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Maintenance Issues with Traditional and Advanced Vacuum Pump Technology Members Public

Presented by Jeff Luby, BOC Edwards

Kevin Lifsey
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A New "Smart" Web Coater for Flexible Display and Electronic Products Members Public

Presented by H. -G. Lotz, Applied Films GmbH & Co. A new generation of web coaters for sophisticated flexible applications, e.g. display and electronic, will be presented. The system is specially designed to the needs of upcoming markets like flexible display devices and electronic components. The emerging technologies of

Kevin Lifsey
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Drive and Control Systems: Technical Update Members Public

Presented by John Looser, Faustel, Inc. The purpose of this paper is to provide a technical update on Drive and Control Systems typically used on industrial coating and laminating equipment. A brief history and technical update will be provided on each of the key control areas, followed by an overview

Kevin Lifsey
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Mechanical Integrity of Thin Films on Polymer Substrates Members Public

Presented by Y. Leterrier The functional performance of nanosized oxide and nitride films on polymer substrates is dictated by the fracture properties of these extremely thin and brittle films, controlled by a complex interplay between process induced defects and residual film stresses, cohesive film properties and adhesion to the substrate.

Kevin Lifsey
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Productivity versus Profitability in Vacuum Web Coating Members Public

Presented by Liz Josephson, Applied Films Corp. Production equipment for vacuum web coating is designed for >90% availability and this must include scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. As the next generation of vacuum web coaters is designed for increased profitability, it is important to implement changes that assist operators with

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Making Your Legacy Coater/Laminator Work Members Public

Presented by Stephen Huff, Imperial Rubber Products, Inc. While companies consolidate facilities, legacy equipment continues to get passed down to unsuspecting process engineers. Drawings of the machine’s components don’t exist and operators are being asked to produce products that the machine was never designed to produce. “Magical” one-of-a-kind

Kevin Lifsey
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Challenges of High Speed Splicing Members Public

Presented by Charles Hubbard, Black Clawson Converting Machinery Inc. Reliability is a key objective of any continuous web splicing operation, as web speeds increase and parent roll diameters are reduced; the challenge to increase reliability becomes much more difficult. Accuracy and repeatability of splicing systems become critical when splicing at

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Curtain Coating Edge Control Members Public

Presented by Robert Hirshburg, TSE Troller Schweizer Engineering AG Precision curtain coating is heralded as the fastest of the thin liquid film coating methods that are capable of achieving accurate and extremely uniform coatings. In addition to these advantages, curtain coating has multilayer capability and a host of process benefits

Kevin Lifsey
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