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 ‘Pass-Through Vacuum Chambers for Research and Production.’ (See Abstract 1 below.) The Session Leaders are Charles Bishop, C.A. Bishop Consulting; and Andrew Jack, Bobst. Also presenting hardware solutions will be: Dermot Monaghan, Gencoa Ltd; Seunghun Lee, Korea Institute of Materials Science; as well as Gottfried Kuepper and Armin Bertsch, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum.
The AIMCAL Europe Web Handling Conference will be held in the same location June 13-15, 2012. Devitt will lead off the Web Conveyance Session on Thursday, June 14, at 10:30AM as he presents: ‘New Functionalities from Air Bearings Acting On Films.’ (See Abstract 2 below.) The Session Leader is David Roisum, Finishing Technologies. Following Devitt during the Web Conveyance Session will be: Timothy J. Walker, TJ Walker & Associates; and Dominique Knittel, University of Strasbourg.
"For over 40 years now, AIMCAL has provided continuing education and networking for the global, high-end converting industry," Devitt said. "The European Conferences are new this year, and New Way is proud to be a part of these inaugural events as a presenter in these prestigious AIMCAL technical forums."
The AIMCAL Europe Web Coating and Web Handling Conferences will be held at the Diplomat Hotel, in Prague, Czech Republic June 10-13 and June 13-15, 2012, respectively. To register, visit the AIMCAL Conference website.
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