<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hello Jacob,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">There has been a lot of consolidation in this space as the big driver for this equipment -- PCB manufacturers -- have migrated to LDI. But there are still numerous companies selling this specialty equipment (photoplotters) such as <a href="http://www.screen.co.jp/eng/pcb/products/index.html">Dai Nippon Screen</a>, <a href="http://www.firsteie.com/photoplotters.php">First EIE</a>, <a href="http://www.mivatec.com/Mask_Writer.php">Mivatec</a>, <a href="http://www.orbotech.com/Eng/D2_ProductsGroup/MenuID/559/">Orbotech</a>, and <a href="http://www.ucamco.com/en/hardware/photoplotters">UCamCo</a>.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div class="gmail_default">It may take a very high volume to justify the ROI of an in-house printer as you can buy these <a href="http://www.photomaskportal.com/store/c37/Film_Masks.html">film masks</a> for very reasonable prices.</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Good luck!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Jim Carroll<br></font><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">PhotomaskPORTAL</b><font color="#000000"><br></font></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><i>We help you make masks</i><br><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span title="Call with Google Voice"><span id="gc-number-2" class="" title="Call with Google Voice">(415) 448-6275</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></font></div><div></div></div><div><ul style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 8px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:11.8181819915771px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:none;line-height:16.9886360168457px;display:table-cell;width:502.727264404297px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:8px 12px 2px 0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:11px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;line-height:1.2em"><dl style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:10.9090909957886px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;word-wrap:break-word"><a href="http://www.photomaskportal.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.photomaskportal.com/uploads/1/1/6/1/11617247/7535866_orig.png" width="200" height="57"></a><dl style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:10.9090909957886px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;word-wrap:break-word"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal"><dl style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:10.9090909957886px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;word-wrap:break-word"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal"><br></span></dl></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal"><dl style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:10.9090909957886px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;word-wrap:break-word"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal"><br></span></dl>On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Jacob Trevino </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal"><<a href="mailto:Jacob.Trevino@asrc.cuny.edu" target="_blank">Jacob.Trevino@asrc.cuny.edu</a>></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal"> wrote:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal"><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><div>Happy New Year All,</div><div><br></div><div>Does anyone have any recommendations for specs on a printer to be used for quick and easy (lower resolution) photolithography masks. These would be printed on transparencies to be used with a blank glass plates and standard contact lithography.  Laser jet verses ink jet? Resolution in both techniques these days seems impressively high and sufficient, but maybe there are advantages to one vs the other. Any input would be greatly appreciated. </div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Jacob</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:medium"><br></div><div style="font-size:medium">-------------------------------- </div><div style="font-size:medium"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b><i><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jacob Trevino, PhD</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>NanoFabrication Facility Director<br>The City University of New York (CUNY)<br>Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)<br>Tel.  <a href="tel:%28646%29%20664-9468" value="+16466649468" target="_blank">(646) 664-9468</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Cel.  <a href="tel:%28646%29%20629-1179" value="+16466291179" target="_blank">(646) 629-1179</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Email: <a href="mailto:Jacob.Trevino@asrc.cuny.edu" target="_blank">Jacob.Trevino@asrc.cuny.edu</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><span style="font-size:medium">Web: </span><a href="http://asrc.cuny.edu/" target="_blank" style="font-size:medium">http://asrc.cuny.edu/</a> </div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>labnetwork mailing list<br><a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a><br><a href="https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork" target="_blank">https://www-mtl.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/labnetwork</a><br><br></blockquote></dl></dl></li></ul></div></div></div></div>
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