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More Choice and Value for a Future Proof Productivity Advantage

Horizon Printing Platform

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The DEK Horizon platform offers you absolutefreedom of choice to configure your screen printerexactly the way you need it. You start with animpressive array of features as standard then, to optimise performance and value, you choosefrom an extensive range of options.

Options that offer speed improvements, enhanced yields, intelligent boardsupport and comprehensive service plans. These let you precisely match your Horizon to your process needs and budget. Then we give you more choice that future-proofs your investment. Any options you don’t need fortoday’s production, you can add tomorrow to enhance yield and throughput,and to extend the life of your Horizon to deliver the lowest cost of ownership.The result is value-driven per formance from a technology leader.

The Horizon platform takes thepressure of modern production in itsstride – from low-volume, specialistprojects to high-speed, high-volumeassembly – delivering maximumproductivity through fast and faultlessperformance all the way.

All Horizon platforms benefit fromDEK’s robust chassis technology,featuring vibration tested one-piececonstruction for exceptional rigidityand mechanical integrity, which is thefoundation of the Industry GoldStandard 6-Sigma machine alignmentcapability of 2cpk @ +/-12.5 microns.

In addition, every Horizonincorporates DEK’s Instinctiv™ V9next-generation touch-screen userinterface as standard. Instinctiv V9presents graphical, menu-basedcontrols for easy, error-free operationand is the powerhouse behind anextensive array of Productivity Tooloptions designed to enhancethroughput and yield. Instinctiv V9now features expanded languagesupport which includes Chinese,Korean, Japanese, Czech, French,German, and English.

No other printer manufacturer comes close to matching DEK’s processknowledge and applications expertise. Our global technology leadershipmeans we know how to help you optimise your performance to deliverexceptionally low cost of ownership and maximum investment value. And no-one offers such a comprehensive print process solution that includes superior technologies, board support tooling, screen and stencilmanufacturing knowhow and Process Improvement Products. Award-winninginnovations like frameless VectorGuard® stencil foils, Cyclone understencilcleaner and ProFlow® enclosed print head technologies keep DEK at theindustry’s pioneering forefront. That’s an imperative advantage forprogressive manufacturers, and one that adds value far beyond the platformperformance by maximising utilisation, yield and productivity.

Untouchable Productivity as Standard

Far-reaching Knowhow

Horizon from DEKExtreme modularity lets you go as far as you need, and further when you want.

ISO9000-accreditedmanufacturing sites

Cyclone Understencil Cleaner

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is the foundation of machinealignment accuracy 2cpk @ +/-12.5 microns 6-Sigma

Frameless VectorGuard® Stencil Foil

ProFlow® enclosed print head technology

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Excellence in Manufacturing

All DEK screen printers are designed and built in our modern, efficient, ISO9000-accreditedmanufacturing sites in the UK and Asia, augmented by a worldwide network of screens and stencil production hubs supported by a Class 10,000 clean room.

As a pioneer of lean manufacturing in the advanced capital equipment sector ,we’ve shown just how much more DEK customers can expect from theirequipment and their screen printing partner: greater responsiveness, shorterlead times, hassle-free custom requirements, unparalleled expertise, consistentreliability, wide-ranging process capability, a drive for continuous improvement,a commitment to the industry’s lowest cost of ownership and ultimately themost choice, best value and greatest return on investment.

When we say Process Capability…

Don’t be misled… all Cpk figuresquoted for DEK printers, which are statistical measures of processcapability that relate to accuracyand repeatability, are alwaysreferenced to the full print processcapability. With other vendors youmay find this is not the case.

Many quote for first-alignmentcapability only – it’s a morefavourable figure for the datasheet,but one that won’t give you a truepicture in real factory floorproduction.

