Rainbow Technology Systems Limited

John Cunningham

Robert Gibson

Charles Jonathan Kennett

Jonathan Kennett

There is herein described a method and apparatus for photoimaging. More particularly, there is described a method and apparatus for photoimaging a substrate (e.g. a web) covered with a wet curable photopolymer wherein a rotatable phototool is pressed and rotated against the substrate to create an imaged substrate which is used to form images suitable for forming electrical circuits such as for printed circuit boards (PCBs), flat panel displays and flexible circuits. There is also described a method and apparatus for directly photoimaging a substrate covered with a wet curable photopolymer, wherein the photoimaged substrate is used to form images such as electrical circuits and a method and apparatus for exposing at least part of a solder mask on a printed circuit board (PCB) using a wet curable photopolymer wherein an imaging process may thereafter occur on the area above the solder mask.

Photoimaging

There is herein described curable coatings for use in a photoimaging process. In particular, there is described curable coatings in the form of 100% or substantially 100% solids energy curable coatings for use in a photoimaging process wherein a substrate is covered with a wet curable photopolymer and the photoimaged substrate is used to form images such as electrical circuits or other features used in the Photochemical Machining Industry (PCMI) such as for example lines, squares, spirals, circles, or other geometric and non-geometric shapes.

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