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Coatema – the mechanical engineering company

for coating and laminating plants

Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH is a manufacturer of

coating and laminating plants for R2R applications.
Coatema has been supplying solutions for the most
different markets like textiles, foil, paper and renewable
energies for 30 years now. These solutions may consist
of small lab coating plants, of pilot plants as well as of Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, Dormagen
turn-key production plants for the coating and
laminating of roll-to roll substrates.

Coatema uses more than 20 different application

systems for their plants, like e.g. the knife. To date,
the knife is one of the most universal application
systems for a large spectrum of viscosities. The form of
the knife, horizontal or axial as well as angle
adjustment and the use of different surface materials
enable a large number of different settings and
processes. Different knife systems are the Roller Knife
System, the Air Knife, the Rubber Belt System, the
Commabar System, and the Double Side System.

The fields of application for these systems reach from

functional textiles, protective clothing and artificial
leather to batteries and fuel cells.
Examples of Coatema´s Modular Coating
Systems:
Knife System, Commabar System,
Example: The Knife System Double Side System, Rubber Belt System
Function/Description
In case of spread coatings, used, the coating paste is
laid onto the carrier or substrate by a knife. Depending
on the counterpart to the knife, there is a difference
between the roller knife and the air knife. In modern
coating plants, the knife holder is equipped with several
knives and is turnable according to the so-called
“revolver principle.” This facilitates a quick change of
the knives, especially between roller and air knife. All
applications are equipped with either manually or
motor-driven adjustable side scrapers.

Example of use: Fuel cell

Source: Forschungszentrum Jülich

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In some cases, these side scrapers are form, in

combination with a front panel, a closed paste
container. This is very important for coating pastes with
a low viscosity. Depending on the thickness of the coat
to be applied, on the form and the adjustment of the
knife and on the viscosity of the paste, knives of
different kinds are used.

With the Roller knife, the thickness of the coating is

defined by
The distance between the knife and the
substrate
The substrate to be coated
Kind and form of the knife Example of use:
Funcitonal Textiles / Protective Clothing
Angle adjustment of the knife Source: Dystar
Position of the knife
Viscosity of the paste
Speed of the web

As far as the Air knife is concerned, it is especially the

web tension that influences the thickness of the
coating.

Variation of the coating weight:

Roller knife 10 to 1250g/m²
Air knife 5/6 to 60g/m²

Range of Viscosity [mPas]:

Paste (1000) 100 - 50 000
Foam 10 000 - 25 000
Air knife 5 - 10 000

Examples of use:
Protective Clothing
Tarpaulins
Floor coverings Coatema coating plant with Knife system
Roof membranes (Roller – Air knife)
Artificial leather
Airbags
Non-slip mats

More detailed descriptions of application systems can

be seen on on our website
www.coatema.de/eng/lab_solutions/modular_coating.php

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According to the requirements, the knife systems can

be equipped with:
- Motor-driven adjustment at the µ-scale
- Self-weighing technology
- Consumption control
- Automatic paste supply
- Multi changing bar

The Coatema Combi system facilitates the integration

of up to 4 more application systems besides the knife,
which guarantees a large number of flexibility.
Coatema Combi System:
Multipurpose plant with roller knife, air knife,
In order to be able to react more quickly and in a more foulard and roller application system
cost-effective way, Coatema has developed the
innovative Click&Coat™ - concept for pilot plants.
Click&Coat™does not only facilitate the flexibility of the
single coating heads but of the entire plant: The plant
components are movable, can be brought into the right
position and be connected to the electronic control
system by simply “clicking”.

Here, more than 20 different modules in the most

varied combination can be integrated into the plant.
Moreover, an extension of production processes like
e.g. the additional use of dryer components, can be
realised much easier with the Click&Coat™ concept.

From the beginning of 2008, there will be a

Click&Coat™ system at the customers´disposal in
Coatema´s company-own lab, which is said to be the
largest lab worldwide and offers on 1.200 m²
- 10 pilot plants Coatema- Click&CoatTM
- 1 production plant
- Working width from 250 to 2.000 mm m
- More than 20 different application systems

Among the users of the lab are leading chemistry

groups and other companies who want to test new,
innovative raw materials isolated from the public and
present their products as prototypes to the interested
market.

Coatema R&D Center on 1.200 m2

Working width: from 250 bto 2.000 mm

Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, Roseller Straße 4, 41539 Dormagen

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On the occasion of the annual COATEMA Symposium,

coating theory, presented by experts in lectures, is put
into practice on the coating and laminating plants in
Coatema´s lab. The 9th Coatema Symposium will take
place on 08.-09.10.2008 and will surely answer a lot of
questions and give new suggestions for the future.
Please see our website www.coatema.de/eng/
symposia/next.php for the latest news on our
Symposiums and for your registration.

Coatema –plant in the company-own lab

Working width: 2.000 mm

The website www.coatema.com offers topical

information regarding coating and laminating: Product
information, technical know-how, fairs and exhibitions,
specialised articles.

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Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, Roseller Straße 4, 41539 Dormagen

Tel.: + 49 (0) 21 33 / 97 84 - 0, Fax: + 49 (0) 21 33 / 97 84 - 170, e-mail: coatema@coatema.de