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All Horizons are powered by DEK’saward-winning Instinctiv™ V9 userinterface giving you easy andfamiliar operation to get productivefast. Since Horizon delivers cycletime options ranging from twelveseconds to seven seconds,Instinctiv V9 expertly supports thesecapabilities, serving as thepowerhouse at the core of yourplatform. That means you canintegrate any or all of theproductivity tools you select toimmediately increase throughput oryield. Or both.

We know that time is moneybecause time is a key component of productivity. That’s why Horizon’stime-critical standard featuresinclude an initial setup time of lessthan ten minutes, so you can getproductive fast and deliver outputthat really counts at the end of ashift or production run. Changeoverto a new product coming on streamis even faster; it takes less than twominutes to cease one productionrun, upload a new program, changethe stencil, replenish consumablesand start manufacturing a differentproduct. That’s perfect for high mixenvironments and is essential in

maximising equipment utilisationthat translates directly toproductivity and value of ownership.

Once you’re up and running, a baseHorizon 03iX configuration deliversa minimum core cycle time of justtwelve seconds. Features includedas standard are full size stencilframe capability of 29 x 29 inches,an active printing area of 20 x 20inches, a tooling table ready toaccept board support options, and aflat-panel touch screen interface. Allthese facilities are integrated by arobust bus-based IntelligentScalable Control Area Network(ISCAN) for reliable and responsivemachine control.

Outstanding performance from the outset

Take the base Horizon platform configuration with no added options and you already get exceptional performance and value, whichever way youmeasure it. Standard fit resources deliver a level of precision that guaranteesIndustry Gold Standard 6-Sigma performance on ever y Horizon printer of 2 Cpkmachine alignment capability @ +/-12.5 microns, and 2 Cpk process alignmentcapability @ +/-25 microns or better.

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Getting the most from yourHorizon platform is effortless

To get exactly what you need, you musthave choice. And choice is at the core of the flexible Horizon platform.

Opting for Horizon is an easy choice. The flexibility and rapidchangeover capabilities of the platform are per fect for a diverse anddetailed range of assembly challenges, from fast turn prototyping and short production runs to volume manufacturing at high speed.Its versatility enables easy re-deployment to handle a variety ofsubstrate materials including PCBs, glass, ceramics and greentape. As for assembly technologies, Horizon is equally at homeprinting ultra fine pitch 0201 and CSP patterns or pin-in-pastefeatures for intrusive reflow as it is mass imaging conventionalpackage pinouts.

The key to getting the most from Horizon is choosing thespecification and options that deliver the productivity you want – and we’ve made that an easy choice too. Because Horizon is afuture proof platform, tomorrow takes care of itself. Simply specifythe facilities you need today from an extensive range of productivitytools. Then throughput and yield enhancing options can be fieldretrofitted whenever you need to increase productivity .

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Horizon features a Fixed Chase as standard, equipped to accept a limited number of regular framesizes. You can use adaptors forother sizes of stencils frames but a better way is to choose theAdjustable Stencil Mount option.Adjustable Stencil Mount is a highlyflexible means of securing thestencil into the Horizon platform,and especially assists withproductivity in high mix assemblyenvironments that feature frequentproduct changeovers.

Just two up-front productivity decisions

The key components of profitability in pre-placement screen printing arethroughput and yield. With Horizon, there are only two factor y dependentoptions to consider up front that can impact your productivity potential.Everything else can be field retrofitted in the future when you need moreperformance.

How fast do you want to go?

Some of the Horizon platform’s Productivity Tool options are designed purely for speed. Not only is throughput a key component of productivity , it has asignificant bearing on overall cost of ownership: the faster you can go, themore output you can deliver, and the greater the financial return on yourequipment investment.

DEK’s High Throughput Conveyor(HTC) is an advanced transportsystem that drives one board intothe print area while moving theprinted board downstream as asimultaneous operation to maximisethroughput and knock a second offthe core cycle time.

High Throughput Conveyor (HTC)

Horizon offers two Speed-Up Module options to boost throughput, giving you the power to harness moreperformance at an incremental cost, exactly when you want it.

