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Coating Matters | Optical Films Require Multiple Layers

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2015, When coating optical films, should the fluid layers be coated and dried or built up via deposition? If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, titled "Coating Matters ...

PPG appoints Amy Mercante General Manager of Specialty Products

(News | New Products)

July 23, 2024, ... to the newly formed specialty products segment, comprised of the specialty synthesis group, optical monomers and coatings, and TESLIN® products business lines to ensure their profitable and sustainable ...

Insignia Die-Cutting Series Wins PRINTING United Alliance 2024 Pinnacle Product Award for Die-Cutting Equipment

(News | New Products)

July 14, 2024, ... two types of deliveries, and standard key functions including die-cutting, kiss-cutting, creasing, embossing/debossing, perforating. Optional features include optical registration, batch counting, air ...

HOW TO: Do in Register Coating

(HOW TO Guide)

May 02, 2024, ... to converters to allow improving the mechanical, optical and functional characteristics of the final packaging. Flexible packaging, in particular, and converted products in general, benefit from such ...

Seamless Quality Monitoring from Raw Material to Finished Roll

(Web Handling)

February 12, 2024, ... technologies. The company’s advanced inline optical inspection solutions have been used for over 35 years in a vast range of industries, including battery, plastic film, printing, and packaging where they ...

Rising to the Challenge

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2020, ... It is a light-weight, full-coverage shield made from optically clear polycarbonate for maximum visibility, with a soft polyether foam forehead barrier and adjustable elastic headband. A removable protective ...

AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2020, ... holography flashes and moves like an animation. The optical effect is created with a sub-micron embossing grid in the transfer-metallized layer. The ultra-thin coating layer provides visual impact typical ...

Web Tension Control Fundamentals

(News | New Products)

January 24, 2019, ... susceptible to electrical noise.  PWM drives create the opportunity for induced noise on the low voltage signals of analog devices. Optical encoders are the preferred position sensor of choice for dancer ...

Coating Matters | Rigid Panel Coating with Slot Die Equipment

(Coating/Laminating)

August 29, 2018, Panel coating is a unique application of fluid coating technology that provides capability and functionality to a discrete substrate.  But what is important to understand and what tradeoffs exist?  ...

Slitting Rewinding | Waste Not, Want Not

(Slit)

May 13, 2018, ... the slitting process.” Chris Vaneman, president of Focus Optical Alignment Inc. (focusOAI.com), agrees with Torrent. “Product quality and system speed definitely impact ROI. Precision alignment is a ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 2

(Coating Matters)

May 07, 2018, ... precision coating applications including thin film photo voltaic, Li-Ion battery, and optical systems technology. Mark has been integral to new developments and technology that minimize product waste and ...

Coating Matters | Advances in Slot Die Technology for Hot Melt Adhesives, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

April 24, 2018, ... process knowledge in high precision coating applications including thin film photo voltaic, Li-Ion battery, and optical systems technology. Mark has been integral to new developments and technology that ...

Coating Matters | The 6 C's of Roll-to-Roll Coating System

(Coating/Laminating)

January 18, 2018, ... process utilized across many industries including adhesive tapes and labels, pharmaceutical drug patches, optical film, and battery technology. The microstructures internal to the coatings and the morphology ...

Coating Matters | Balancing Slot Die Design

(Coating/Laminating)

July 18, 2017, ... photo voltaic, Li-Ion battery, and optical systems technology. Mark has been integral to new developments and technology that minimize product waste and improve process scalability. RELATED ARTICLES ...

Roller Geometry | What Is Your Roller’s True Shape?

(Web Handling)

June 21, 2017, ... process knowledge in high precision coating applications including thin film photo voltaic, Li-Ion battery, and optical systems technology. Mark has been integral to new developments and technology that ...

Coating Matters | Dispersions in Liquid Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

June 05, 2017, ... coated products. Mark has extensive process knowledge in high precision coating applications including thin film photo voltaic, Li-Ion battery, and optical systems technology. Mark has been integral to ...

Coating Matters | The Critical Variable—Slot Die Lip Gap

(Coating Matters)

May 16, 2017, The key to uniform flow is distribution and stable pressure, velocity, and volumetric flow at exit. The key to uniform flow is distribution and stable pressure, velocity, and volumetric flow at exit. ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for CD Buckles, Part 1

(Web Handling)

March 05, 2017, ... below-average thickness. CD buckles may become permanent deformations in the web and create functional or optical defects in final products, especially in laminated or coated products. In Part 1 of this ...

Coating Matters | Smart Glass Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

January 25, 2017, Smart glass is amazing, and so is the complexity of the coating technique. Smart glass is amazing, and so is the complexity of the coating technique. If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own ...

Coating Matters | Computational Methods Beyond Fluid Flow Analysis

(Coating/Laminating)

December 06, 2016, ... in high precision coating applications including thin film photo voltaic, Li-Ion battery, and optical systems technology. Mark has been integral to new developments and technology that minimize product ...