Development

A new development (or contract finishing, contract coating) always begins with a technical/commercial dialogue. First of all, it must be considered what is at stake, whether our technical possibilities are suitable for the required end product and whether the pricing structure to be expected corresponds to the customer's expectations.

Whether you already have a complete recipe, whether you provide us with the coating mass or whether we develop together a completely new combination of carrier and coating, we will choose the suitable coating method to meet your specific requirements!

The fact that CMC Klebetechnik has its own development department is a crucial competitive advantage. Our chemical engineers are experienced developers for solvent and dispersion coatings. They can adjust the coating formulation in the lab to meet your requirements as precisely as possible. The lab is equipped with a large number of different measuring devices for this purpose. For example, a climatic chamber with UV lamps enables simulation of outdoor loads, combustion chambers test flammability and SAFT testers determine the shear resistance of the adhesive under temperature load.

Laboratory samples are produced once the recipe has been determined. Different options are available to apply layers of between a few micrometres and approx. two millimetres. For example, these samples can be used to check the even distribution of the coating mass or to measure the anchoring of the coating on the base film. In this way essential experience can be gained with the carrier (film, fabric etc.) and coating mass. Different variants can be tested at this stage of development with little effort, to then sample the best finish for you. These material samples can be very quickly modified by altering the recipe. If the determined parameters are right, the next stage of development is the laboratory coating system.

As soon as the recipe has been determined, tests can be run on the pilot coater. This coating system allows coatings that are very close to the conditions in the serial production plants. Tests with different settings can thus be performed quickly. The future parameters for the main coating systems are also already determined in this step. Small changes in the recipe are still possible easily and cost-effectively, which permits fine adjustment of the recipe for later series production. This makes it possible to also produce small pilot samples, which enable you as a customer to perform initial tests. For these initial tests, not much material is required. Samples can already be produced on the laboratory coater with 10 m of material. Costs: 400.00 EUR per hour commenced plus material costs. These costs can be settled at a later stage during series production. You will receive the goods in the desired form.

Preliminary tests on the laboratory coater minimise the much more costly changes following the scale-up onto the production system. Formulation and prototyping as well as lab coating can be performed very quickly if required. This enables customers to outsource subdivisions of their development to CMC Klebetechnik.

If the trials on the laboratory coating system are successful, pre-series production tests can be performed on the main coating systems. First of all, it is checked whether the parameters from the preliminary tests can be directly applied. During trial coating, all relevant parameters are recorded, which are then also used as basis for the final pricing (e.g. coating speed). You are warmly invited to come along to these trials.

Costs: 950.00 EUR per hour commenced plus material and packing costs if applicable.

In both systems, the material to be coated is pre-treated with the Corona technology. This improves the wetting and anchoring of the coating mass on the carrier. Automated web tension control keeps the transport forces at a constant level over a wide range. In this way, carrier materials with a thickness of between a few micrometres and a few millimetres can be coated. A laminating station on both coating systems enables lamination of the coated material inline with another film or fabric or a siliconised cover.

The quality of the produced goods is monitored by computer during production. Standardised or customised tests are performed and documented in the laboratory on each jumbo roll produced.

Following three trial coatings with unchanged parameters, series production is usually then commenced.