Process Engineer What they do: Process engineers focus on day-to-day operating performance. They optimize coating quality, improve throughput, reduce waste, and solve production issues while keeping the coating line running efficiently. What they [...]
Particle Processing and Precision Particle Size Distribution (PSD): The First-Class Variable for Successful Battery Electrode Coating In battery manufacturing the most common topics of understanding include active material chemistry, binders, solvents, and calendaring. [...]
In roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing, most companies budget for maintenance with only equipment and physical facilities in mind. This means keep the line running, keep the equipment calibrated, and replace what breaks. But there’s [...]
Patch Coating for Precision Fluid Placement Authors: Mark Miller, Coating Tech Slot Dies Eric R. Maki, Maki, LLC The world has gone patch coating crazy for products including batteries, pharmaceuticals, and adhesives. [...]
An August 2025, article in US News and World Report, “US Companies Aren’t Ready for Baby Boomers to Retire,” outlines the significant amount of industry knowledge that has been and will be exiting [...]
Advantages of Dry Coating in the Battery Industry with Slot Die Coating Technology In the pursuit of higher energy density lithium-ion and next-generation batteries, the field is shifting rapidly toward thick, high-mass-loading electrodes, [...]
The 8C’s of Roll-to-Roll Coating: A Balanced Approach to Precision Coating Precision roll-to-roll coating is a complex process that requires careful consideration of multiple interrelated factors. To achieve consistent, high-quality products, it is [...]
Edge Bead Defects Have you heard of the common defect in slot die coating called edge bead? The defect can occur in either ambient temperature coating or hot melt adhesive coating. Let’s define [...]
DOWNLOAD AUDIO FILE In standard proximity coating with slot die equipment requires that a gap is maintained between the slot die lip face and the substrate. In proximity coating, [...]
DOWNLOAD AUDIO FILE Whether coating batteries or adhesive tapes, there are reasons why coating full width is not always optimal. When an operation lends itself to coating wet and [...]