Patent ID: 8413578

Claim:
A modular printing system for printing viscous material on electronic substrates, the modular printing system comprising: a first stencil printer including a first frame, a first stencil coupled to the first frame, a first print head, coupled to the first frame and configured to deposit and print viscous material through the first stencil, a first substrate support assembly, coupled to the first frame and configured to support the electronic substrate in a print position, the first substrate support assembly including a first support configured to support and secure the electronic substrate in a print position, and a first system, coupled to the first frame and configured to shuttle electronic substrates to and from the first support of the first substrate support assembly, the first system including: a first upper track extending through the first stencil printer and a first lower track extending through the first stencil printer, the first lower track disposed directly below the first upper track; and a displacement mechanism configured to raise the first upper track relative to the first lower track; and at least one second stencil printer including a second frame, a second stencil coupled to the second frame, a second print head, coupled to the second frame and configured to deposit and print viscous material through the second stencil, a second substrate support assembly, coupled to the second frame and configured to support the electronic substrate in a print position, the second substrate support assembly including a second support configured to support and secure the electronic substrate in a print position, and a second system, coupled to the second frame and configured to shuttle electronic substrates to and from the second support of the second substrate support assembly, the second system including at least one second upper track and a second lower track disposed below the second upper track.