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The DEK 265 is a screen printer platform for SMT assembly. The DEK 265 uses Windows NT operating system and a Cognex 8100 vision system for alignment. The DEK 265 can achieve alignment accuracy of ±12.5 μm and cycle time of 12.5 seconds.[1]
The DEK 265 aligns the stencil to the board with a fully automatic vision system. The machine uses fiducials, synthetic fiducial libraries, or unique pattern recognition to locate the board image and establish registration before printing.[2][4]
The DEK 265 prints with programmable motion and programmable print pressure. The machine supports multiple print modes, including paste, flood, and adhesive modes, and the stencil separates from the board in a controlled motion after deposition.[2][4]
The DEK 265 operates on bare boards or pallets before component placement. The printed deposits form the attachment sites that follow through assembly and thermal processing.
The DEK 265 supports inspection, networked data transfer, temperature and humidity sensing, and paste-dispense options. The machine is therefore suited to electronics assembly environments that want print control and process monitoring around stencil printing.[2][4]
Control-system eraWindows XP[2]
| Designation | Generation | Vintage | Changes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEK 265 | — | — | Listed as a standard screen frame in Horizon 02i, Horizon 03i, and Vista technical specifications. | web.archive.org[2] |
| DEK Horizon 02i | — | — | Source lists DEK Vector Guard System, optional chase adaptors, 508 x 508mm maximum board size with optional 610mm x 508mm, a 1Kg maximum board weight with optional heavy board to 6Kg, squeegee pressure feedback closed loop control, Hawkeye 400 inspection, DEK Instinctiv Interface, and remote board stop. | web.archive.org[4] |
| DEK Horizon 03i | — | — | Source lists 510 x 508mm maximum board size, 1Kg maximum board weight, and no DEK Vector Guard System or Hawkeye 400 in the displayed specification text. | web.archive.org[2] |
| DEK Vista | — | — | Source states Vista shares mechanical and electronic subsystems with the DEK Horizon and has a different frame size and larger maximum board size. | web.archive.org[3] |
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The DEK 265 uses a standard screen frame with external dimensions of 736 by 736 by 38 or 40 millimetres and internal dimensions of 660 by 660 millimetres.[2][4]
The DEK 265 handles boards from 40 by 50 millimetres up to 510 by 508 millimetres in the Horizon 03i specification, and up to 508 by 508 millimetres with an optional heavier-board configuration in the Horizon 02i specification.[2][4]
The DEK 265 uses a fully automatic vision system with synthetic fiducial libraries or unique pattern recognition. The machine also supports auto lighting adjustment and auto fiducial search.[2][4]
The Horizon 02i specification includes full inspection functionality for blockage, smear, paste present, alignment, bridging, and pseudo-volume calculation. The Horizon 03i specification includes full inspection capability for screen and board, including basic paste-on-pad and stencil-aperture blockage detection.[2][4]
The Horizon 03i specification states a colour TFT display, keyboard, trackball, and Windows XP. The Horizon 02i specification states a colour TFT display with keyboard and trackball, Windows XP, and the DEK Instinctiv interface.[2][4]
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Last updated Oct 5, 2026.
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