The new way

TC TECH Sweden AB, Head office, Pirgatan 13, SE-374 35 Karlshamn TC TECH Sweden AB, Research & Development, Långholmsgatan 34, SE-117 33 Stockholm

Phone: +46454 755 000, +4644 240 030E-mail: info@tctech.se

www.tctech.se

In this brochure, we proudly introduce you to a system representing an innovative approach to the production of light guide plates - a system also providing a platform for the future technology within this dynamic field.

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In this brochure, we proudly introduce you to a system representing an innovative approach to the production of light guide plates - a system also providing a platform for the future technology within this dynamic field.

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How do we define 100 % quality?With TCP 1000 you get a perfect result, repeatedly in every cycle.

In a consistent process you always get 100 % replication without

warpage or other unwanted effects. Production in a clean-room

classified 1000 or better brings a result that is no less than perfect!

This level of quality is achieved by interaction between the pa-

tented TC TECH induction heating and an advanced method for

active cooling. These technologies are the fruits of longstanding

research efforts matched by practical experience from other

applications. Along with a power unit and control functions of our

own design, it allows control with high accuracy and thus allows

brilliant performance. Again and again.

How do we define 100 % quality?With TCP 1000 you get a perfect result, repeatedly in every cycle.

In a consistent process you always get 100 % replication without

warpage or other unwanted effects. Production in a clean-room

classified 1000 or better brings a result that is no less than perfect!

This level of quality is achieved by interaction between the pa-

tented TC TECH induction heating and an advanced method for

active cooling. These technologies are the fruits of longstanding

research efforts matched by practical experience from other

applications. Along with a power unit and control functions of our

own design, it allows control with high accuracy and thus allows

brilliant performance. Again and again.

How do we define premium efficiency?TCP 1000 has a unique system for rapid regulation of the mould

temperature - which actually can be shifted both ways by 100 °C

per second. You could rightfully label this “active cooling” and

“intelligent heating”!

The mould temperature is adapted to the type of material. For

a typical optical PMMA sheet, the mould surface is heated to

250 °C and cooled to below 50 °C within less than 10 seconds!

The total production cycle for 42” light guide plate will be

below 45 seconds. Plate thickness and multicavity has merely a

marginal influence on cycle time.

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How do we define premium efficiency?TCP 1000 has a unique system for rapid regulation of the mould

temperature - which actually can be shifted both ways by 100 °C

per second. You could rightfully label this “active cooling” and

“intelligent heating”!

The mould temperature is adapted to the type of material. For

a typical optical PMMA sheet, the mould surface is heated to

250 °C and cooled to below 50 °C within less than 10 seconds!

The total production cycle for 42” light guide plate will be

below 45 seconds. Plate thickness and multicavity has merely a

marginal influence on cycle time.

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What do we mean by boundless performance?With TCP 1000, plastic sheet thickness does not imply the traditional

restrictions. The system can handle sheets of down to 0.3 mm thickness

without any problems - i.e. at an optimal level of quality and efficiency.

Two-sided patterns can be produced as easily as one-sided ones. Any

pattern for light guide plates or Fresnel lenses can be produced with

100 % replication. Up to 55” inch LGP or multicavity up to 3 pieces of

27” LGP or similar can be produced in one cycle.

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What do we mean by boundless performance?With TCP 1000, plastic sheet thickness does not imply the traditional

restrictions. The system can handle sheets of down to 0.3 mm thickness

without any problems - i.e. at an optimal level of quality and efficiency.

Two-sided patterns can be produced as easily as one-sided ones. Any

pattern for light guide plates or Fresnel lenses can be produced with

100 % replication. Up to 55” inch LGP or multicavity up to 3 pieces of

27” LGP or similar can be produced in one cycle.

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What do we mean by 100 % replication?TCP 1000 gives 100 % replication of the stamper - if needed on both sides.

The quality of the pattern equals the level of Blue Ray pits. Furthermore, no

post-processing is needed. Due to the innovative cold frame, roll-off can be

eliminated. No UV paint has to be added and there is no risk for flashing.

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What do we mean by 100 % replication?TCP 1000 gives 100 % replication of the stamper - if needed on both sides.

The quality of the pattern equals the level of Blue Ray pits. Furthermore, no

post-processing is needed. Due to the innovative cold frame, roll-off can be

eliminated. No UV paint has to be added and there is no risk for flashing.

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What do we mean by small footprint?Within a surface of 5 sqm, the system can produce plates up to a

dimension of 55” or multicavity up to 3 pieces of 27” LGP or similar.

Separate allocation of press and power unit along with a modular

structure allows a highly flexible system layout.

