Coating/Laminating
Hot Topics: Adhesive Coating | Extrusion Coating | Metallizing | Curing | Drying | Green Converting | Primers | Coatings
Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 2
- Published: November 12, 2013
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 applied to good technology provide the best product outcomes.
AIMCAL Tech Meeting Honors Excellence
- Published: November 05, 2013
Assn. of Intl. Metallizers Coaters & Laminators names technical award winners Marcio Carvalho (Pontifica Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro) for coating & laminating and Sheila Hamilton (Teknek) for vacuum coating.
Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1
- Published: October 16, 2013
Thinner, faster, and state of the art describes the direction hot melt adhesive manufacturing companies are headed.
Multilayer Coating
- Published: September 24, 2013
Multilayer and simultaneous dual sided coating. Slide coating for the modern era.
Coating Matters | The Wizard Behind the Curtain
- Published: September 16, 2013
It's not magic that makes curtain coating work but physics and fluid dynamics.
Rheology, Math, and Coating Equipment Design
- Published: August 31, 2013
Rheology + Mathematics = Coating Equipment Design
Coating Matters | TWOSD
- Published: August 20, 2013
Tensioned Web Over Slot Die is a coating technique that has some unique advantages
ROI for Fluid Coating Technology
- Published: July 29, 2013
Cost of ownership and return on investment are critical in the decision of fluid coating technology for a converting industry product.
Web Lines | Curl Mechanics Pt. 1—Machine Direction Curl
- Published: July 09, 2013
In this first part of a four part series on curl, web handling expert Tim Walker discusses curl in coated and laminated products
Coating Matters | Slot Die Design Considerations
- Published: July 02, 2013
What you can learn from a slot die designer that will help you in your roll-to-roll manufacturing process
What does a Slot Die Cost?
- Published: June 25, 2013
How do you chose an equipment vendor? What questions provide insight into capital expenditures? The 3P approach to vendor selection provides guidelines for your next converting equipment purchase.
Coating Matters | Fluid Flow Phenomena
- Published: May 15, 2013
Faster and thinner coatings are the wave of the future—learn how to ride the wave to success!
Industrial Specialties Mfg. Offers In-Line Filter
- Published: May 15, 2013
The Clear-VU EZ Connect Filter is suited for most pneumatic, vacuum, and fluidic applications, including MEK ink
The Future of Fluid Coating Technology
- Published: May 01, 2013
Evolutionary trends in fluid coating technology are predictable. Look for the material and process advances required for the leading products in the converting industry and follow the trail.
Coating Matters | The Fundamentals of Coating
- Published: April 18, 2013
If you are trying to create, coat, and solidify fluids, coating expert Mark Miller offers some fundamentals that you simply must know.
