7. Glossary

Catalyst; catalyst

Substance that speeds up the kinetics of a chemical reaction.

Smoothing

Expressed in millimeters, smoothness defines the point at which the Stäubli robot leaves the straight path defined by the point of intersection (of two directions) and then rejoins the straight path in the other direction after passing an angle; the lower the smoothness value, the better the print quality.

Annealing; thermal/ohmic sintering

Post-printing technique used to render the printed track conductive. Annealing can be achieved by raising the temperature (oven thermal) or by selective methods (ohmic, IPL, NIR).