Schedule
Each of our products has a different schedule depending upon the type of material, the resolutions that are chosen, the size of the materials… and even the special coatings that are required.
The product page will typically give you an option for the manufacturing schedule. This shows the number of days, or weeks, that is required to manufacture from start to finish, so this does not include the shipping schedule.
Where we send checkplots for approval before manufacturing, and it is vital that these are replied to within a short delay in order that we can meet the schedule required.
The production schedule assumes the original CAD data package is correct and does not need to undergo revisions or changes. For large volume orders, or large photomasks on high resolutions, please enquire before ordering premium services.
High resolution films and small format glass
Standard (3-4 days) : This is our standard service for small format glass and film patterns from materials that are held in stock, and whilst we get 99% of orders shipped within this period, these are guidelines only and may change in periods of high demand. Where data packages are good, and all paperwork is completed promptly, we can often ship early. Expected return of checkplot by customer is within 4 hours. Any orders received after 1pm will assume day 1 to be the following day.
2 Days : A premium service. A complete manufacturing package (data/instructions/order) must be with us by no later than 11.00am. Expected return of checkplot by customer is within 1 hour.
Sameday: A premium service. A complete manufacturing package (data/instructions/order) must be with us by no later than 9.30am. Does not include Class 4 products, or photomasks bigger than 7". Expected return of checkplot by customer is within 30 mins.
5 Days + : This is a discounted service for orders that are not urgent. Note that typical schedule is 5-10 days .
Large format glass
The production process is much longer for large format glass, often it can take a week or two to complete an order depending upon the current workloads. This is die to a large part of the process being manual , and also because not much stock is held.
Low resolution film – Photoplotting
Often, this service is available on a sameday service as long as the data is received before 12am and the CAD package requires no extra manipulation.
