Cookson electronics is a leading materials science company that provides high performance materials, chemistry and technology solutions to the electronics and surface finishing industries worldwide. Alpha® form pv electroformed stencils are designed and manufactured to deposit thick film paste for pv cell front side metallization. Both single and double layer stencils [developmental] are available and manufactured using 100% solid nickel plating [electroforming process]. The end result is a high precision durable stencil of any custom thickness with the possibility to print a full h-pattern or a variant on a silicon cell.