Vacuum Web Coating

Vacuum coating Journals and Magazines

This is my plea for help regarding sources of information on vacuum processes.

We are familiar with a number of magazines and journals that cover different aspects of vacuum processing. This would include titles such as

Paper film & foil converting

Packaging

Vacuum technology & coating

Compound semiconductor

Journal of vacuum science & technology

However what we do not know is what are the magazines and journals that have a specific distribution on other areas of the world.  I am sure that there will be titles that are read much more that any of the above that are published specifically for an audience based around the Indian subcontinent. Similarly I would expect that there would be others that are directed towards the Middle East and the Oil States.

It would help if we could learn more about these publications and so this is my request.

Could you please send me details of the magazines or journals that you regularly read?

Ideally this would include the Title as well as any contact information that is included.

If you could e-mail me directly with this information I would appreciate it.

Thanks. CAB   e-mail    cabuk8@btinternet.com

AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference call for papers

AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference
and
22nd International Conference on Vacuum Web Coating
October 19 – 22, 2008
Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

   

CALL FOR PAPERS
DEADLINE: To assure consideration, abstracts must be received by May 31, 2008.

The AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference is an Industry forum for the global technical community involved in web coating processes.

Visit the AIMCAL Website to submit your paper.

Topics of interest for this year’s conference include, but not limited to the following:

Vacuum Web Coating Process optimization and preventive maintenance in the vacuum web coating processes Leading edge roll to roll technologies, products and markets including flexible displays, flexible semiconductors, superconductors, thin film battery, flexible solar cells, super barriers, film sensors, anti-counterfeiting films and papers, OLED, holography, and solar control  Machine and equipment accessories upgrade cost / benefit Advances in substrate technology Advances in process control and measurement Patterning and edging of vacuum coated films and papers New coating processes, tools and equipment Advances in barrier performance, process and measurement Atmospheric Web Coating and Laminating Web Coating Technology related to applications and fluid rheology Process Measurement including coating weight, defects, viscosity, process modeling Laminating processes including alternatives to laminations, process optimization, web variability, modulus, guiding and tracking Coating Operations: An overview that compares/contrasts various coating techniques, roll coating systems, slot die/curtain coating techniques, extrusion coating, coating thin on metallized films, toll coating Substrates and liners technology including new technology and performance, innovations, and applications Web coated product markets - technology and market overviews Specialty Web Coating Novel or developing web coating technologies Nano coating technology Photovoltaics technology Developing web coating technologies and markets Specialty substrates and coatings technology RFID technology A session on Market Trends in the Converting Industry is being scheduled. Topics of interest are global market and technology trends, future role of converting process in growth industries and integrating product development through the supply chain.

Presentations for the Fall Technical Conference are selected upon the following criteria:

• Applicability to the advancement of the manufacturing process
• Uniqueness and innovativeness of new technology and its contribution to the Industry
• Value to the technical/production community

The audience for the Fall Conference is Technical Professional personnel in R&D, Manufacturing, and Marketing. Presentations should be at a technical level of interest to this audience. Papers covering related subjects, not specifically addressed in the call for papers should still be sent for committee review.

Visit the AIMCAL Website to submit your paper.

AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference

AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference 
and
22nd International Conference on Vacuum Web Coating
October 19 – 22, 2008
Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

   

CALL FOR PAPERS
DEADLINE: To assure consideration, abstracts must be received by May 31, 2008.

The AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference is an Industry forum for the global technical community involved in web coating processes.

Visit the AIMCAL Website to submit your paper.

Topics of interest for this year’s conference include, but not limited to the following:

Vacuum Web Coating

• Process optimization and preventive maintenance in the vacuum web coating processes
• Leading edge roll to roll technologies, products and markets
  including flexible displays, flexible semiconductors, superconductors, thin film battery, flexible solar cells, super barriers, film sensors, anti-counterfeiting films and papers, OLED, holography, and solar control 
• Machine and equipment accessories upgrade cost / benefit
• Advances in substrate technology
• Advances in process control and measurement
• Patterning and edging of vacuum coated films and papers
• New coating processes, tools and equipment
• Advances in barrier performance, process and measurement

