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Converting Quarterly | Q4 2002 Members Public

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COATING CONCEPTS | Product-process integration: What is the right coating method? Part 2 Members Public

The previous installment in this series covered the first step in choosing a coating method: flowcharts and screening tables. Here, we turn to the next two steps: pilot tests and fine-tuning to get a more robust process. Click the link below to download the full article.

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BREAKTHROUGHS | Gravure AIMCAL Alliance names 2022 Golden Cylinder Awards Members Public

The Gravure AIMCAL Alliance Committee (GAA) honored winners in its annual Golden Cylinder Awards competition at a special ceremony Sept. 26 during the 2022 AIMCAL R2R USA Conference in Orlando, FL. Click the link below to download the full article.

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Are printed & flexible electronics finally on a roll? Members Public

Printing electronics as easily as newsprint has long been a compelling vision, promising cheaper circuits, sensors, solar panels and even displays. Known as roll-to-roll (R2R) electronics, it uses conductive and other functional inks printed onto flexible substrates. However, for many applications, R2R electronics has been held back by difficulty incorporating

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“Gap analysis” helps advance business, technology for flexible, hybrid, printed electronics Members Public

SEMI FlexTech has been championing business and technology development of the flexible, hybrid, printed and organic electronics sector for 20+ years as the industry expanded to more than US$50 billion, with significant growth on the way. Driven by demands in mobile phones, automotive, flexible power, IOT devices, e-textiles, displays,

Alex Nevels
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WEB WISE | What is the best roller wrap angle? Members Public

This mundane question is, in some ways, more important than its more popular cousin, “What is the best roller-to-roller span?”[1] Yes, both affect the layout and cost of a machine. However, rules for wrap angles are more numerous, and much more consequential, if you get them wrong. Let us

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WEB COATING | Basic configurations for drying and curing of liquid coatings Members Public

Liquid coatings need to solidify before being wound into a roll. For ambient-temperature coatings, this requires drying, curing or a combination of the two. Here we discuss the basic configurations and the benefits and drawbacks of curing with and without drying. Click the link below to download the full article.

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VACUUM VERBIAGE | Are today's fillers for various polymer films a necessary evil? Members Public

I have a tendency to view fillers as problematic; hence, the title of this column. Polymer films made without fillers often are very smooth, which makes them very hard to wind well. As the film is wound, the air between is squeezed out, and so there is a very high

Alex Nevels
Converting Quarterly