Vacuum Web Coating

Book review – Metallic Effect Pigments

Metallic pigments are used in paints, inks and plastics for a variety of effects.

The market for metallic pigments has been growing for many years. The requirements for increasing reflectivity to make the inks and paints produce a more mirror-like effect has led to an increasing use and hence manufacturing of vacuum deposited metallic effect pigments.  This book is dedicated to the topic of metallic effect pigments and compliments another book in the same European Coatings Literature series on ‘Special Effect Pigments’.  Both of these books are written by groups of authors. In the case of ‘Special Effect Pigments’ the book is written by 5 people all employed by Merck KgaA and the main theme of the book is the history, manufacture, measurement and use of pearl lustre pigments.  In the case of this new book on ‘Metallic Effect Pigments’ the book has been written by no less than 21 contributing authors all employed by Eckert GmbH & Co KG. 

The format of the book is to review the history of metallic pigments. This is followed by a section on the fundamentals that covers the definition of metallic effect pigments, the manufacturing techniques and test methods.  The next section then details what are referred to as special effect pigments. This is taken to mean the pigments produced by the physical vapour deposition (PVD) manufacturing process and secondly coloured aluminium pigments.  The next half of the book is dedicated to the applications of the metallic effect pigments. Different coating types (solvent, aqueous, powder & UV) are described and well as specific applications such as automotive, decorative and industrial coatings. The various printing techniques are also described as well as the inclusion of metallic pigments into plastics, cosmetics and personal care products as well as for corrosion protection products.  The book concludes by describing the effect on people and the environment as well as a succinct chapter on safety advice.

As would be expected of a team effort from one of the leading manufacturers of metallic pigments this book provides a solid grounding in the manufacture and use of metallic effect pigments.  With respect to vacuum web coaters this book describes all the basic information required for any metallizer to make a start in making PVD metallic flake pigment.      

For those interested in getting a copy of the book the details are as follows

‘Metallic Effect Pigments’

Peter Wissling et al                              

Pub. Vincentz Network 2006                         

ISBN   3-87870-171-3

Available from William Andrew Publishing at sales@williamandrew.com

Vacuum Deposition onto Webs, Films, and Foils

Vacuum Deposition onto Webs, Films, and Foils

by Charles A Bishop

1 Month to go to publication. Due out 22nd Dec.

ISBN13: 978-08155-1536-4

Publisher William Andrew Publishing

sales@williamandrew.com

This new book from William Andrew Publishing is the only practical reference available for anyone employing the roll-to-roll deposition process. Vacuum Deposition onto Webs, Films and Foils is an expansive journey of the process; benefiting manufacturing efficiency, unit cost reduction, and financial results. It is a sweeping approach to the total design of the vacuum deposition process written by a successful and world renowned consultant with three decades of experience.

Roll-to-roll deposition processing is a high growth industry and this reference covers a wide variety of important industrial products that use vacuum deposited coatings, including: optical storage devices, metallized packaging films, energy conservation windows, electronic information displays, and magnetic electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags among many others. This book is a must-have for roll-to-roll machine operators, process engineers, and research and development engineers throughout industry. The book provides a broad appreciation of roll-to-roll vacuum deposition systems and processes. It will encourage a more comprehensive look from material supply through to the downstream processes that the product will encounter. It is a truly unique reference written to guide operators and engineers as an onsite consultant would.

More books – American Vacuum Society Monographs.

It did occur to me that I had missed out a large cannon of useful information because I was only itemising books that have an ISBN number.

Below is a listing of the articles available as AVS Monographs on different aspects of vacuum technology.

If you are interested in any of these books just go to the AVS website to order them direct.

Books of Interest to Metallizers & other vacuum coating processes

It is intended to list books that are not just directly relevent to metallizing but that are of a wider interest.  Thus there will be books listed about other vacuum & even non-vacuum processes.

I hope that will you will join in & send details of books to further widen the 'library'.

A starting list is posted in the continuation.