Atmospheric Web Coating and Laminating

• Web Coating Technology related to applications and fluid rheology
• Process Measurement including coating weight, defects, viscosity, process modeling
• Laminating processes including alternatives to laminations, process optimization, web variability, modulus, guiding and tracking
• Coating Operations: An overview that compares/contrasts various coating techniques, roll coating systems, slot die/curtain coating techniques, extrusion coating, coating thin on metallized films, toll coating
• Substrates and liners technology including new technology and performance, innovations, and applications
• Web coated product markets - technology and market overviews

Specialty Web Coating

• Novel or developing web coating technologies
• Nano coating technology
• Photovoltaics technology
• Developing web coating technologies and markets
• Specialty substrates and coatings technology
• RFID technology

A session on Market Trends in the Converting Industry is being scheduled. Topics of interest are global market and technology trends, future role of converting process in growth industries and integrating product development through the supply chain.

Presentations for the Fall Technical Conference are selected upon the following criteria:

• Applicability to the advancement of the manufacturing process
• Uniqueness and innovativeness of new technology and its contribution to the Industry
• Value to the technical/production community

The audience for the Fall Conference is Technical Professional personnel in R&D, Manufacturing, and Marketing. Presentations should be at a technical level of interest to this audience. Papers covering related subjects, not specifically addressed in the call for papers should still be sent for committee review.

Visit the AIMCAL Website to submit your paper.

www.aimcal.org

Applied Web Handling Conference 2008

Applied Web Handling Conference 2008
May 6 -9 | Radisson University Hotel  | Minneapolis, MN

AIMCAL, the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators and CEMA, the Converting Equipment Manufacturers Association are pleased to announce the second annual technical conference devoted to applied web handling technologies within the Converting, Paper, and Plastics industries.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SECURE REGISTRATION VISIT THE AIMCAL WEBSITE   www.aimcal.org

AIMCAL launch new Converting School

We at AIMCAL are proud to introduce Converting School. Our mission is to bring leading technical experts to the classroom to share their knowledge and experience with the converting community. Each instructor at AIMCAL Converting School is a recognized authority in his area of expertise. This new series of courses has been designed to provide productivity-enhancing educational opportunities for members of the converting industry. Full details, including course descriptions, instructors, places and dates can be found on the new Converting School website – www.ConvertingSchool.com

Six courses on critical converting topics will be held in 2008: Coating Solution Process Technology, Extrusion Coating, Web Coating and Drying, Web Handling and Converting, Winding: Machines, Mechanics and Measurements , and Web Processing for Barrier.  Multiple sessions of each course are scheduled and will take place at various locations in the United States, Europe and India.  A total of 19 sessions will be offered.  Classes begin in March 2008 in Jacksonville, Florida, and are scheduled monthly (except July) for the remainder of the year. 

Course content combines theory with real-world problem solving and is tailored to the individual students present in each class.  “The focus of these classes is productivity enhancement,” says Craig Sheppard, executive director of AIMCAL.  “Students also will take home ideas for profit-boosting strategies related to process optimization and waste reduction, as well as higher, more consistent product quality and new product development,” he adds.

Potential students include engineers and other experienced converting professionals including lead operators, foremen, and maintenance, quality assurance, sales, and customer service personnel.

Courses are taught by leading technical experts including Dr. David Roisum of Finishing Technologies, Inc., Neenah, Wisconsin, who is moving his popular Web Handling and Converting and Winding courses under the AIMCAL Converting School umbrella.

Other instructors include AIMCAL Technical Consultants, Dr. Edward Cohen and Dr. Eldridge Mount III; Dr. Charles Bishop of C.A. Bishop Consulting Ltd., Loughborough, England; Dr. Dilwyn Jones of Emral Ltd., Yarm, England; Dr. E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot of the Display Films and Coatings business of DuPont Co., Wilmington, Delaware; Dr. Kenneth McCarthy of Multilayer Coating Technologies LLC, New Bedford, Massachusetts; and Dr. Jonathan Summers and Dr. Harvey Thompson of the University of Leeds, Leeds, England.

Program details and registration information are available on the new Converting School website, www.ConvertingSchool.com

We hope to see you there! Below, you can find the schedule of course dates, locations and instructors.

