Curtain Coating Technology
DOWNLOAD AUDIO FILE 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Making the Most of your Pilot Line Coating Experience
Download Audio File Pilot coating lines are available in a number of locations where coated product manufacturers can run experimental trials for new products, new components, and new processes [...]
The Effects of Viscoelastic Behavior on Coating Part II
In the world of hot melt adhesive coating, the engineer or operator has to understand the fundamentals of fluid dynamics and polymer extrusion. Both phenomena play a roll in the complex world of hot [...]