Coating Matters
Coating Matters | The Fundamentals of Coating
- Published: April 18, 2013, By Mark Miller
If you are trying to create, coat, and solidify fluids, coating expert Mark Miller offers some fundamentals that you simply must know.
Bringing Theory into Focus
- Published: April 05, 2013
Academic understanding of the physics and fluid dynamics involved in coating technology is important, but there is no need to get stuck in mathematical equations. Understanding the concepts in easy-to-visualize ideas makes learning, communicating, and solving coating issues simple and straight forward. Let's put the theory of fluid flow into focus.
Coating Matters | Mixing Fundamentals
- Published: February 26, 2013, By Mark Miller
What happens in the fluid mixing room can have a profound effect on what gets coated onto the substrate
Coating Matters | It’s a Turbulent World
- Published: January 11, 2013, By Mark Miller
Mark Miller says his discussions explaining fluid coating technology vs. extrusion technology feel like excerpts from Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus.
The Role of Energy in Coating
- Published: January 10, 2013
Energy plays a crucial role in the coating and curing of a fluid coated product. Find out what to consider as you tackle a new product development in an existing facility.
Coating Matters | The ROI of IP
- Published: November 07, 2012, By Mark Miller and Devan Padmanabhan
Creating value through patents—an investment in intellectual property should be handled with the same rigor as the purchase of capital property.
Coating Matters | Understanding Rheology
- Published: October 02, 2012, By Mark Miller
When you are forming a polymer product, you have to understand some basics of how the formation of the product is influenced by the chemistry of the polymer.
Coating Matters | Free Span Coating
- Published: July 17, 2012, By Mark Miller
Free span coating provides a coating arrangement that may help you in new product development.
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.
Coating Matters | Discrete Coating Techniques & Equipment
- Published: May 29, 2012, By Mark Miller
The demands of the current electronics and optics markets are requiring panel coating technology more than ever.
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?
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.
Coating Matters | Battery Coating Technology
- Published: March 26, 2012, By Mark Miller
Battery manufacturers find efficiency improvements in the coating step.
Coating Matters | Suspensions, Dispersions, and Emulsions
- Published: February 22, 2012, By Mark Miller
What variables need to be considered when coating a fluid that isn’t simple?
Coating Matters | How To Choose a Coating Site
- Published: January 30, 2012
What came first, the chicken or the egg? Converters face a similar paradox when determining how to initiate a new product in the marketplace.
Coating Matters | Down-Web Uniformity
- Published: January 10, 2012
Sometimes there is a complex, multivariable solution to a coating defect and sometimes…
Coating Matters | How To Select a Fluid Coating Method
- Published: December 15, 2011
Choosing a fluid coating method for a specific product can be a daunting decision.
Coating Matters: How To Avoid Bubble Defects
- Published: October 11, 2011, By By Mark Miller, Contributing Editor
Where do bubbles come from, and how can we avoid the defects they create?
What the Coating Bead Can Tell You
- Published: August 22, 2011, By By Mark Miller, Contributing Editor
Surface Energy Matchmaking
- Published: August 01, 2011, By By Mark Miller Contributing Editor
Typically, when you coat a fluid onto a substrate, the fluid flows to the limits of the coating head and provides a solid layer of fluid over the substrate.
Coating Matters: 4 Steps to Resolving Coating Defects
- Published: March 01, 2011, By By Mark Miller Contributing Editor
Coating Matters: Don't Blame Chatter on Coating Head
- Published: February 01, 2011, By By Mark Miller Contributing Editor
Coating Matters: Defects | Finding the Cause
- Published: January 01, 2011, By By Mark Miller Contributing Editor