Thank you,
- AIMCAL

DATE	COURSE	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
March 25-26	Web Handling and Converting	Jacksonville, Florida	Dr. David Roisum
March 27-28	Winding: Machines, Mechanics and Measurements	Jacksonville, Florida	Dr. David Roisum
April 8-9	Coating Solution Process Technology	Charlotte, North Carolina	Dr. Edward Cohen Dr. Kenneth McCarthy
April 10-11	Web Coating and Drying Process Technology	Charlotte, North Carolina	Dr. Edward Cohen Dr. E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot
May 20-21	Web Handling and Converting	Ontario, California	Dr. David Roisum
May 22-23	Winding: Machines, Mechanics and Measurements	Ontario, California	Dr. David Roisum
June 10-12	Extrusion Coating	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Dr. Eldridge Mount III
June 12-13	Web Processing for Barrier	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Dr. Charles Bishop
August 11-12	Web Handling and Converting	New Delhi, India	Dr. David Roisum
August 19-20	Coating Solution Process Technology	Wilmington, Delaware	Dr. Edward Cohen Dr. Kenneth McCarthy
August 21-22	Web Coating and Drying	Wilmington, Delaware	Dr. Edward Cohen Dr. E.J. (Ted) Lightfoot
September 16-17	Web Handling and Converting	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Dr. David Roisum
September 18-19	Winding: Machines, Mechanics and Measurements	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Dr. David Rosium
October 7-8	Extrusion Coating	Cleveland, Ohio	Dr. Eldridge Mount III
October 9-10	Web Processing for Barrier	Cleveland, Ohio	Dr. Charles Bishop
November 18-19	Web Handling and Converting	Brussels, Belgium	Dr. Dilwyn Jones
November 20-21	Web Coating and Drying	Brussels, Belgium	Dr. Jonathon Summers Dr. Harvey Thompson
December 2-3	Web Handling and Converting	Atlanta, Georgia	Dr. David Roisum
December 4-5	Winding: Machines, Mechanics and Measurements	Atlanta, Georgia	Dr. David Roisum

Visit www.AIMCAL.org or www.ConvertingSchool.com for more information.

AIMCAL Summer School India

I was with pleasure that I presented the 2-day course relating to Vacuum metallizing at the recent AIMCAL Summer School held in New Delhi, India.  For me if was also great to be able to put some faces to the names of people who had submitted questions in to the Blog.  My hope is that everyone found the course worthwhile.

During the course I referred to the book ‘Vacuum deposition onto webs, films and foils.’ ISBN13: 978-08155-1536-4   I promised to check to see if there was any way of purchasing the book in India rather than having to buy directly from the publishers in the USA.  I am pleased to say that the publishers, William Andrew Publishing have a local distributor in India who can be contacted at the following e-mail address  appliedmedia@vsnl.com (Sudhir Bansal)

Incidentally starting in December of this year, Elsevier will be handling the distribution outside North America, so this should solve any troubles with purchasing the book “locally” anywhere in the world.

The next training course that will be held by AIMCAL will be a 1 day course on ‘Vacuum deposition of barrier coatings’ to be held on the Sunday before the Fall (Autumn) Conference in October that will be in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

I will publish more details on this course in a couple of week’s time.

AIMCAL India SUmmer School

AIMCAL Summer School India 2007 August 20-21, 2007 | Pragati Maidan Exhibition Centre | New Delhi, India  Web Handling & Converting · Vacuum Coating · Web Coating and Drying
	For eight years, AIMCAL has offered these highly rated courses in the United States and Europe. Now in the ninth year, for the first time, the popular AIMCAL Summer School is coming to India! AIMCAL Summer School India assembles the best consultants and educators in the industry for two days of focused technical sessions. Our courses are designed to provide "practical, usable solutions to converting challenges". The courses selected provide job-enhancing, practical information for engineers, operators, technicians, technical managers and sales people involved in coating, laminating and metallizing. Courses and instructors are carefully selected to ensure maximum value for attendees. VISIT www.AIMCAL.org/association/India2007/intro.asp  for full agenda and to register securely online. In association with Print-Packaging.com and the India Converting Show. General Information  Be comfortable! Dress for AIMCAL Summer School India is business casual. ASK OUR EXPERTS! Technical Questions Welcome! Session Tracks  Web Handling & Converting Vacuum Coating Web Coating and Drying Full Schedule --> Instructors:   Dr. Charles Bishop Dr. Dilwyn Jones Dr. Ed Cohen Fees  $500.00 USD The fee for attending AIMCAL Summer School India is $500 USD (Rs.20,500 INR) per person. Currency Note: Credit Card registrations will be processed and charged in USD. If you wish to use a company check and pay in INR, please use the amount Rs.20,500 INR VISIT www.AIMCAL.org/association/India2007/intro.asp for full agenda and to register securely online.

