Slic Blade™ SMT Squeegee Blades

Slic Blade™ SMT Squeegee Blades Description:

Fine Line Stencil's unique Slic Blade™ process uses electroformed nickel to form a hard, very smooth surface with extremely low surface energy (high lubricity). Solder paste readily sticks to most metal surfaces, even coated blades, due to metal's high surface energy and surface roughness. Our Slic Blade™ process took a unique approach to avoid these problems. Click here for Pricing.

Slic Blade™ Attributes:

• 100% Electroformed Nickel for superior surface "slippery-ness”
• Solid electroformed nickel will not chip or flake
• Lowest wiping pressure
• Longest blade life
• Enhanced stencil life and least stencil damage

Slic Blade ™ Advantages:

Our Slic Blade™ surface is very smooth and slick. Solder paste sticking to the blade is virtually eliminated. The smooth surface reduces solder paste shearing against the blade surface, eliminating viscosity breakdown and rheology changes in the solder paste, improving print quality. Squeegee blade sharpness and angle of attack are significant factors that influence the printing speed of solder paste. Basically the duller the squeegee blade, the more pressure is required to thoroughly wipe the stencil, slowing down the printing speed.

The Slic Blade™, is solid nickel, and will not chip or flake as coated blades do (slide finger nail along the edge of each a blade and observe edge quality). This allows the Slic Blade™ to be re-sharpened when it becomes dull, lowering Cost of Ownership. Annual maintenance contract for periodic sharpening are available. Enhancing customer retention.

Because the Slic Blade™ has a precision-ground edge, the Slic Blade™ sharp edge reduces the wiping pressure required to obtain a perfectly printed solder paste brick. (please see attached photos). The lower printing pressure extends the life of the stencil and the blade. The printing speed is increased, and there is no flux bleed-out which could cause bridging.

• Less "Bridging" due to reduced Flux Bleeding
• Reduced Paste Shear Breakdown
• Faster Print speed possible
• Enhanced solder paste release