Coating & Laminating
Learnings from Process Safety Management Paid Members Public
Presented by . J. (Ted) Lightfoot, PhD, Ted Lightfoot, LLC One of the greatest challenges in the converting industry today is high employee turnover. Companies operating high hazards processes also face high turnover but with potentially greater risk and are, therefore, subject to Process Safety Management regulations. No one wants to
Key Factors in Selecting a Suitable Web Cleaning system Paid Members Public
Presented by Matt Fyffe, Meech International A clean, contaminant free web is becoming more and more critical in the competitive printing, coating, laminating and converting industries. The purpose of this presentation is to look at the various types of web cleaning systems that are available today. We will be looking
Integrated system to manage coating parameters in a coating-laminating process Paid Members Public
Presented by Giancarlo Caimmi, Nordson-NDC and Nordmeccanica Coating on flexible substrates is a technology that is growing within the industry for flexible packaging, pharma and industrial applications in general. Either in the case of adhesive for lamination or for the application of functional coatings the number of installations is definitely
Goals, Objectives, and Best Practices for Drying and Curing Paid Members Public
Presented by John Palazzolo, Adphos In all types of printing and coating there are many Goals and Objectives as well as Factors and Considerations in drying and curing of soft/hard solvent and water-based inks, coatings, and adhesives. This presentation will detail several of the goal and objectives including ROI,
Electrospray Deposition for Thin Film Composite Membrane Manufacturing Paid 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
Current Cleaning Methods for Cylinders: Pros and Cons Paid 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
Coating Control – intelligent networked edge alignment for renewable energy Paid 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
Breaking Boundaries: Sustainable Solutions Amidst Industry Challenges Paid Members Public
Presented by David Zamarin, Impermea Materials Amidst industry revelations surrounding carcinogenic chemicals like PFAS, few options exist that offer sustainable, high-performance solutions to diverse industry challenges. With efforts to tackle the PFAS and Single Use Plastics crisis through proposed legislation, many manufacturers are scrambling to find performance driven fluorine-free and
