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AIMCAL Announces Short Course Option

(Coating/Laminating)

August 23, 2017, ... want to attend a short course, you don’t have to pay for the full conference,” says Craig Sheppard, executive director of AIMCAL. Attendees may select a full-day short course on Slot Die Coating Technology ...

AIMCAL Posts Agenda for R2R Conference

(Coating/Laminating)

August 06, 2017, ... one full-day course on Slot Die Coating Technology and four half-day sessions: Wrinkling and Spreading; The Stand-up Pouch Seminar; Controlled Coating Process: Details Are Essential for a Quality Cost-Effective ...

Roller Geometry | What Is Your Roller’s True Shape?

(Web Handling)

June 21, 2017, ... once again assumes that no variation happens between the data points. In slot die coating, the diameter of the roll is critical. A slot die has a precision flat surface in the lip face that works with ...

Coating Matters | Dispersions in Liquid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

June 05, 2017, ... suspension. Have the fluid sit for too long and you will be coating a liquid without the functional component while it sits in the bottom of a pan or a slot die manifold that is too large for the application ...

AIMCAL Awards | Film's Sharkskin-Like Properties Control Bacteri

(Coating/Laminating)

April 06, 2017, ... gravure (unsupported with yoke), slot die, and knife-over-roll with offset gravure and intermittent slot die. Options include ultraviolet and corona treaters. Judges noted that with pilot-scale equipment ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2017 Exhibits with InPrint USA in Orlando

(Trade Shows)

March 27, 2017, ... materials, slot die coatings, and evaluations of flotation and roll support drying techniques. Sysco Machinery (Booth #439) will show you how its rotary die cutting systems are the only machines on the ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your Pressure-Sensitive Tape

(Coating/Laminating)

February 13, 2017, ... process requirements such as viscosity, and coating method (gravure, slot die, etc.) are key basics. Having a coatweight target based on end use and cost, as well as a desired line speed, helps narrow ...

Coating Matters | Computational Methods Beyond Fluid Flow Analysis

(Coating/Laminating)

December 06, 2016, ... But the use of FEA is not limited to understanding fluid flow. It also can be utilized to determine the structural strength of the equipment and the temperature effect of a heated slot die. Outside of ...

Coating Matters | Pre-Metered Fluid Flow Analysis with Computational Methods

(Coating/Laminating)

November 27, 2016, By taking a finite section of fluid flow within a slot die, one can understand the flow as it is affected by a number of factors. By taking a finite section of fluid flow within a slot die, one can ...

Sticking With It | What Is the Value of Technical Meetings?

(Sticking With It)

October 25, 2016, ... It was a very practical and pragmatic discussion of the factors that one needs to weigh when considering these larger investments. Naoki Rikita of MMC Ryotec introduced a new high precision slot die ...

Coating Matters | Vacuum Systems Offer More Capability

(Coating/Laminating)

October 18, 2016, ... easy to utilize. The concept is that a box is built around the interface between the slot die and backing roll. This enclosure allows the fluid to be influenced by a change in pressure. The change in pressure ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your Self-Adhesive Graphic

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2016, ... and coating method (gravure, slot die, etc.)—is a key basic. Having a coatweight target based on end use and cost, as well as a desired line speed, helps narrow adhesive selection. As indicated in previous ...

Coating Matters | Fluid Delivery System Design for Coating Control

(Coating/Laminating)

May 23, 2016, ... equipment is utilized can make or break your coating application. In pre-metered coating methods, like slot die coating technology, the need for a precise and stable feed of fluid is critical. This narrows ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for the Job

(Coating/Laminating)

May 05, 2016, ... of existing machinery, including operating speed capability, process requirements such as viscosity, and coating method (gravure, slot die, etc.) are key basics. Most adhesives are coated to liner, but ...

SAM Holds Inaugural Open House

(Coating/Laminating)

April 27, 2016, ... and hot melt coatings with a maximum width of 1,060 mm at 600 mpm (bypass speeds to 1,000 mpm). The line offers modular coating capabilities of slot die, micro gravure, pressurized chamber doctor blade, ...

Coating Matters | The Effects of Viscoelastic Behavior, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

April 25, 2016, ... and look rough. In the use of pre-metered coating techniques, care needs to be taken in the slot opening when operating the equipment with a viscoelastic polymer. The stresses involved are directly related ...

Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2016, ... operation of curtain, slide, or slot coating applicators can lead to cross-web anomalies and defects. The simplest way to control temperature is to measure it inside the kettle or tank from which it ...

Coating Tech Institute Registration Is Open

(Coating/Laminating)

February 14, 2016, The next edition of the training program is scheduled for next summer in conjunction with Chemsultants International EAU CLAIRE, WI | Coating Tech Slot Dies reports the next Coating Tech Institute ...

Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2016, ... methods. In pre-metered methods, including curtain, slide, and slot coating, the coating thickness is determined by the flow rate upstream of the coater (see Figure 1). Figure 1. Pre-metered. In self-metered ...

Coating Tech Institute 2016 Registration Now Open

(Coating/Laminating)

January 05, 2016, User conference for the slot die coating industry to be held August 16-18, 2016 in Mentor, Ohio   EAU CLAIRE, WI | Coating Tech Institute 2016, a user conference for the slot die coating industry, ...