Abstract:
The method comprises the stages of the curtain coating of a first aqueous film-forming composition on a substrate; and the curtain coating of a second aqueous film-forming composition on said metallized substrate, characterized in that said first and second aqueous film-forming composition comprises a first emulsion polymer and/or a second colloidal dispersion polymer.
Abstract:
A machine for single or double sided application of a liquid or viscous coating medium by way of at least one applicator unit onto the surface of a mating material web, especially a paper or cardboard web. A medium collecting device that is allocated to the applicator unit or to a dispensing component of the applicator unit which includes the dispensing openings, is equipped with a receiving and release component which is allocated to the medium collecting device and which is or can be mounted detachably on same. During the start of the application process the component releases the curtain or veil due to a common adjustment with the medium collecting device or of a section component of same relative to the curtain or veil from a rim extending across the moving background or from an edge extending across the moving background.
Abstract:
A method for applying a protective coating to a painted workpiece uses an application apparatus which discharges the protective coating as well as streams of compressed air for spreading the discharged protective coating on a surface of the workpiece. The protective coating is fed from an application nozzle unit to the workpiece. The protective coating is uniformly spread over the workpiece by streams of compressed air radiated thereat.
Abstract:
A method for applying a water-based coating (53) to a painted workpiece (49) is provided. The method includes spraying water (51) from an application nozzle unit (10) to the workpiece (49), feeding the water-based coating (53) to the workpiece (49), and finally applying streams of compressed air onto the water-based coating (53) to spread uniformly the water-based coating (53).
Abstract:
The present invention refers to a method of producing a coated substrate comprising the steps of: a) forming a composite, multilayer free flowing curtain, whereby the multilayer free flowing curtain comprises at least two layers imparting at least two different barrier functionalities and b) contacting the curtain with a continuous web substrate.
Abstract:
Provided are a method and an apparatus for the application of a flowable composition to fiber webs or mats, particularly oriented fiber mats, that suppresses the disruption of the fibers within the fiber mat that may result from turbulent flow in and near the point at which the flowable composition contacts the fiber mat. The apparatus includes a conveyor configured to pass through and be supported by a flood pan that allows the flowable composition to accumulate and move with the fiber mat in a machine direction in order to submerge or saturate the fiber mat as it passes through the flood pan. The apparatus also includes a recess provided in the flood pan substantially below an impact zone for redirecting the flowable composition while suppressing turbulent flow and counter-current flow within the flowable composition.
Abstract:
A curtain coating method comprising the steps of conveying a substrate (12) in a downstream direction (D) through an impingement zone (14), and impinging the substrate (12) with a free-falling curtain (16) in the impingement zone (14) at an acute angle (θ). The force ratio (Re) of the curtain (16) at the impingement zone (16) is greater than about 5.25 (e.g., greater than about 5.50, about 6.00, about 6.50, about 7.00, about 7.50, and/or about 8.00) whereby the method may be used with a curtain (14) having a high mass flow rate (Q*ρ) and/or a low viscosity (η).
Abstract:
A method to obtain and keep, at the time of actual coating, a uniform charge distribution on a web that is to be subsequently coated in order to establish stable high-speed coating provides a higher resistivity in a web edge area than that in a web central area by applying a subbing layer to the web central area while leaving the edge area free of the subbing layer.
Abstract:
A method is taught for curtain coating a liquid composition onto a moving plastic web. The plastic web is partially wrapped around a cylindrical backing roller, the backing roller including a relief patterned area on the surface thereof, the relief patterned area including relieved features and non-relieved features, the relieved features being at least 40% of the relief patterned area, the relief patterned area being circumferential of the backing roller. Providing an electrostatic field at the coating point between the coating liquid and the backing roller, the electrostatic field resulting in an electrostatic force difference at a coating point on the backing roller, the relieved features being of a geometry and depth such that the electrostatic force difference at a coating point does not vary by more than a factor of 10 between the relieved features and non-relieved features. A free-falling curtain of the liquid composition is formed, the free-falling curtain intersecting a moving web at the coating point and within the electrostatic field thereby forming a coating on the moving web and conveying the moving web in contact with the backing roller at a speed sufficient to avoid non-uniformities in the coating resulting from the electrostatic force difference at a coating point, the speed being at least 4.0 meters/second.
Abstract:
A system for applying a fluid coating onto a substrate includes forming a fluid wetting line by introducing a stream of fluid onto a first side of the substrate along a laterally disposed fluid-web contact area. An electrical force is created on the fluid from an effective electrical field originating from a location on the second side of the substrate and at a location substantially at and downstream of the fluid contact area. The electrical field can be generated in a highly effective manner relative to the coating fluid by a sharply defined electrode on the second side of the substrate. Ultrasonics combined with electrostatic fields further enhances coating process conditions and coating uniformity.