of the stainless steel stencil an acceptable print and separation. Apertures of 0,4 pitch or for components smaller then 0402, the Fine Grane stencil reduce the running cost by better separation, reduction of underside cleaning cycle and better quality.

Optimal design
Not every design is perfectly usable to get a perfect and problem solving printing process. Bad design causes downtime, quick smearing on the stencil and therefore short cleaning interval, bad separation and printing result.
The ATT screen team optimize, on request, the stencil design for perfect and cost optimized printing process.
VectorGuard stainless steel stencils

The VectorGuard® stainless steel stencil from DEK® guarantee with quick fixation a high tension repeatability by often product changeover. This offers better separation results and less defects as typical tension systems. The stencil changeover is less than 5 seconds.
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Material | stanless steel |
Areo ratio | >0,66 |
Option | NANO coating |
NANO ULTRA coating |
VectorGuard FineGrain

The VectorGuard® FineGrain stencil from DEK® optimise the separation for fine pitch application by an better areo ratio value and guarantee with quick fixation a high tension repeatability by often product changeover. This offers better separation results and less defects as typical tension systems. The stencil changeover is less than 5 seconds.
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Material | stanless steel |
Areo ratio | >0,60 |
Option | NANO coating |
NANO ULTRA coating |
VectorGuard Nickel Stencil

The VectorGuard® Nickel Stencil from DEK® is based by the screen blank manufacturing to use it for high end application by a better area ratio value and guarantee with quick fixation a high tension repeatability by often product changeover. This offers better separation results and less defects as typical tension systems. The stencil changeover is less than 5 seconds.
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Material | stanless steel |
Areo ratio | >0,60 |
Option | NANO coating |
NANO ULTRA coating |
VectorGuard Tension Frame

The VectorGuard® tension frame from DEK® is the only solution, where no additional tooling or manual handwork is needed for stencil changing. The stencils are delivered with quick fixation frame and guarantee for the lifetime of the stencil a high tension repeatability by often product changeover. The high a repeatability tension offer better separation results and less defects as typical tension systems. By the printing process, the shop air can be unplugged and offers a free handling in the printer and a very quick product change. The stencil changeover is less than 5 seconds.
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Tension | 32 Nm |
Available size | 23x23" |
23x29" | |
29x29" |
VectorGuard High Tension

The VectorGuard® High Tension frame from DEK® is the only solution, where no additional tooling or manual handwork is needed for stencil changing. The stencils are delivered with quick fixation frame and guarantee for the lifetime of the stencil a high tension repeatability by often product changeover. The high a repeatability tension offer better separation results and less defects as typical tension systems. By the printing process, the shop air can be unplugged and offers a free handling in the printer and a very quick product change. The stencil changeover is less than 5 seconds.
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Tension | 47 Nm |
Available size | 23x23" |
23x29" | |
29x29" |
DEK Nano ProTEK coating

The ProTek® coating from DEK® is a thin film coating. This can be done on customer side to optimise the seperation process by problematic area ratio condition. it also reduce the cleaning cirles daramatical.
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Material | ProTek coating |
Process | 3 steps hand coating |
Thickness | 2-4µm |
DEK NanoUltra coating

The NanoUltra® coating from DEK® is a thin film coating. This additional manufacture coating process is bright red visible and can easily condition check by using the stencil in the production. The coating is usable for more than 2000 circles. It also reduce the cleaning cirles dramatically.
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Material | NanoUltra coating |
Process | manufacture based step |
Thickness | 2-4nm |