Renn L Grear

US Patent:

57559350, May 26, 1998

Filed:

Mar 7, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/612226

Inventors:

Dale Jackson - Clearwater FL
Rick Hoving - Largo FL
Renn Grear - Dunedin FL
Dan Kostecke - Waterford MI

International Classification:

C25D 1700
B05C 302
B05C 312
B05C 1902

US Classification:

204202

Abstract:

A processing system to produce printed circuits or other finished materials on a continous strip of substrate comprising a processing cabinet having an entry opening and an exit opening formed on opposite ends thereof, a supply station and a take-up station disposed adjacent the entry opening and the exit opening respectively, a transport mechanism to transport the continuous strip of substrate from the supply station through the entry opening, the processing cabinet and the exit opening to the take-up station and a system control to selectively control the tension and speed of the continuous strip of substrate traveling from the supply station to the take-up station.