Coating

Advances in Micro-optic Origination and Replication for Roll-to-Roll Products in the Packaging, Lighting, and Product Security Markets Members Public

Presented by Kent Coulter, Wavefront Technology Inc. Advanced micro-optics are enabling next generation display, imaging and detection capabilities in the electronics, transportation, and medical device markets.  The origination technologies behind these advances include electron beam lithography, grayscale lithography, and precision diamond turning to fabricate precise traditional and freeform surfaces that

Kevin Lifsey
Conference Proceedings

Adding Biocidal Properties to Flexible Plastics Members Public

Presented by Dermot Monaghan, Gencoa Ltd. V.Bellido-Gonzalez, Patricia Killen, T.Sigrilli, Lara Diaz, D.Monaghan Gencoa Ltd, Liverpool, UK Society requires new solutions to reduce the probability of COVID-19 cross-infection as people resume their daily lives. However, common touch surfaces have been shown to contain significant viral and microbial

Kevin Lifsey
Conference Proceedings

Web Cleaning Technology 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

Kevin Lifsey
Conference Proceedings

Using Smart Technology to Improve Productivity on Coating and Lamination Lines Members Public

Presented by R. Duane Smith, Davis-Standard LLC Consistent unwind splicing and winder transfers are paramount to high productivity on all web substrate processing lines.  This is especially true in manufacturing high quality flexible packaging materials on extrusion coating and lamination production lines.    Industry trends are to produce ever thinner web

Kevin Lifsey
Conference Proceedings

Knife Coating – the Simple Coating Method, or Is It? Members Public

Presented by Robert Secor, Hirdeal LLC Knife coating is often considered to simple and imprecise, but in many instances, it can be precise and certain aspects can be complex. Basic coating mechanics of knife coating will be reviewed to extract “rules of thumb” useful to coating practitioners. Geometric aspects of

Kevin Lifsey
Conference Proceedings

Corona & Plasma treating It’s not just about the Dyne Members Public

Presented by Kevin McKell, Vetaphone Corona and Plasma Treatment has become a very established process within the industry, but many still do not understand the differences between the two technologies or more importantly when to use corona and when to use plasma. Helping customers understand the two technologies and the

Kevin Lifsey
Conference Proceedings

Vacuum Verbiage: In these cost-conscious times, how do we save energy in metallizing? Members Public

Globalization can have advantages, but we have seen the disadvantages in recent times with the impact of COVID-19 on travel, trade and individual freedom. More recently, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has caused a massive increase in fuel costs. The increasing cost of fuel already was happening due to

Alex Nevels
Converting Quarterly

Extrusion coating vs. adhesive lamination: A comparison study Members Public

Both adhesive lamination and extrusion coating can be used to provide a structure for flexible packaging. The question of which method to use often is based on what asset is available, not what system will be best for a given structure. This article will look at the reasons an adhesive

Alex Nevels
Converting Quarterly