The Wizard Behind the Curtain
Download Audio File Do you sometimes feel like you are free falling through the coating world? A free fall can be a good thing if you are not spinning [...]
Rheology, Math and Coating Equipment Design
Download Audio File Rheology again? The science of rheology is critical in so much that goes into fluid coating that we could spend a lifetime discussing the details regarding [...]
TWOSD
Download Audio File What?!? Don't you love acronyms? I personally get along with TLAs (three-letter acronyms), but FLAs? It is a bit much. TWOSD, or Tensioned Web Over Slot Die, [...]
Slot Die Design Considerations
Download Audio File It's always good to have a perspective from all areas of a business. In the world of manufacturing, an engineer learns a lot by getting out [...]
What Does a Slot Die Cost?
Download Audio File With every call a technical consultant receives regarding a technical inquiry, comes another call asking what the price of equipment is. Whether it is a slot [...]
Fluid Flow Phenomena
Download Audio File When a fluid hits a substrate, pushing through the barrier of air, the fluid tends to flow predictably. This phenomenon is a function of the interfacial [...]
The Future of Fluid Coating Technology
Download Audio File What does the future hold? If we could gaze into the crystal ball of fluid coating and know what the expectations for liquid coating onto substrates [...]
The Fundamentals of Coating
Download Audio File Let's go back…way back…back to the basis of what fluid coating is and why the converting industry cares about the process of placing a fluid onto [...]
Bringing Theory into Focus
Download Audio File Coating specialists love to throw around big ideas and even bigger words (rheology, viscosity, surface tension, etc.). But what is important? What can you use daily as [...]
Mixing Fundamentals
Download Audio File When you look at the process of fluid coating onto substrates, there are many ancillary pieces of equipment that affect the final coating quality of the [...]