AIMCAL Summer School USA

AIMCAL Summer School USA
August 6 - 9, 2007 | Radisson University Hotel | Minneapolis, Minnesota

"AIMCAL Summer School provides the best value in terms of cost and return …
thank you AIMCAL"

Register Now For AIMCAL Summer School Web Handling or Coating/Laminating

www.AIMCAL.org/association/Summer2007/intro.asp

Now in its ninth year, the highly rated AIMCAL Summer School assembles the
best consultants and educators in the industry for four days of focused
technical sessions. The four day tracks are designed to provide "practical,
usable solutions to converting challenges". Not for beginners, AIMCAL
Summer School provides job-enhancing, practical information for engineers,
operators, technicians, technical managers and sales people involved in web
converting. Courses and instructors are carefully selected to ensure
maximum value for attendees.

AIMCAL MEMBERS! Send TWO to Summer School, for the price of ONE!

That's right, AIMCAL members can send a second employee to Summer School
and pay NO registration fee. The second attendee does not have to sign up
for the same courses, but can select any courses up to the same number of
days as the paying attendee. This offer is only good through July 15th, so
don't delay!

To take advantage of this offer, simply select the appropriate options on
the registration form.
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Summer School Instructors
Dr. Ed Cohen
Dr. Ted Lightfoot
Dr. Al Pocius
Dr. David Roisum
Timothy Walker
See Instructors Bios:
http://www.aimcal.org/association/Summer2007/instructors.asp
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General Information

Be comfortable!
Dress for AIMCAL Summer School is business casual.

Don't Forget! Tuesday Night Mixer
Network with classmates and other Summer School attendees over drinks and
hors d'oeuvres.

Technical Questions Welcome
Wednesday Night Ask the Experts
Unwind after class with some refreshments and discuss material/equipment
issues with course instructors.
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Fees

Member Price: $1495
Non-Member Price: $1595
Click Here To Register:
http://www.aimcal.org/association/Summer2007/reg_form.asp
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Hotel

Radisson University Hotel
615 Washington Avenue S.E.
Minneapolis Minnesota 55414
Reservations: (888) 201-1718
AIMCAL Room Rate: $115
Book hotel reservations
directly with the hotel.-->

MAKE SURE TO MENTION THE AIMCAL ROOM BLOCK!

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Not a member of AIMCAL?
Take advantage of our special offer, join now for 2008 and get the rest of
2007 FREE!
Visit the AIMCAL web site for more information:
http://www.aimcal.org/membership/special-offer.asp

AIMCAL India Summer School

AIMCAL Summer School

June 2007

AIMCAL Summer School India 2007 August 20-21, 2007 | Pragati Maidan Exhibition Centre | New Delhi, India For eight years, AIMCAL has offered these highly rated courses in the United States and Europe. Now, for the first time, AIMCAL brings the Summer School to India! AIMCAL Summer School India assembles the best consultants and educators in the industry for two days of focused technical sessions. Our courses are designed to provide "practical, usable solutions to converting challenges". The courses selected provide job-enhancing, practical information for engineers, operators, technicians, technical managers and sales people involved in coating, laminating and metallizing. Courses and instructors are carefully selected to ensure maximum value for attendees. In association with Print-Packaging.com and the India Converting Show. General Information: Be comfortable! Dress for AIMCAL Summer School India is business casual. ASK OUR EXPERTS: Technical Questions Welcome! Session Tracks Web Handling & Converting Vacuum Coating Web Coating and Drying Full Schedule -->  Instructors:  Dr. Charles Bishop Dr. Dilwyn Jones Dr. Ed Cohen Fees $500.00 USD The fee for attending AIMCAL Summer School India is $500USD per person. Your registration will be processed and charged in U.S. Dollars. Converting Show India 21 - 24 August, 2007 The show will bring together the worldwide manufacturers and providers of machinery, materials and services for converting industry, the converters and printers in India and the packaging buyers from India and neighboring countries. AIMCAL MEMBER DISCOUNT! AIMCAL Members who exhibit at Converting Show India will receive a 10% discount on fees. The rack rates are USD 275/ sqm for builtup stands and USD 240/sqm for bare space. Service tax @ 12.24% is extra. Contact the show directly using any of the email addresses below to reserve your space today! prateekkaushik@print-packaging.com  neetuarora@indialabelshow.com  info@indiaconvertingshow.com

