New Way® Air Bearings, the world's largest manufacturer of porous media air bearing products, announced that its founder Drew Devitt will be presenting new technology for precision film handling in printed electronics applications at the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) Europe Conferences, June 10-15, in Prague, Czech Republic.
Devitt's research explores the use of non-contact 'Air Turns' rather than contact rollers for the handling of flexible films, and the use of viscous shear in air bearing films for web tension control, cleaning, drying, and rapid temperature control. Air films are also used to protect differentially pumped grooves so the film can be passed into and out of vacuum chambers without contact.
Devitt noted that New Way Air Bearings is uniquely positioned to apply their precision experience in metrology, semiconductor, and flat panel display manufacturing to the improvement of printed electronics manufacturing. Printed electronics include: Photovoltaics, OLED lighting, printed batteries and flexible displays.
AIMCAL's Conference Sessions will cover an array of relevant topics for those involved with the Handling and Coating of flexible film.
Devitt will be appearing during Session 4B (Hardware) of the Vacuum Web Coating Sessions on Wednesday, June 13, at 11:30AM. At that time he will present
Product Model | Inside Diameter | Outside Diameter | Thickness |
7016C NACHI | 80 | 125 | 22 |
7016 NACHI | 80 | 125 | 22 |