Kevin Lifsey

Enhancing Fuel Cell Production Quality with Vision Inspection Technology Members Public

Presented by Michelle Sullivan, Dr. Schenk Industrial Surface Inspection In the chase for clean energy, the production of fuel cells is becoming at the forefront as the push for manufacturing ramps up. Improving durability and reducing costs are a few of the challenges in getting fuel cell applications to grow

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Electrospray Deposition for Thin Film Composite Membrane Manufacturing Members Public

Presented by Jeffrey McCutcheon, University of Connecticut Making membranes today requires manufacturing processes that can create exceedingly thin films (less than 200 nm) that are defect free. Conventional roll-to-roll (R2R) processes cannot always achieve such thin films from a wide variety of materials. One exception is interfacial polymerization, which is

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Electron Beam for Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturing Members Public

Presented by Sage Schissel, PCT Ebeam and Integration Electricity, and thus, batteries, are sought out as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels; however, there are aspects of their production, such as the use of solvents, that can be improved to make this green technology even greener. In addition, as the

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Development of Roll-to-Roll (R2R) Continuous Manufacturing System for Digital Patterning Lithography Process Members Public

Presented by Jaeyoung Kim, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) This paper introduces the development of a maskless roll-to-roll (R2R) digital exposure process for continuous manufacturing systems. Applying digital exposure technology to the R2R system facilitates high-quality and large-scale production and proposes solutions to various emerging challenges. Notably, a

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Current Cleaning Methods for Cylinders: Pros and Cons Members Public

Presented by Jeff Paduano, Anilox Roll Cleaning Systems, Inc. Many changes have occurred over the last several years on how to best clean cylinders and rollers. This discussion will cover current challenges converters are facing in this important area, including the difficulty in removing today's unique coatings, achieving

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Creating Digital Models of a Converting Machine Members Public

Presented by Tom Finkbeiner, Siemens Siemens has a table top winding demo using a 100' measuring tap as the web. This consists of (2) winding / unwinding axes, a dancer with spring force for web tension, and a line speed encoder. We are planning to make mechanical and electrical models

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Coating Control – intelligent networked edge alignment for renewable energy Members Public

Presented by Mauro Consalvi, BST North America The coating process is one of the most important and most sensitive production processes in the fuel cell and battery industry. In this process step, the quality, and the production efficiency in the manufacture of a fuel cell or a battery are decided

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Closed-Form Solutions to Steady-State Temperature Distribution in Moving Webs Members Public

Presented by Aditya Yalamanchili, Texas A&M University Heat transfer between the moving web and the heating/cooling sources and/or ambient is common in many Roll-to-Roll (R2R) manufacturing processes, including printing, coating, embossing, lamination, etc. The thermal strain in the moving web has a significant bearing on the

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA