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A concise FAQ about STV Group’s photoengraving expertise, business units, and worldwide support for automotive, electronics, glass, and industrial manufacturers looking for repeatable, high‑precision results.

From screenprinting to SMT stencils, one group, multiple business units, and global support for demanding production lines.

STV Group is an industrial group specialized in photoengraving applications for high‑precision manufacturing. With more than 55 years in business and sixcompanies in six countries, STV serves global customers in automotive, electronics and industrial markets.

STV’s main business units are industrial screen printing screens, SMT stencils, photoplotting. These complementary capabilities allow the group to support customers from image creation and tooling to production on glass, PCBs and metal components.

STV designs and manufactures high‑precision screens and photoengraved tools for automotive and transportation glass printing. These solutions help achieve consistent ceramic frames, rasters, logos and functional graphics with repeatable quality in mass production.

STV produces SMT stencils by laser cutting , with tolerance down to ±4microns for demanding PCB assemblies. The company supplies step stencils, double‑thickness stencils and framed or self‑tensioning solutions compatible with major equipment platforms.

Photo tools are high‑resolution photographic media used to transfer images in photoengraving processes for PCBs, chemical milling and screen printing. STV operates some of the largest plotters in the world, enabling extra‑large format films for automotive and architectural glass as well as electronic applications.

STV Group has production companies in Italy, France, Hungary, Romania, Brazil and the Czech Republic, coordinated by STV Italia as the parent company. This footprint provides local technical support, shorter lead times and logistics close to customer plants in Europe and South America.

STV relies on experienced teams, controlled processes and certified quality systems to guarantee consistency and repeatability across all products. Screens, stencils and photo tools are manufactured under rigorous process controls and inspected to meet customer specifications for each application.

Key industries include automotive glass, transportation, architectural glass, automotive electronics, industrial electronics and other sectors using high‑precision printing and imaging. 

STV runs ambitious R&D programs focused on new photoengraving applications, process optimization and advanced imaging technologies. By combining screen printing, SMT stencil, phototool and micro laser cutting expertise, the group develops solutions for next‑generation manufacturing needs.

Manufacturers choose STV for its combination of long‑term experience, global presence, technical support and integrated tooling capabilities. The group can engineer and supply complete imaging and printing solutions that improve process stability, yield and time‑to‑production.