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AIMCAL-PFFC-EMA Host FREE Webinar on Vacuum Deposit Barrier Coatings

(News | New Products)

April 13, 2010, ... Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators  (AIMCAL) partners with Paper, Film & Foil Converter and the European Metallizers Assn. to host a FREE webinar at 11 A.M. EDT on “Vacuum Deposit Barrier ...

AIMCAL Tech Vacuum Web Coating Meeting Slated for October

(News | New Products)

August 28, 2003, Concurrent coating/laminating and vacuum web coating tracks are on the agenda for the 2003 AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference and 17th International Vacuum Web Coating Conference, reports venue organizer ...

Coating Matters | Vacuum Systems Offer More Capability

(Coating/Laminating)

October 18, 2016, What does an operator gain by using a vacuum system? Coating expert Mark Miller explains the benefits. What does an operator gain by using a vacuum system? Coating expert Mark Miller explains the benefits. ...

AIMCAL 2015 Web Coating and Handling Conference

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

September 24, 2015, ... event, as well as the networking environment in general, sets AIMCAL apart from all other conferences.   The general subjects include vacuum coating, web coating, web handling and FlexPackCon.  I am ...

AIMCAL Offers Web Coating & Handling Conference

(Coating/Laminating News)

July 13, 2013, ... 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. The conference is organized in three concurrent tracks: Vacuum Web Coating, Web Coating & Laminating, and Web Handling. Participants may move freely among the ...

Web Lines: Limitations of Vacuum Pull Rollers

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2011, I love vacuum pull rollers (VPRs). When it comes to driving a web without slipping and scratching or to knowing you have control of the tension differential I love vacuum pull rollers (VPRs). When it comes ...

Web Coating: Process Characterization

(Coating/Laminating)

October 31, 2008, ... a slot die coater, these are the specific variables to be characterized: Gap between slide lip and coating roll; Vacuum box vacuum level and clearance; Flow rate to slot die; Solution and applicator ...

AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference Offers 'Global Forum' For Web Coatin

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2008, ... Beach Resort at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, SC, offers a global technical forum for the web coating industry. The agenda will cover the full spectrum of web coating and vacuum web coating, with concurrent ...

Valmet General Develops Compact Web Coating Solutions for RD

(News | New Products)

June 29, 2003, Increasing demand for in-house research and development resources had led Valmet General to develop a new range of small-scale laboratory and pilot-type 'Mini-Lab & Holosec' vacuum coaters, reports the ...

SVC Conference to Focus on New Vacuum Coating Developments

(News | New Products)

October 10, 2002, The Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) reports its annual technical conference, slated for May 3 thru 8, 2003, San Francisco, CA, USA, is themed "New Developments in Vacuum Coating Technologies" and will include ...

Got Web Coating Wisdom? AIMCAL's Call for Fall Paper

(News | New Products)

March 03, 2002, ... and slitting; coating line retrofitting; functional coatings and associated technologies; new or innovative web coating technology and control Vacuum Metallizing and Coating Sessions process control ...

Thin and Accurate is Slot Die Coating Standard

(News | New Products)

May 30, 2023, Roll-to-roll slot die coating has become the industry standard for extremely thin and extremely accurate coating. By Scott Zwierlein, Coating Engineer, FRONTIER – a Delta ModTech Company Roll-to-roll ...

Optimizing Contact Cleaning for New Web Applications

(Surface Prep)

May 01, 2022, ...  For cleaning applications within a vacuum environment, it is essential that no outgassing occurs from the roller during use. Where coating, printing or lamination is done after cleaning, any changes ...

Value-Added Processes: Coating, Laminating and Metallizing

(Coating)

June 06, 2021, ... adhesive or by laminating the foil using an extrusion lamination process. Davis-Standard supports both of these processes. There is also vacuum metallizing and sputter metallizing, but these methods are ...

Coating on Trial

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... area, making it easier for them to become attracted by electrostatic forces or they can be caught in the boundary layer of air on the substrate surface. Sometimes brushing or vacuum web cleaners are used ...

Coating Matters | Rigid Panel Coating with Slot Die Equipment

(Coating/Laminating)

August 29, 2018, ... under the slot die?  Can the panel be held stable with a vacuum table, or will the suction cause damage to the substrate?  These factors need to be considered to properly design the equipment.  Consider ...

Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2016, ... bubbles or voids that can cause lines, streaks, and spot defects are of concern for the final product, then consider degassing the solution by applying a vacuum to the solution tank or eliminating bubbles ...

Web Lines | Air Bubbles in Your Laminate

(Web Handling)

August 31, 2015, ... a process and on to winding without the air bubble delamination defect. 6. Laminate with less air between layers, either with lower speed, higher nip loads, or in a vacuum environment. 7. Use a high ...

Static Problems with Metallized Webs

(Static-Beat)

May 31, 2015, ... have unmetalized borders. That is, the metallized coating, usually done in vacuum, does not extend to the edges of the web. These insulating borders are typically a half inch to one inch. And, as you might ...

Conflicting Flow in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

March 15, 2015, ... that this is a localized pressure change allows you to tackle the coating issue with pressure instead of physical gap adjustment. Pulling a vacuum on the upstream side of the slot die will improve the ...