Pilot Coater —1 meter wide (40 in.)

Western Michigan University can take your project from coating through production printing and/or converting in one location.

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Looking from the coater end toward the dry end

Applicators:

Metering size press (MSP/film press), simultaneous two-sided

Pond size press, inclined
C1S - Roll applicator (flooded-nip), LDTA

C1S - Short dwell applicator, SDTA

Metering:
Rigid or bent blade
Rods - grooved or smooth in a variety of diameters

Calender
On-line
4-nip hot-soft and 1-nip steel-to-steel
Moisturizer available before

See the coater segments close-up and read more details by clicking the shaded areas in the drawing below.

Width: 40 in (1 m) nominal, 20 to 43 in (510 to 1090 mm) if not calendering or using steel-to-steel calender nip

Cores: 3 in (75 mm) ID, 4 in ID, or 6 in ID; 12 in ID, 100 mm and 150 mm may require rewinding

Roll maximum: Diameter 60 in (1500 mm) or 3750 lbs (1700 kg)

Speed maximum: 4,000 fpm (1220 m/min)

Basis weight: from 20 lbs-3000 ftˆ2 (32 gsm) to heavy weight board

Supply fill volume: 36 gal. (136 l) with filter, 26 gal. (100 l) without

Supply tanks:   Two 250 gal. (950 l), hot water jackets, variable speed agitator and requires 42 gallons (160 l)  fill volume to reach agitator