The Coating Process

Coating with thermo-adhesives is ideal to add functionality to a substrate, creating a new product or to add the adhesive for reactivation in a next step of the production process. Either for laminating roll-to-roll or as cut-piece in a heated press.

The Coating Process

Coating with thermo-adhesives is ideal to add functionality to a substrate, creating a new product or to add the adhesive for reactivation in a next step of the production process. Either for laminating roll-to-roll or as cut-piece in a heated press.

3D animation explaining the coating process on a Klieverik calender

Coating process with thermoplastic adhesive powder

Coating with powder is widely used for products that are laminated by an end-user or higher tier supplier either in a roll-to-roll or in a moulding process. So typically the same powders as for laminating are used. For materials with smooth surfaces a small infra-red section is advised to fix the powder to the substrate.

Lay-out powder scatterer and LFC Belt-calender
Typical machine lay-out for coating with thermoplastic powders

Coating process with thermoplastic adhesive film or web

Coating with film or web can be used similar as with powder for re-activation later on, but can also provide the desired finish to a material.

Lay-out Film/Web unwind and LFc Belt-calender
Typical machine lay-out for coating with thermoplastic films and webs

Maximum flexibility

  • The choice of a wide range of adhesive powders, webs and films for any application and demand
  • Quick change over to a complete different product and machine settings possible; well within ½ hour you will be in production again
  • Laminating of 2 or 3 substrates as well as coating possible on the same equipment
  • It is suitable for any flexible material coming from a roll; textiles, paper, grids, foils and at any width

Low cost production

The cost per m2 are very low making this equipment very attractive:

  • High speeds are possible
  • Efficient in energy consumption, due to direct heating contact, no radiation losses or unnecessary heating and cooling of belts
  • High reproducibility minimizing material loss
  • Min spare parts requirement and long lifetime of the belt, heating elements and thermal oil

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