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26 PCB007 MAGAZINE I AUGUST 2023 put your hand on it and it's not even hot, because all the energy is going to the panels in the book. Each plate is stainless steel and conductive, so you get even heating through- out, as opposed to a hot oil press, where you have to get the heat from the outside in. Also, heat-up time is rapid compared to an oil pro- cess. Each book has thermocouples that pro- vide immediate response to the system, which automatically adjusts the energy to put drive the induction coils to keep the profile within spec. Eventually, we'll build this out to 10 two- opening presses. For solder mask, you're doing nothing but inkjet printers. Was speed an issue here? Hendrickson: Yes, we went with Notion Sys- tems. is technology is newer, and speed is definitely a concern. But if you start to look at how long it takes for an imager to image solder mask, like laser or LED, these printers are get- ting pretty close to on par with that. Hendrickson: Well, they're definitely nice, clean machines. e energy savings alone is crazy. ere are no thermal management chal- lenges in the building like we would see with a hot oil press; we don't have to worry about any of that with the induction press technol- ogy. When the machine is running, you can Notion Systems' n.jet technology saves multiple process steps, large investments in valuable space, energy, and labor. This completely digital process also uses UV-curable inks instead of solvent-based inks, which has far reaching effects on the environment. InduBond lamination press profile data.