Vacuum Metallizing & Coating
Web Tension Measuring Technology and Rollers are Inseparable Paid Members Public
Presented by Bill Stahl, INOMETA, Inc In recent years, the speed with which materials are manufactured, printed, coated, wrapped and cut has increased many times over. These largely automatic, recipe-controlled processes run without manual intervention. Therefore, web tension measurement is of essence. Accurate measurement results are obtained when guide rollers
Vacuum Coating Process Solutions for Added Value Packaging Performance Paid Members Public
Presented by Carolin Struller, Bobst Manchester Performance requirements and expectations for metallized polymer films have become more demanding and challenging over the last decade, especially with the added drive towards sustainability and target of cost reduction via downgauging and packaging structure simplification. With the work presented here, different roll-to-roll vacuum
Process Development and Validation of Complex Multi-Layer Dielectric Thin Films on R2R Vacuum Coater Paid Members Public
Presented by Mike Simmons, Intellivation LLC Large area web coating is an efficient way to manufacture thin film coatings, but challenges exist when producing sophisticated multi-layer dielectric coatings by reactive magnetron sputtering because the reactive working gas distribution and concentration each contribute to the characteristics of the deposited film. In
Modular large-scale multi-layer coater, to be optimized for the application Paid Members Public
Presented by Dr. Michael Muecke, Bühler Leybold Optics The R2R vacuum coaters platform FLC 1600 equipped with magnetron sputtering is designed for the large-scale production of complex multilayer stacks. Applications such as anti-reflective for the consumer industry or low emissivity stack for energy control in architectural applications require both the
Metallizing Multiple Materials: The Challenges of Processing Different Substrates in Vacuum Paid Members Public
Presented by Robert Malay, PhD, VDI The challenge of successfully processing a given substrate can often be compounded when that process takes place in a vacuum. Common hurdles to processing materials Roll-to-Roll are present, such as tension control and the elimination of physical defects such as pimples and wrinkles. However,
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Flexible Packaging Solutions Containing Vacuum Deposited Layers: An Environmental Impact Study Paid 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
IR assisted vacuum drying in a continuous roll to roll process for post-drying of electrodes Paid 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
Intelligent Sensing for Trouble Shooting and Improvements To Vacuum Coating and Process Control Paid 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,
