Coating/Laminating
Hot Topics: Adhesive Coating | Extrusion Coating | Metallizing | Curing | Drying | Green Converting | Primers | Coatings
The Scientific Approach to Coating
- Published: June 13, 2012
Apply the scientific method to the fluid coating process to reduce defects, improve quality, and increase the financial bottom line.
Loan to Help Gloucester Engineering Continue Growth
- Published: June 12, 2012
A $1 million loan from Massachusetts Growth Capital Corp. is expected to help GEC continue to compete successfully in the global market
Evonik Cyro Offers Pre-Fab Lens Panels for CPV Modules
- Published: June 08, 2012
ACRYLITE solar pre-fab lens panels for Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) modules save money and time, reports supplier Evonik Cyro
UniPixel Conductive Film Wins RadTech Award
- Published: June 07, 2012
A low-cost, transparent, conductive film from UniPixel is honored by RadTech with an Emerging Technology award
AWA Reports on Vacuum Coating and Metallizing
- Published: June 04, 2012
Substrates, markets, and trends are covered in Vacuum Coated & Metallized Products Markets Global Review 2012 from AWA Alexander Watson Assoc.
Henkel System Speeds Up Laminations
- Published: June 01, 2012
The Aerobond system from Henkel, featuring Hansa’s Glue-Mix unit, is said to distribute adhesive optimally over substrate surface and improve flatness
Maguire Hopper Lid Is Patented
- Published: May 31, 2012
The Loader Lift from Maguire Products, a pneumatically powered hopper lid said to speed job and color changes, is now patented
Coating Matters | Discrete Coating Techniques & Equipment
- Published: May 29, 2012
The demands of the current electronics and optics markets are requiring panel coating technology more than ever.
Henkel New Products Include PSA
- Published: May 22, 2012
A repositionable PSA and a low-migration water-based adhesive for low-migration consumer goods are among new products from Henkel
Extrusion Coating the Subject of Upcoming Course
- Published: May 17, 2012
The world of extrusion coating, with its many uses, technologies, and materials, is the subject of a two-day course offered by expert Thomas Bezigian
Acucote Makes Donation to Mark Anniversary
- Published: May 04, 2012
Celebrating 25 years as a successful supplier of custom adhesive-coated products, Acucote announces a major donation and a new interactive website
EB Coating Eliminates Adhesive, Film Layers
- Published: May 02, 2012
Move from traditional lamination to EB surface printed mono-web
Coating Matters | Plumbing Basics in Coating Technology
- Published: May 01, 2012
How does being a good plumber help you become a great coating technology expert?
PSI-Polymer Systems Offers New Back Flush Screen Changer
- Published: May 01, 2012
Said to provide safety for operators, new Back Flush Screen Changer from PSI-Polymer Systems can process materials with high levels of contamination
Mark's Coating Matters
- Published: April 24, 2012
Coating Matters... it really does! I had a disagreement with a colleague once about the value of fluid coating. He argued that coating is simply one of the steps in the converting process; no different than extruding the film or slitting the final roll of tape. I argued that a slice of film without glue can't add value to the final customer. How much adhesive you put on the substrate, what chemistry is in the adhesive, how the adhesive is applied to the film – this can change a simple film into anything from a road sign to a brightness enhancement film for a TV to a household box sealing tape.
