Optical Films Require Multiple Layers
Download Audio File When coating optical films, should the fluid layers be coated and dried or built up via deposition? Optical films cover a wide variety of coated applications [...]
Foil Substrates
Download Audio File To start with, the foils are processed prior to the coating procedure and are typically sprayed with oil. This oil needs to be removed or considered [...]
Energy Storage Devices
Download Audio File From lithium-ion batteries to capacitors to solar panels, one common feature is they are all produced through a coating method. Energy storage devices describe a wide [...]
The Effects of Surface Treatment at the Interface
Download Audio File There are a variety of methods for encouraging fluids to stick to substrates in coating applications- corona, plasma or flame treating the substrate; adding a primer [...]
Film Split Defects
Download Audio File When there are two rolling surfaces moving in the same direction, the fluid needs to decide which surface to follow. But how is this decision made? [...]
Looking Behind the Curtain of Coating
Download Audio File 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 [...]
The Effects of Viscoelastic Behavior
Download Audio File When coating a fluid, consideration of the rubbery behavior needs to be considered with the shear rate versus viscosity data. Coating rubber bands is not easy. [...]
Giving Adhesive Coating its Due Respect
Download Audio File Adhesives are a coating in the converting world that do not get a lot of respect. However, when you look at the market of adhesive coating, [...]
Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Coating
Download Audio File When looking for process, product, and profit improvements for your PSA tapes and labels, consider going back to the drawing board. Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coating is [...]
Construction Materials for Coating Equipment
Download Audio File Coating equipment can be exposed to a variety of conditions-acidic fluids, corrosive chemicals, and abrasive slurries to name a few. So how do you identify the right [...]