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DEK Licenses Stencil Technology to Cookson
February 23, 2005 |Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
FLEMINGTON, N.J. — DEK has licensed its VectorGuard stencil technology to Cookson Electronics, allowing Cookson to supply VectorGuard stencils globally under the Tetra-VG name. The agreement will enhance the availability of VectorGuard stencils for new and existing surface mount assemblers on a global basis, enabling VectorGuard to develop as an industry standard.
DEK's chairman, John Knowles, says, "DEK is committed to ensuring optimal availability of high-quality process support products to screen printing users worldwide. Our technology license agreements, which require partners whose technical capabilities and global infrastructure add value to the solution, are an effective way to achieve this with powerful new technologies and products."
DEK acquired worldwide rights to the VectorGuard technology from patent owner Tannlin in 2004. This latest agreement continues DEK's philosophy to make new technologies available to the industry through a choice of high-quality vendors and channels. DEK and Cookson have announced several co-operations aimed at enhancing delivery of process solutions, especially lead-free solutions, to the market. The companies recently announced that Cookson will exhibit DEK machines at its booth at APEX/IPC Printed Circuits Expo/Designers Summit, and expect to repeat the arrangement at Productronica later in the year.