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34 SMT007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2024 large components. is is because each solder pad is created independently. I can custom- ize how much paste I want to put at each loca- tion. is is one of the sweet spots for our jet printer; I can decide where I want the paste and how much paste I want: any mix, any vol- ume. is is the big advantage to have with a jet printer in that we are not limited by any sten- cil constraints. It is really a very accurate machine with all the flexibility you can imagine in the printing process. To do this, you need to be able to program each board and be very specific about what you put where. Can you tell me about Mycronics' software development for those applications? e program creation for the jet printer is very swi. It takes about five minutes to complete an ordinary PCB. First, you import the CAD Can you give a rough estimate of how long it takes to qualify? It depends on the business case, of course. If there are millions of jet printers and tons of sol- der paste to be sold once you qualify this paste, it goes typically faster. at said, it depends on the availability of three manufacturing batches. Typically, it takes three to 12 months to qual- ify a new paste. To bring a new paste on the "application specific" or jettable" list, it can be done within 10 days. There is a lot going on here. How do you make that complexity more approachable from the user perspective? With jet printing technology, you can easily compensate for the limitations of stencil print- ing technology—even when using step sten- cils. Jet printing can create deposits with a small volume of solder paste for fine pitch or small components and close to pads for very