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Roll-to-roll printing
Roll-to-roll printing
Roll-to-roll printing is a technique that is widely used to print newspapers, magazines and many other conventional printed products that are required in large quantities. The ANFF equipment is based on this principle but allows for the user to print functionalised inks onto novel materials – it’s already enabling the creation of printable solar panels that can be created at incredibly high speeds.A roll of substrate (traditionally paper, but now polymers substrates for flexible electronics) is fed through a series of printing steps, until it is collated on a new roll at the other end.
List of available equipment
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
KEY DIFFERENTIATOR
LOCATION
Coatema Smart Coater Reel-2-reel coating system
Roll-to-roll coating system
Materials Node
University of Wollongong
Description
Roll-to-roll coating system, offers dip, blade and gravure with corona substrate treatment capabilities.
Related Information
Class 3 solvent capable. 130mm web with 100mm coating width
Tool Contact
sbeirne@uow.edu.au
GM Laminator Unit
Roll-to-roll laminator
Materials Node
University of Newcastle
Description
A roll to roll lamination system providing a method for UV cured epoxy glues to be applied and cured to seal multiple layers of plastic together. The system enables the application of high performance barrier films to flexible printed electronics.
Related Information
Web width of 300 mm maximum. Typical webs are PET and PEN from 25 μm to 150 μm in thickness. Top side only UV curing.
Tool Contact
anff@newcastle.edu.au
GM Solar 1
Roll-to-roll organic coater
Materials Node
University of Newcastle
Description
A printing and coating line more commonly used for producing stickers and wine labels, this system is now used to produce functional printed devices such as bio-sensors, OLEDs, and solar cells. Able to take a roll of plastic up to a kilometre long, the coating line includes stations for various types of coating such as Gravure, Flexographic, Slot-die, and Screen printing. Two metres of heating also allow for the drying of wet-ink layers into thin-films.
Related Information
Web width of 300 mm maximum. Typical webs are PET and PEN from 25 μm to 150 μm in thickness.
Tool Contact
anff@newcastle.edu.au
Semicore R2R Sputter Coater
Roll-to-roll sputter coater for flexible electronics
Materials Node
University of Newcastle
Description
The Semicore roll-to-roll sputter coater is a large-scale vacuum metalliser, capable of putting down metallic layers (such as aluminium) on plastic sheet (such as PET).
Related Information
Typical web width of 300 mm.Vacuum level of ~ 1x10-6 mbar.
Tool Contact
anff@newcastle.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
KEY DIFFERENTIATOR
LOCATION
Coatema Smart Coater Reel-2-reel coating system
Roll-to-roll coating system
Materials Node
University of Newcastle
Description
Roll-to-roll coating system, offers dip, blade and gravure with corona substrate treatment capabilities.
Related Information
Class 3 solvent capable. 130mm web with 100mm coating width
Tool Contact
sbeirne@uow.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
KEY DIFFERENTIATOR
LOCATION
GM Laminator Unit
Roll-to-roll laminator
Materials Node
University of Newcastle
Description
A roll to roll lamination system providing a method for UV cured epoxy glues to be applied and cured to seal multiple layers of plastic together. The system enables the application of high performance barrier films to flexible printed electronics.
Related Information
Web width of 300 mm maximum. Typical webs are PET and PEN from 25 μm to 150 μm in thickness. Top side only UV curing.
Tool Contact
anff@newcastle.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
KEY DIFFERENTIATOR
LOCATION
GM Solar 1
Roll-to-roll organic coater
Materials Node
University of Newcastle
Description
A printing and coating line more commonly used for producing stickers and wine labels, this system is now used to produce functional printed devices such as bio-sensors, OLEDs, and solar cells. Able to take a roll of plastic up to a kilometre long, the coating line includes stations for various types of coating such as Gravure, Flexographic, Slot-die, and Screen printing. Two metres of heating also allow for the drying of wet-ink layers into thin-films.
Related Information
Web width of 300 mm maximum. Typical webs are PET and PEN from 25 μm to 150 μm in thickness.
Tool Contact
anff@newcastle.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
KEY DIFFERENTIATOR
LOCATION
Semicore R2R Sputter Coater
Roll-to-roll sputter coater for flexible electronics
Materials Node
University of Newcastle
Description
The Semicore roll-to-roll sputter coater is a large-scale vacuum metalliser, capable of putting down metallic layers (such as aluminium) on plastic sheet (such as PET).
Related Information
Typical web width of 300 mm.Vacuum level of ~ 1x10-6 mbar.
Tool Contact
anff@newcastle.edu.au