Conference Proceedings

Low-Temperature and Rapid-Cure Liquid Polyimide for Roll-to-Roll Coating Applications Members Public

Presented by John Park, HD MicroSystems In roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing, polyimide is commonly used in film form, with DuPont's Kapton® being a prime example due to its excellent mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties, making it suitable for various industries. HD MicroSystems is a leading supplier of polyimide precursors,

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Flexible Packaging Solutions Containing Vacuum Deposited Layers: An Environmental Impact Study Members Public

Presented by Gwyneth Spence, Bobst Manchester Over the past six years, BOBST has been working in collaboration with partners to develop and bring to the market sustainable flexible packaging solutions. Whilst these solutions have been developed in compliance with guidelines and have already been characterised in terms of performance and

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Learnings from Process Safety Management 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

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Key Factors in Selecting a Suitable Web Cleaning system 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
2024 R2R USA

IR assisted vacuum drying in a continuous roll to roll process for post-drying of electrodes Members Public

Presented by Dr. Larisa von Riewel, Excelitas Noblelight The post-drying of electrodes and separator for lithium-ion batteries just before cell assembly is needed to ensure that the moisture content is below a critical level. This step is important in electrode manufacturing as the remaining water can lead to cell degradation

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Intelligent Sensing for Trouble Shooting and Improvements To Vacuum Coating and Process Control Members Public

Presented by Dermot Monaghan, Gencoa Ltd Any form of vacuum-based processing is inherently more problematic and costly than an atmospheric conversion route. To reduce the ‘pain points’ of vacuum processing, sensing can be used to identify problems and also to improve controllability and consistency. When dealing with a vacuum environment,

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Integrated system to manage coating parameters in a coating-laminating process 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

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA

Innovative Solutions For Flexible Packaging Members Public

Presented by Daniela Cerfeda, Sei Laser We would like introduce a new range of laser systems designed for cutting, scoring and perforation of flexible packaging ables to perform on different materials such as single layer ( PE, PET, PP, nylon, PTFE ), laminated and paper. Our laser offer multiple innovative solutions inclung

Kevin Lifsey
2024 R2R USA