Reliability Based Mainenance Paid Members Public
Presented by Dave Van Aken, DuPont Teijin Films What is the Maintenance team’s role in the manufacturing mission? We believe that role is to preserve the physical assets and ensure their availability to perform in a manner as good or better than originally required, using the most cost effective
Thin Flexible Polymer Substrates Coated by Thick Films in Roll-to-Roll Vacuum Coaters Paid Members Public
Presented by G. Tullo, General Vacuum Equipment Vacuum coating is one of the most efficient technologies available for the deposition of layers of various materials on polymer substrates. In the industrial environment there is the constant demand of increasing the thickness of the layers that can be deposited under vacuum
Where Films meet Foils, Some Perspectives on Thicker Vacuum Coatings Paid Members Public
Presented by R. Swisher, Sheidahl Billions of square meters per year of plastic films are coated with 400 to 600 Å of Aluminum and provide wonderful service to the food and decorative packaging industry. Many other rolls of oxide coated films in the 600 to 1000 Å range provide some
Flexible Machine Concepts for Roll-to-Roll Web Coaters Combining Magnetron Sputtering and Electron Beam PVD Paid Members Public
Presented by J. Stuempfel, VON ARDENNE
Global PET Film Marketplace: Impact on Converting Industry Paid Members Public
Presented by Robert Sinclair, DuPont Teijin Films My presentation provides an overview of the significant economic and marketplace changes impacting the PET film industry and its converter customers. These changes are profound and will continue to materially impact the health of the industry.
Vacuum Coating Process Issues for Photovoltaic Devices Paid Members Public
Presented by James Sheats, Lost Arrow Consulting
Evaporation Boats: New Developments and Procedures for Improved Metallizing Performance Paid Members Public
Presented by Steven Sedlak, ESK CERAMICS - A Ceradyne Company Based on operator training procedures generally accepted by the industry, this paper is meant to reinforce the fundamentals for optimal evaporation boat performance. Presentation is specific to resistance heated sources for aluminum evaporation. It includes updates on patented ESK designs
Web Based Photonic Crystal Biosensors for Drug Discovery & Diagnostics Paid Members Public
Presented by Stephen Schulz, SRU Biosystems The presentation describes the structure and use of a web based bio-sensing system developed by SRU Biosystems, Inc.. The roll-to-roll manufacturing process utilizes UV cured nanoreplication and vacuum coating to produce a consumable sensor based on guided mode resonance filter technology. The presentation describes