| A suite
of equipment is available for the laboratory-scale
preparation of thick-film ceramics. Tape-casting
slurries are prepared using a variety of mixers,
blenders, and sonicators. Screen-printing pastes
are prepared with an Exact three-roll mill. A Thinky
blender is the latest acquisition. Manual casters
and printers are available for making samples up
to 6 inches wide. A full turn-key KEKO MLC line
will be available in a class 10,000 clean room
by fall 2007. This line is available for internal
and external use. Single-sample firing is accomplished
in a number of smaller programmable furnaces (some
atmosphere controlled). Larger number of samples
are fired in a 4” belt kiln. A fast-fire furnace
allows control of heating/cooling profile of small
specimens at rates of up to 1000 K/min (1600°C,
maximum temperature).
If necessary, processing
can be accomplished in our second Class 10,000
clean room with a Class 100 Micro environment.
This room also houses dip and spin coating equipment
as well as a silica tube 1200C furnace in an exhausting
hood.
For more information about thick-film research
and capabilities, please contact Dr. Walter Schulze.
For student-training or equipment maintenance,
please contact Fran Williams.
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