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

(Coating Matters)

May 07, 2018, ... series, I offered an introduction to the advances in slot die coating technology for hot melt adhesives. When it comes to fluid coating onto substrates, the equipment required falls into three areas: extrusion ...

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

(Coating/Laminating)

April 24, 2018, ... for Hot Melt Adhesives," click on his podcast below: advances-in-slot-die-technology-voice What differentiates extrusion, hot melt, and liquid coatings?  When it comes to fluid coating onto substrates, ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your P-S Medical Application

(Sticking With It)

May 15, 2017, ... for no fluid leakage. In general, the adhesives used must withstand sterilization, be fluid resistant, non-migratory, and low outgassing. Since the adhesive bond may encounter the bodily fluids being ...

Nordson Announces New Die Design

(Coating/Laminating)

March 12, 2017, New die design for multilayer fluid coating is said make changing die gaps easier and more accurate CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI | Nordson says a new, patent-pending design for dual- or multilayer versions of ...

Coating Matters | Smart Glass Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

January 25, 2017, ... one, the coating thicknesses required are thin. The thinner you coat, the more precision matters. Intermittent coating When coating a glass panel, the first push of fluid out of a coating head needs ...

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 ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Europe 2015 Grows To Eight Halls

(Trends/Management)

August 18, 2015, ... packaging, and Prodigy jettable fluids for industrial applications will be on display.    iSys Label (8A40) will showcase two variations of the EDGE 850 for the GHS BS5609-compliant chemical and drum ...

Coating Matters | Energy Storage Devices

(Coating/Laminating)

August 10, 2015, ... and disadvantages, but the main consideration is whether the active ingredient can be fluidized for coating. Fluidization requires solubility of the active materials into a chosen solvent. Utilizing the ...

Coating Matters | Construction Materials for Coating Equipment

(Coating/Laminating)

March 18, 2015, Mark Miller helps you identify the right material selection for tooling that will carry fluid to your substrate If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, titled "Coating ...

Coating Matters | Pump Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

January 12, 2015, Fluid preparation and delivery may be ancillary to the coating process, but they are critical to the coating outcome If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, titled ...

Coating Matters | Multi-Layer Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

December 11, 2014, To provide more than one fluid at a time to a substrate, a pre-metered method like slot die coating is required If you'd like to hear from Mark Miller's own lips rather than read his column, titled "Coating ...

Slot Die Coating Technology

(Mark's Coating Matters)

July 16, 2014, ... required. This process has been successful in replacing other coating methods in applying many types of solutions. A slot die is a device that is capable of holding a fluid’s temperature, distributing ...

Coating Matters | Stop Defects Before They Start

(Coating/Laminating)

May 26, 2014, Reducing defects in fluid coating works best by practicing preventative medicine.  One of the best ways to not have defects in fluid coating isn’t a trick with a pump or a tip with a coating head. ...

Defects in Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

March 24, 2014, Fluid coating is only as good as the quality team says it is. Once the fluid hits the substrate many things can happen... Read about how to identify, analyze and remedy coating defects. If you'd like ...

Slot Die DOs and DON'T

(Mark's Coating Matters)

January 30, 2014, ... systems, backing rolls, fluid delivery pumps, and curing stations to provide the end product. If only one of these items is understood and maintained, the whole system is at risk. You are only as good ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 2

(Coating/Laminating)

November 11, 2013, ... melt coatings are getting thinner, fluid dynamics require the die to get closer to the coated substrate. As this proximity goes to zero, gels present in hot melt coatings begin to get trapped in the feed ...

Nordson Introduces Polymer Processing Systems Group

(Flexpack News)

October 28, 2013, ... film, sheet, extrusion coating, and fluid coating. Included under the Nordson Extrusion Dies Industries brand is another business acquired by Nordson, the flat die manufacturer Verbruggen, whose facility ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, ... Coating Matters column, is a fluid coating expert with experience and knowledge in the converting industry accumulated since 1996. Mark holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Univ. of ...

Rheology, Math, and Coating Equipment Design

(Coating/Laminating)

August 30, 2013, ... click on his podcast below: rheology-math-coating-design Rheology again? The science of rheology is critical in so much that goes into fluid coating that we could spend a lifetime discussing the details ...

What does a Slot Die Cost?

(Coating/Laminating)

June 24, 2013, ... technical consultant receives regarding a technical inquiry, comes another call asking what the price of equipment is. Whether it is a slot die, backing roll, or fluid delivery system, vendor selection ...