ESKAY RECOMBINATION SYSTEMS

System Process:

The recombination unit is a stand alone system. It uses complex computer controlled electrical energy to replicate the holographic image into a thermoplastic plate which can be repeated within a 30.5 x 45.7 cm area on the ESKAY SK450RC standard and 100 cm square area on the SK1100RC system, and do individual images up to 50mm square within its travel area.

A flat nickel shim containing the image or design is used for this process which is attached to a highly engineered die head. The unit is operated automatically after setting the parameters into the computer control unit. It has a memory of 49 different programs enabling a fast process time for future reference on recombination’s.

It a user friendly system with a fast set up and process time in comparison to the standard heat and pressure systems. It is designed to be used by one operative and can be left to run automatically once the parameters are set.


The only basic requirement is that the unit is in a dust free room and has the relevant power supply available and it only needs a supply of clean air for plate cleaning prior to processing.


Each thermoplastic plate is inexpensive and after the step and repeat process is carried out the metallurgy process (electroforming) is carried out as normally processing a photo resist plate. Unlike photo resist, each plate can be copied many times if required or simply stored for future use.

The die head is adaptable to take a variance of recombination dies. It is also capable of being positioned through a + - rotation of 90 ° which can enable a different directional position of the recombined image. The height of the recombined image is determined the by the recombination shim height and the width by the die width. A drawing is supplied to enable the client to supply their own dies to their requirements.