The system is prepared for online monitoring and TC TECH can offer

distance support and evaluation of data. Since the highly efficient power

unit (up to 500 kW) just needs to work a few seconds in each cycle, a 42”

plate can normally be produced with less than 1.5 kWh per cycle. The

option to make very thin plates saves material and the process itself

generates very modest emission levels.

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What do we mean by small footprint?Within a surface of 5 sqm, the system can produce plates up to a

dimension of 55” or multicavity up to 3 pieces of 27” LGP or similar.

Separate allocation of press and power unit along with a modular

structure allows a highly flexible system layout.

The system is prepared for online monitoring and TC TECH can offer

distance support and evaluation of data. Since the highly efficient power

unit (up to 500 kW) just needs to work a few seconds in each cycle, a 42”

plate can normally be produced with less than 1.5 kWh per cycle. The

option to make very thin plates saves material and the process itself

generates very modest emission levels.

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What do we mean by multicavity?TCP allows production with multiple cavities – up to 3 x 27” in the 55” tool

– without compromising quality or cycle time. Change of plate dimension

requires only a few minutes. Thanks to a system that is both simple and

ingenious, heavy tool costs are eliminated during this process. The cost

for adjustment of the tool to each additional plate dimension is modest

indeed.

1+1+1=1

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What do we mean by multicavity?TCP allows production with multiple cavities – up to 3 x 27” in the 55” tool

– without compromising quality or cycle time. Change of plate dimension

requires only a few minutes. Thanks to a system that is both simple and

ingenious, heavy tool costs are eliminated during this process. The cost

for adjustment of the tool to each additional plate dimension is modest

indeed.

1+1+1=1

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T E C H N I C A L D E S C R I P T I O N

Hydraulic press and control unitFootprint: 2800 x 1100 mm

Height: 2870 mm

Weight: 8000 kg

Power unitFootprint: 2400 x 400 mm

Height: 2000 mm

Weight: 500 kgClean-room, robots, air supply, vacuum etc. is not included in this footprint estimate

Production room requirementProduction room: Class 1000 or better. Minimum 3500 mm ceiling height required

Temperature: 20 – 27°C ± 2°C (at chosen temperature)

Relative humidity: 30–60%, ± 5% (at chosen humidity)

Electrics: 3-phase 400 VAC, 400A per phase fuse

Expected average power consumption: 50 kW

The following utilities are required for the operation of TCP 1000

Electrical Connection: 3-phase 400 VAC, 400A per phase fuse, 50 or 60 Hz

Compressed air: Oil free, 6 - 8 bar, 1000 l/min, dew point <3°C.

Vacuum: Minimum 200 l/min, final pressure lower than 10 Pa

Cooling water: 16 – 23°C, 120 l/min. >1.5 bar differential (output-input)

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T E C H N I C A L D E S C R I P T I O N

Hydraulic press and control unitFootprint: 2800 x 1100 mm

Height: 2870 mm

Weight: 8000 kg

Power unitFootprint: 2400 x 400 mm

Height: 2000 mm

Weight: 500 kgClean-room, robots, air supply, vacuum etc. is not included in this footprint estimate

Production room requirementProduction room: Class 1000 or better. Minimum 3500 mm ceiling height required

Temperature: 20 – 27°C ± 2°C (at chosen temperature)

Relative humidity: 30–60%, ± 5% (at chosen humidity)

Electrics: 3-phase 400 VAC, 400A per phase fuse

Expected average power consumption: 50 kW

The following utilities are required for the operation of TCP 1000

Electrical Connection: 3-phase 400 VAC, 400A per phase fuse, 50 or 60 Hz

Compressed air: Oil free, 6 - 8 bar, 1000 l/min, dew point <3°C.

Vacuum: Minimum 200 l/min, final pressure lower than 10 Pa

Cooling water: 16 – 23°C, 120 l/min. >1.5 bar differential (output-input)

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TC TECH SwedenOur company is part of the Swedish Cimon Group (founded in 1984) - a pioneer within the global technological development. The R & D facilities of TC Tech are located in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. There you also find another Cimon subsidiary working in close partnership with us, Avalon Innovations. The Cimon Group employs circa 500 people - some fifty percent of them working within the R & D and design sectors.

