Conference Proceedings
Understanding the Coating Window Paid Members Public
Presented by E. J. (Ted) Lightfoot, Ted Lightfoot LLC The coating window – a two dimensional map of what settings give good coating quality – is the single most useful tool for understanding the coating process. Yet few people understand the subtleties of the coating window. This talk uses the coating windows
Sustainable Packaging – Barrier Coating on Paper Paid Members Public
Presented by Steven Leibin, Matik, Inc. Presentation will highlight: * The demand for sustainable and thus environmentally friendly packaging solutions is challenging the packaging industry. * Non-recyclable plastic waste and pollution of the oceans are increasing the pressure from society and legislations around the world. * Barrier coating on paper is offering a
Web Spreading Devices: How They Work and Why They Fail Paid Members Public
Presented by Steve Lange, ProcessDev, LLC The principles behind how several web spreading devices work, including concave rollers, curved-axis rollers, spiral-grooved rollers, bow bars, and canted edge nips, are explained and failure modes for the spreaders are outlined, with recommendations on how to observe and eliminate these issues.
It’s 3AM, Where Is My Ink? Paid Members Public
Presented by Stephen Miller, HMJ tech Over the past three years converters have had a very challenging time in meeting their production targets, primarily due to this thing called COVID. With severe supply chain disruptions, uncertain market conditions and a very fickle labor force, many companies have been struggling to
Slot Die Coating: Fixed Lip vs. Adjustable Lip. A comparison of the two different types of slot dies and what to consider when choosing between the two designs to meet your coating application needs Paid Members Public
Presented by Scott Niedfeldt, Nordson Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC Are you looking for more precision in your coating application method and considering slot die technology to meet your coating needs? Or have you only utilized one type of slot die (fixed lip or adjustable lip), but are now dealing with
Utilizing Plasmon Mediated Constructive Interference for Selective Wavelength Reflection with Roll-to-Roll Physical Vapor Deposition Paid Members Public
Presented by Rob Malay, VDI Sputtered coatings have historically seen a wide variety of uses, from functional films in electronics, to passively integrated optical filters, to decorative and aesthetically appealing applications. Roll-to-roll sputter deposition has typically not seen the type of advanced optical and tribological coating that is seen on
The Significance of Automated Optical Inspection in Production of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes Paid Members Public
Presented by Ravi Malkani, Wintriss Engineering, Corp. Lithium Ion rechargeable batteries are ubiquitous in a wide range of devices from laptop computers, iPads and smart phones to electric vehicles (EVs). The safety, performance and reliability of the Li-ion battery pack is directly coupled to the production of the electrodes that
High Performance AlOx Thin Films for Next Generation Sustainable Packaging Paid Members Public
Presented by Rajan Verghese, Applied Materials AlOx has long been touted as a suitable transparent layer for packaging applications & has indeed found use in a range of retort applications based on high performance PET substrates. However, the drive towards sustainable packaging solutions utilizing a polyolefin “mono-material” architecture have resulted
