Slot Die Coating Technology
Download Audio File Slot die coating technology is a function of the coating process, auxiliary system and fundamental technique. The decision to utilize a coating technology needs to be [...]
Everything you Wanted to Know About Coating but Were Afraid to Ask
Download Audio File Fluid coating is a world of science and art. Some things we know well, and some things have yet to be proven, and many things have [...]
Interfacial Dynamics
Download Audio File When describing fluid flow onto substrates to people not living in the world of converting operations is like trying to explain rocket science to a pig. Very [...]
Stop Defects Before They Start
Download Audio File One of the best ways to not have defects in fluid coating isn't a trick with a pump or a tip with a coating head. Reducing [...]
Streak Formation
Download Audio File Streak defects are one of the most common coating defects in roll-to-roll coating. They are also very elusive! How streaks are formed and progress is a [...]
Agglomerates
Download Audio File Agglomeration is a dispersion issue that can cause headaches for coating operators. Fundamentally, an agglomerate is a collection of particles that stick together and create a larger [...]
Designing Equipment for Fluid Flow
Download Audio File In premetered coating, a slot die is the control valve that turns fluid flow through a pipe into a precise, flat, and even coating on a [...]
Defects in Coating
Download Audio File Fluid coating is only as good as the quality team says it is. Once the fluid hits the substrate many things can happen - the substrate [...]
Under Pressure: The Damage Stress Can Do in Fluid Coating
Download Audio File Stress is bad. Really bad! And I'm not talking about in your personal life. I'm talking about stress-induced defects in fluid coating. Where does stress come [...]
Top Five Things to Remember in Fluid Coating
Download Audio File 1. Evolution: Liquid coating has come a long way from painting by hand to coating with rolls to pre-metering fluid. The future of fluid coating is [...]