There is at least one line that uses a stencil printer to apply grease to
heat sinks.
The printer was not up to current requirements for BGA's and TSOP's but its
Cpk for thermal grase was over 4. The heat sinks were located on a pallet
and fed into the printer. This fed a

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 10:31 AM, Phil Nutting
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> Hi all,
>
> I think we can all agree that the process of thermal grease application is
> a bit subjective.  That being said, does anyone use a silk screening process
> for applying thermal grease to either devices or heat sinks?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Phil Nutting
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