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Coating Matters | Smart Glass Coating Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

January 25, 2017, ... fluid is provided by the Weber number calculation: We = ρQV/σ   ρ = density Q = volumetric flow rate V = impingement velocity σ = surface tension If the Weber number is greater than 2, ...

A Gift for PFFC's Website User

(Yo's Yarns)

December 17, 2016, PFFC gifts website visitors at PFFC-online.com with two greatly enhanced directories for contract coating & laminating as well as slitting. During this time of giving, the Paper, Film & Foil Converter ...

Coating Matters | Computational Methods Beyond Fluid Flow Analysis

(Coating/Laminating)

December 06, 2016, ... Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultant and CEO of Coating Tech Service LLC. He has worked in web coating technologies and chemical manufacturing operations and is a certified Six ...

Coating Matters | Pre-Metered Fluid Flow Analysis with Computational Methods

(Coating/Laminating)

November 27, 2016, ... from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultant and CEO of Coating Tech Service LLC. He has worked in web coating technologies and chemical manufacturing operations and is a certified Six Sigma Black ...

Web Lines | Unwind Splice Reliability

(Web Handling)

October 24, 2016, ... space between bump roller and new roll, and 2) determine the initial RPMs to speed match the new roll to the web speed. NOTE: Errors in diameter measurement can create errors in both of these critical ...

Coating Matters | Vacuum Systems Offer More Capability

(Coating/Laminating)

October 18, 2016, ... components. This can provide a stable coating with less concern for substrate variability and potential web tear outs. Now, if there is a minimum vacuum, you would think there is a maximum. There is, ...

Coating Matters | The Advantage of Using Surfactants

(Coating/Laminating)

September 05, 2016, ... into place as a web coated product. If the surface energy of the substrate and the surface tension of the fluid is not a good match, this air removal won’t happen and air-based coating defects occur. This ...

Web Lines | Action Plan for Baggy Webs

(Web Handling)

August 16, 2016, ... and high levels of bagginess. Baggy webs are a major source of waste or customer complaints in many paper, film, and foil processes. Baggy webs will not lay flat or they sag at the web’s edges or in ...

Coating Matters | Making the Most of Your Pilot Line Coating Experience

(Coating/Laminating)

July 04, 2016, ... widely based upon the experience level of your team. You may choose to have a coating consultant on hand, a process engineer, a chemist, a web handling expert, a manufacturing engineer, or other subject ...

Coating Matters | Fluid Delivery System Design for Coating Control

(Coating/Laminating)

May 23, 2016, ... Univ. Mark is a technical consultant and CEO of Coating Tech Service LLC. He has worked in web coating technologies and chemical manufacturing operations and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt trained ...

Flint Acquires American Inks and Coatings

(News | New Products)

May 21, 2016, ... packaging segment and an enhanced position in the flexible packaging segment. Doug Aldred, president of Flint Group Packaging & Narrow Web, says, “By combining the technical innovations and product expertise ...

Coating Matters | The Effects of Viscoelastic Behavior, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

April 25, 2016, ... can develop ribbing defects. Ribbing is a downweb pattern that appears as evenly spaced defects in the coating. In an extreme case, ribbing will present as filaments and fail to relax into a full web coating. ...

Universal Converting Equipment Expands Coating Range

(Coating/Laminating)

April 16, 2016, Hot melt coating equipment uses technology from X6 slitter for expanded capability SUFFOLK, UK | Universal Converting Equipment is utilizing its high-speed web handling technology from the company’s ...

Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 2

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2016, ... in crossweb position. In that case, the mixer’s power or speed may need to be increased. It’s a good idea to review the data provided by the mixer manufacturer as guidelines; usually you will have to experiment ...

Coating Matters | Clean Coating and Fluid Preparation

(Coating/Laminating)

February 15, 2016, ... Univ. and a Juris Doctor from Hamline Univ. Mark is a technical consultant and CEO of Coating Tech Service LLC. He has worked in web coating technologies and chemical manufacturing operations and is a ...

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

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2016, ... across a conveying web and control of coating thickness in the down-web direction. Uniform coatings require precise fluid metering, precision coating heads, and tight conveyance speed and tension controls. ...

Coating Matters | Considerations for Good Manufacturing Practice

(Coating/Laminating)

January 26, 2016, ... coating or converting medical tapes, pharmaceutical products, or any converted web product regulated by the FDA. Now, I am not a regulatory expert, but the details of GMP are helpful in making equipment ...

Coating Tech Institute 2016 Registration Now Open

(Coating/Laminating)

January 05, 2016, User conference for the slot die coating industry to be held August 16-18, 2016 in Mentor, Ohio   EAU CLAIRE, WI | Coating Tech Institute 2016, a user conference for the slot die coating industry, ...

ProAmpac Acquires Coating Excellence International

(Coating/Laminating)

December 26, 2015, ... global packaging company, CEI is a flexible packaging and technical products specializing in wide web extrusion coating and laminating of film, foil, paper, board, and nonwovens. Financial terms were not ...

Coating Matters | Optical Films Require Multiple Layers

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2015, ... and CEO of Coating Tech Service LLC. He has worked in web coating technologies and chemical manufacturing operations and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt trained in both DMAIC and DFSS disciplines. ...