AIMCAL Fall Conference review of papers No 2.

There were two interesting papers on resistance heated evaporation boats.  Both had aimed at increasing the lifetime and wetting of the boats whilst also reducing the corrosion.

            The first of the papers was from GE Advanced Materials and their claim was to have produced a boat with the corrosion performance similar to a 2 component boat but with the wettability of a 3 component boat.  The way they have improved the boat design has been to pay increased attention to the purity of the raw materials, chemical composition, homogeneity, particle size and morphology and processing methods.  The new processing method of the improved source materials creates a boat with enhanced chemical resistance of the grain boundary phase.  This reduces the rate of corrosion that is a primary cause of shortened boat lifetimes.  The chemical modification also leads to improved wettability of aluminium over the boat surface that also improves the puddle stability.  These factors increase the deposition rate and/or line speed and with longer boat operation lifetimes results in significantly higher productivity.

            The down side of this is that the boats cost 15% higher than conventional boats. The cost models shown still show an increased profitability even when using the higher cost new boats.

            The second paper by Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. aims to do exactly the same things but they take a completely different approach. Using the capillary action of a molten metal on the surface and the basic mechanism they have modified the surface to optimise the wetting and spreading of the molten pool.  The surface was modified by putting grooves into the surface and by using a specific groove width, depth and spacing the wetting is optimised.  Where the grooves are present the wetting occurs and conversely where the grooves are not present the molten pool does not wet.  The improved wetting also means that there is reduced local corrosion that leads to extended lifetimes and the larger area molten pool leads to reduced spitting.

            I have since found out more about these boats both more about the operation of the boats in production metallizers as well as some details about the method of production. The grooves are across cut across most of the width of the boat and the way the aluminium spreads is by wicking across the width of the boat down each groove. Once the aluminium has filled a groove the pool depth will grow slightly and then the aluminium will spread round the end of the groove and wet the beginning of the next groove at which point the aluminium will wick down this groove and repeat the process.  Thus if the wire feed is increased the molten pool that initially will appear as a rectangle in the centre of the boat will progressively increase groove by groove but will retain the rectangular shape.  This will continue until there are no further grooves and/or the boat depression is filled.

            Users I have talked to have all stated that there is less spitting from this type of boat.

            Typically boats are made by mixing the appropriate powders followed by compressing the powder mix to form a billet. This billet is heat-treated and then the boats are cut and machined out of this billet.  There are problems of uniformity of powder mixing and heat treatment such that it is typical to have a range of boat resistivity produced depending where each boat originated within the billet. Refining this process with better mixing and more closely controlled heating can narrow the range to some extent.   Denki have taken a different approach and they mix the powder but then form and heat-treat each boat individually.  The result of this is that they can produce every boat with nominally the same resistivity within a few micro-ohms.  Thus the days of sorting through boxes of old boats to get a matched set of boats ready for a boat change ought to be numbered.

            This is the typical Japanese approach to manufacturing consistency and although this is still early days this boat does appear to have raised the bar on boat quality.  The great news that I have been hearing is that this has been priced similarly to the competitors so they do not appearing to be charging a premium for the added quality.

            As I have stated this is early days and so if any of you can add to this information I am sure we would all like to hear the details. 

Copies of the AIMCAL Fall Conference Proceedings are available from AIMCAL at www.aimcal.org.