TC Tech representative in Asia:

Linfair Engineering The company was founded in1958 in Taiwan in order to provide equipment, design, system integration and installation expertise together with mainte-nance service. Linfair Engineering is based in Taipei, with branch offices in Hongkong,Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Kobe. Currently they employ circa 150 people, most of them engineers. Professionalism, technological brilliance and innovation are the core elements of their success and expansion. We constantly acquire new techno-

logies to provide new services for our customers.L I N F A I R E N G I N E E R I N G G R O U PTaipei: LINFAIR ENGINEERING CO, LTD. TAIWAN. Fl. 4th, No. 7 Jen Ai Rd. Sec. 2 Taipei Taiwan ROC 100. Tel: +886 (2) 2393 9963 Fax: +886 (2) 2393 2914Hong Kong: LINFAIR ENGINEERING Company, LTD. Room 2003, 20/F, Phase II, Chaiwan Industrial City, 70 Wing Tai Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong. Tel 852-3529 1183. Fax 852-3529 1185Beijing: LINFAIR ENGINEERING CO, LTD. No.2 Daqudeng Hu-tong, Art Gallery Back Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing China 100010. Tel +86 (010)-6403 8799, Fax +86 (010)-6403 8755

Shanghai: LINFAIR ENGINEERING CO, LTD. Room 159, block A8, Jiahua Business Centre no. 808 Hongqiao road, Shanghai China ZIP CODE: 200030. Tel +86 20 3788 5791, +86 20 3788 5729, Fax +86 20  3788 5651Guangzhou: LINFAIR ENGINEERING, 507 room, 2 building, no 48, Longxi Dong road Liwan district, Guangzhou, China, Post Code 510080. Tel: +86 20 3788 5791,Fax: +86 20 3788 5651Japan: LINFAIR ENGINEERING CO LTD. 3-12-26-1104, Tsuruka-buto, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 3-12-26-1104 Tel / Fax : +81-78-856-5756

TC TECH SWEDEN ABKarlshamn, Head officePirgatan 13, SE-374 35 Karlshamn, Phone: +46454 755 000Fax: +46454 755 049

Stockholm, Research & DevelopmentLångholmsgatan 34, SE-117 33 Stockholm. Phone: +468 5221 5250 Fax: : +468 5221 5299

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TC TECH SwedenOur company is part of the Swedish Cimon Group (founded in 1984) - a pioneer within the global technological development. The R & D facilities of TC Tech are located in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. There you also find another Cimon subsidiary working in close partnership with us, Avalon Innovations. The Cimon Group employs circa 500 people - some fifty percent of them working within the R & D and design sectors.

TC Tech representative in Asia:

Linfair Engineering The company was founded in1958 in Taiwan in order to provide equipment, design, system integration and installation expertise together with mainte-nance service. Linfair Engineering is based in Taipei, with branch offices in Hongkong,Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Kobe. Currently they employ circa 150 people, most of them engineers. Professionalism, technological brilliance and innovation are the core elements of their success and expansion. We constantly acquire new techno-

logies to provide new services for our customers.L I N F A I R E N G I N E E R I N G G R O U PTaipei: LINFAIR ENGINEERING CO, LTD. TAIWAN. Fl. 4th, No. 7 Jen Ai Rd. Sec. 2 Taipei Taiwan ROC 100. Tel: +886 (2) 2393 9963 Fax: +886 (2) 2393 2914Hong Kong: LINFAIR ENGINEERING Company, LTD. Room 2003, 20/F, Phase II, Chaiwan Industrial City, 70 Wing Tai Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong. Tel 852-3529 1183. Fax 852-3529 1185Beijing: LINFAIR ENGINEERING CO, LTD. No.2 Daqudeng Hu-tong, Art Gallery Back Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing China 100010. Tel +86 (010)-6403 8799, Fax +86 (010)-6403 8755

Shanghai: LINFAIR ENGINEERING CO, LTD. Room 159, block A8, Jiahua Business Centre no. 808 Hongqiao road, Shanghai China ZIP CODE: 200030. Tel +86 20 3788 5791, +86 20 3788 5729, Fax +86 20  3788 5651Guangzhou: LINFAIR ENGINEERING, 507 room, 2 building, no 48, Longxi Dong road Liwan district, Guangzhou, China, Post Code 510080. Tel: +86 20 3788 5791,Fax: +86 20 3788 5651Japan: LINFAIR ENGINEERING CO LTD. 3-12-26-1104, Tsuruka-buto, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 3-12-26-1104 Tel / Fax : +81-78-856-5756

TC TECH SWEDEN ABKarlshamn, Head officePirgatan 13, SE-374 35 Karlshamn, Phone: +46454 755 000Fax: +46454 755 049

Stockholm, Research & DevelopmentLångholmsgatan 34, SE-117 33 Stockholm. Phone: +468 5221 5250 Fax: : +468 5221 5299

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The new way

TC TECH Sweden AB, Head office, Pirgatan 13, SE-374 35 Karlshamn TC TECH Sweden AB, Research & Development, Långholmsgatan 34, SE-117 33 Stockholm

Phone: +46454 755 000, +4644 240 030E-mail: info@tctech.se

www.tctech.se