Jetmask Investment

Oxford Technology 2 VCT PLC 23 November 2000 22nd November 2000 Jetmask Ltd £250,000 Oxford Technology VCT has invested £250,000 for ordinary shares in Jetmask Ltd representing about 10.4% of the equity. The investment is part of a larger round with other investors. Jetmask is a spin out from Patterning Technologies Ltd, a company which was formed in 1997, funded by business angels, to develop methods for creating electronic circuits directly by ink-jet printing inks which conduct, insulate, semiconduct or emit light. PTL is making progress towards this ultimate goal, but, along the way, has developed a method of printing and baking the etch and solder mask and ident directly onto a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) blank in a single step. This replaces several steps in the conventional production process. The Jetmask product will be a machine capable of doing this, and first sales are expected in 2000. The prototype which has performed well in trials produces 150 micron tracks, but it is expected that the production units will be capable of 100 micron tracks. The world market for ident, etch and solder masking systems is estimated to be worth $700m per annum. The costs of operating the Jetmask system will be slightly less than conventional means, but the capital cost for the Jetmask system will be $185,000, which is approximately 1/3 of the cost of the conventional equipment to do the same task. For further information, please contact Oxford Technology 2 VCT on 01865 784466.
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