Horizon’sversatility setsproductivitystandards fromprototyping tohigh-volumeassembly.

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Speed is nothing without control

Control is a byword for Horizon performance. With 2.0 Cpk productionperformance and 6-Sigma alignment capability of +/-12.5 microns at machinelevel and +/-25 microns or better for process alignment capability you getcontrol even at full seven-second core cycle times and can expect excellentyields. But there are many variables in the print process that need to stay incontrol. If any of these drift, yield suffers – which is why speed is nothingwithout control. It’s also why a raft of Horizon Productivity T ool options focusexpressly on enhancing yields, to translate the platform’s repeatable accuracyand speed potential into maximum productive output.

The first steps for yield improvementlie with vision systems. Horizon offersa number of incremental enhancedcamera options for alignment, detailedinspection and rapid post-printverification.

Inspection improves yield by keepingyour process in control. DEK cameraoptions offer advanced lighting with a wider field of view, allowing you to capture more vision data in oneprocess operation. That means youcan choose to increase throughput by inspecting faster or per form moreinspection tasks without impactingyour current throughput. Either way it adds up to greater productivity.

Taking inspection a stage furtherreveals DEK’s award-winningHawkEye® post-print verificationoptions – fast and power ful visiontools designed to inspect everyboard passing through your Horizonat the line beat rate. Here again youhave a choice: select HawkEye ® 750for post-print paste-on-padinspection of critical board areas. Or choose HawkEye® 1700 to getfour-times the field of view, whichlets you inspect more of the boardfor absolute print quality certainty at full speed, which maximises yieldwith no throughput penalty.

Top of the tree in yield-enhancinginspection tools is DEK’s advanced2Di solution. 2Di optimises cycletime and print quality even further.Its detailed scrutiny, coupled withtrend analysis functions, preventsyour process moving out of control.This safeguards yields andeliminates potential stoppages byhighlighting the need for stencilcleaning or paste replenishment to maintain throughput.

The ultimate choice to ring fenceyields on your Horizon platform is the 2Di and HawkEye ® combo,representing an unmatchedtechnology advantage. Select thisoptimum and industry-leadingalliance of Productivity Tools tosubstantially increase yield. Theprocess is simplicity itself: deploydetailed 2Di inspection first tovalidate critical board sites, and thenuse HawkEye to rapidly verify otherareas of the board. The result is thehighest confidence in output qualityand consistency, with the addedadvantage of feedback that keepsyour process tuned to per fection.

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Instinctiv™ V9 2D Inspection

Instinctiv V9 User Interface

DEK camera

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More productivity choices

Horizon throughput enhancement doesn’tstop with Speed-Up Module options, andring-fencing yield is not the sole preser veof inspection tools. From understencilcleaning, to print verification, automaticboard support and enclosed head printing,you can select from a wide range of Horizonproductivity choices to enhance yield andthroughput.

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Award-winning innovations enhance yield and throughput for maximum productivity.

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A central component of maintaining yields and keeping yourprocess in control is understencil cleaning. You may have printprocesses today that don’t require cleaning cycles, but forapplications like ultra fine pitch printing, effective cleaning is oftencritical to output. Horizon offers you two choices of automatedunderstencil cleaning option: DEK’s Blue cleaner or the multi-award-winning Cyclone. Both are controlled by the Instinctiv ™ V9productivity powerhouse, and both can be invoked automaticallyby feedback from other yield-enhancing tools, such as HawkEye ®.

