Lane Coating with Slot Die Equipment
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 [...]
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 [...]
Discrete Coating Techniques and Equipment
Download Audio File In the world of coating technology, most of the time and energy is spent on coating a moving web to create roll stock of fluid-coated and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Patch Coating for Precision Fluid Placement Part 1
Download Audio File ABSTRACT The world has gone patch coating crazy! Batteries, pharmaceuticals, even adhesives. The interest in reducing waste and providing functional coating that can be used right [...]
Hot Melt Coating Technology Part 2
Download Audio File In the second of this two-part series on hot melt coating, Mark Miller says the newest technology is not always the best, but the best techniques [...]
Hot Melt Coating Technology Part 1
Download Audio File As coating corporations work toward increasing margins, getting more out of the capital at the site, improving turns in inventory, and reducing environmental impact, they are [...]