Conference Proceedings
Methods to Generate Plasma Assistance for Vacuum-Based Web Coating Processes Paid Members Public
Presented by S. Williams, GENCOA Vacuum web coating is an important manufacturing process that is used to produce technological thin films for a wide variety of applications, such as solar cells, displays and solid state lighting. Plasma assistance is used in vacuum web coating systems to improve quality of end
Concave and Expanding Surface Rollers: For Better of for Worse Paid Members Public
Presented by Timothy Walker, T. J. Walker and Associates, Inc. Better handling of thin substrates often includes anti-wrinkle rollers. Concave roller, whether created with tape wraps or a machined profile, are a simple and effective anti-wrinkle roller. Expanding surface rollers, which spread and contract an elastic covering through their rotation,
Reliability Based Mainenance Paid Members Public
Presented by Dave Van Aken, DuPont Teijin Films What is the Maintenance team’s role in the manufacturing mission? We believe that role is to preserve the physical assets and ensure their availability to perform in a manner as good or better than originally required, using the most cost effective
Thin Flexible Polymer Substrates Coated by Thick Films in Roll-to-Roll Vacuum Coaters Paid Members Public
Presented by G. Tullo, General Vacuum Equipment Vacuum coating is one of the most efficient technologies available for the deposition of layers of various materials on polymer substrates. In the industrial environment there is the constant demand of increasing the thickness of the layers that can be deposited under vacuum
Where Films meet Foils, Some Perspectives on Thicker Vacuum Coatings Paid Members Public
Presented by R. Swisher, Sheidahl Billions of square meters per year of plastic films are coated with 400 to 600 Å of Aluminum and provide wonderful service to the food and decorative packaging industry. Many other rolls of oxide coated films in the 600 to 1000 Å range provide some
Flexible Machine Concepts for Roll-to-Roll Web Coaters Combining Magnetron Sputtering and Electron Beam PVD Paid Members Public
Presented by J. Stuempfel, VON ARDENNE
Global PET Film Marketplace: Impact on Converting Industry Paid Members Public
Presented by Robert Sinclair, DuPont Teijin Films My presentation provides an overview of the significant economic and marketplace changes impacting the PET film industry and its converter customers. These changes are profound and will continue to materially impact the health of the industry.
Vacuum Coating Process Issues for Photovoltaic Devices Paid Members Public
Presented by James Sheats, Lost Arrow Consulting