Cyclone takes understencil cleaning to a whole new level. With its five-stage cleaning head, Cyclone effectively increases theactive cleaning area to deliver a comprehensive result thatenhances yields. It also per forms the operation faster and takesjust two passes, but still deploys wet, dr y and vacuum resources –and does so using just half the cleaning roll fabric to keep costs in control. Complementing this productivity advantage evenfurther, DEK has engineered a wide range of quality fabric cleaningmaterials to optimise your process per formance at every level.Backed by our complete process expertise, Cyclone’s impressiveperformance cuts cleaning time in half, giving you further choice:either clean more frequently to minimise the likelihood of apertureblockage or underside smearing potentially boosting yield; orsimply clean faster at the same inter vals to boost throughput whilemaintaining yield. Cyclone also uses a DEK cassette-basedcleaning roll which dramatically reduces the time needed to changecleaning fabric consumables from many minutes to less than thirtyseconds. It’s another innovation that reduces downtime to helpraise productivity.


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All Horizonplatforms comewith a toolingtable as standard,which is ready to

accept either custom board supporttechnology or DEK’s ultra-flexibleHD Grid-Lok® tooling. Effectiveunderside support keeps yourboards flat, helping to maintainprecise paste-on-pad volumes and reduce paste smearing.

Custom tooling is ideal forproduction runs where a supportplate is precision machined toprovide optimum support beneathyour boards while catering forunderside components or routedareas. Custom tooling can beproduced in-house or within daysthrough DEK’s global fast-turnservice directly from Gerber data.The choice is yours.

HD Grid-Lok is the ideal solution for high-mix manufacturing, whereproduct changeovers are frequent.The system uses a high densityarray of electro-pneumaticallyactuated pins that rise automaticallyand conform immediately to theunderside topography of any board.HD Grid-Lok is instantly andautomatically reconfigurable,completely free of operatordependency, and is the industry’sfastest tooling support solutiontaking less than 20 seconds to setup. So as well as keeping yieldshigh through optimum board-widesupport, HD Grid-Lok also improvesoutput levels in high product mixassembly environments.

For over adecade, ourProFlow®

enclosed printhead technology

has been delivering outstandingprocess improvement. ProFlow was the first enclosed print headsolution, and remains pre-eminentin the industry as its technology is continuously refined. ProFlow’spatented dual-chamber quite literallycontains many of the processvariables that can affect yield, suchas on-stencil paste life and pasteconditioning. ProFlow technologyallows print stroke speeds up to five times faster than conventionalsqueegees. A choice of ProFlowprint heads allows you to eitherrecharge the paste material in thechamber or use pre-filled pastecartridges.

To safeguard yields and smooth the initial assembly set-up andproduct changeover processes,Horizon offers one more advancedautomation solution. Auto StencilLoad is designed to removeoperator dependency andcompletely eliminate the possibilityof alignment errors for ongoingproductivity into the future.

Supporting roles Your productivityadvantage

Horizon is chosen by OEMs and the manufacturing services community worldwide.

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Horizon’s advanced productivityoptions are backed by sophisticatedsupporting technologies for ongoingpeace-of-mind. In addition to thepowerhouse that is the next-generation Instinctiv™ V9 machineuser interface, Horizon’s advancedcapabilities are further reinforced byISCAN Intelligent Scalable ControlArea Network. A fast, light androbust internal bus-basedcommunications system, ISCANreplaces conventional wiring loomsto deliver responsive and intelligentplatform control and remoteintegration for the ultimate inprocess support.

Horizon is also fully compatible witha comprehensive range of high-quality Process ImprovementProducts including precisionstencils and screens designed andmanufactured in-house by DEK,custom tooling, cleaning wipes andswabs, understencil cleaner fabricrolls, and general printer and workarea cleaning solvents. All areorderable online for 24-hourresponse and near-instantaneousdespatch to any global location.

A global service & support infrastructure second to none

DEK provides incomparable support services delivered by experiencedengineers and screen printing experts. Our global reach means we are locatedconveniently close to you for rapid on-site support and comprehensive trainingwherever in the world you manufacture. And even closer to you through 24/7online access to the DEK Knowledge Base and direct Press-T o-Talk connectionto the DEK help-desk. The help-desk is active across all world time-zones, 24hours a day, working with you and tracking your problem until it is resolved.

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“ DEK is committed to delivering the lowest costs in the industryover the operational life of theHorizon platform.

