Curtain Coating Technology
INTRODUCTION Economies of scale occur when a coated product is manufactured wide, fast and in one pass. Substrates can be manufactured wide and multilayer coating can provided added functionality, but how do you make [...]
Rigid Panel Coating with Slot Die Equipment
Download Audio File INTRODUCTION Panel coating is a unique application of fluid coating technology that provides capability and functionality to a discrete substrate. But what is important to understand [...]
Advances in slot Die Coating Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives
Download Audio File INTRODUCTION When it comes to fluid coating onto substrates, the equipment required falls into three areas- Extrusion coating Hot melt coating Liquid coating What makes these [...]
The 6 C’s of Roll-To-Roll Coating Systems
Develop a balanced approach to precision coating by understanding these six areas of concentration. In all roll-to-roll coating systems, there are what I call the six C's. Continuous Compounding Coating Curing Converting Control The [...]
ROI of Fluid Coating Technology
Download Audio File When companies are going through the process of justifying a capital expenditure, people need to understand the full cost of ownership (COO). This is fundamentally [...]
Balancing Slot Die Design
Download Audio File Wouldn't life be great if complex things could be reduced to simple functions? In the world of coating, if you look deep enough, you can find [...]
Roller Geometry – What is Your Roller’s True Shape
How does a roller's shape influence a coated product and coating defects? The variation of a roller's geometry can produce many web handling problems. Roller geometry directly affects the way a web is handled [...]
Dispersions in Liquid Coating
Download Audio File Liquids can be described as mayonnaise or beer. The Newtonian fluids are beer - they are self-leveling and if you turn a glass of beer upside [...]
The Critical Variable – Slot Die Lip Gap
Download Audio File It's important to pay attention to critical variables in coating. When it comes to slot die setup and operation, the variables can be separated into linear [...]
Smart Glass Coating Technology
Download Audio File All modern products and equipment are getting smarter. There are internal computers tracking automotive mechanics as we drive, there are feedback loops in what [...]