Coating Technique Selection: The Right Questions to Ask When Choosing a Coating Method
Presented by Jeff Innocenzo, Web Handling Insights LLC
More often than not, the method used for a given coating is preselected by circumstance, availability of equipment in a lab, pilot line, manufacturing line or vendor or toller site. When the choice of coating technique is an option, what are the correct questions to ask to make the right selection? This presentation will discuss considerations in various coating techniques related to rheology, solvent selection, pumping, coverage, product requirements, cleanliness, defect mitigation and drying. An emphasis on coating calculations will be employed. Doing the math upfront is critical to ensuring that all process parameters are controlled.