Committed to lowest cost of ownership

Whole life service and dependability is the means to secure the lowownership costs for your Horizon platform and the best return on your capitalinvestment. One part of that is maximising utilisation by reducing stoppagesand downtime to keep the printer productive. Another is driving upthroughput and yields to deliver more end-of-line output – and Horizon offersa wealth of Productivity Tool options to let you choose when to do this andhow best to achieve it. Yet another is keeping the Horizon in top-performingcondition, which is where DEK warranties and ser vice plans come in.

All Horizon platforms benefit from a 12-month warranty that coversparts and labour, subject to ourappropriate use terms. You canchoose warranty options to extendthat cover to 36 months or 60months from delivery.

Our ‘As New’ service plan is justthat. The agreement provides whole-life support for the platform andincludes annual maintenance visitsthat upgrade your Horizon to thelatest ‘as new’ specification. That ensures throughput and yieldcapabilities are maintained or evenimproved. The result is that youcontinue to be productive andextract maximum value from yourinitial future-proofed Horizoninvestment.

And that’s the point of Horizon’sinherent future proofing. Almost allthe Productivity Tool choices opento you today can also be fitted later .Imagine the scale of the returns youcould realise by being able to runyour Horizon efficiently for longer –possibly years longer – than youroriginal project demanded. In thisflexible and scalable way, DEK iscommitted to delivering the lowestcosts in the industry over theoperational life of the Horizonplatform.

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No other company produces a screen printingplatform with thechoice, modularity,future proofing andvalue of Horizon.

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To discover how the advanced Horizon technologies and capabilities can help you boost productivity , contact your nearestDEK representative directly or go to www.dek.com/horizon

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Engineering knowhow

As a technology-focused company serving a high-tech industry, weunderstand that our customers know good engineering when they see it. That’s why we are totally committed to maintaining a world-classengineering team, as well as partnering with the world’s leading expertsin industry, universities and research organisations.

Process Engineering & Applications Excellence

continuously at the highest levels ofproductivity. And no other companyproduces a screen printing platformwith the choice, modularity, futureproofing and value of Horizon.

DEK is the only total screen printingsolutions partner, delivering not onlyequipment platforms but alsoknowledge and support. Ourexpertise ensures you utiliseadvanced production equipment toits maximum potential. New ProductIntroduction (NPI), Process audit,process optimisation and processcharacterisation services are tailored

to your needs, and provide acomplete benchmarking andcontinuous improvement resource.

No other company has the expertise,resources and sheer range ofcompetencies to help you establishnew frontiers, quickly perfectadvanced processes, and to keepyour production operating

DEK’s engineering teams are active throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, studying emerging challenges and developing production-ready solutions ahead of the cur ve, supported by advanced technical centres on allthree continents.

Pre-configured Performance Platforms

Feature 03iX 02iX APiX 01iX

Process alignment capability 2 Cpk @ +/-25 microns 6-Sigma Process alignment capability 2 Cpk @ +/-20 microns 6-SigmaMachine alignment capability 2 Cpk @ +/-12.5 microns 6-SigmaCycle time 12 secondsCycle time 10 secondsCycle time 8 secondsCycle time of 7 secondsISCAN Intelligent Scalable Control Area NetworkInstinctiv™ V9 user interface Full size stencil frame capacityStandard board size capabilityStandard tooling tableColour TFT touch screen, keyboard and trackballDEK standard 1-year warrantySemi-auto stencil loadAuto stencil loadLong board capability

Factory fit choices

Adjustable Stencil MountHigh Throughput Conveyor

Future Proofed productivity options

2Di inspection2Di & HawkEye® comboCyclone understencil cleanerDEK Blue understencil cleanerProFlow® DirEKt Imaging Grid-Lok® automatic toolingHD Grid-Lok® automatic toolingHawkEye® 750HawkEye® 1700

Standard fit Options


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