The Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters (ARC) has chosen oneBARRIER FibreCycle material with AluBond metallization from Swiss converting-machinery maker BOBST as its 2024 Sustainability Award winner in the trade group's annual awards program. BOBST was recognized at the recent ARC R2R USA Conference & Expo in Charlotte, NC (above). Developed in … [Read more...] about High-barrier, mono-material, paper flexible-packaging wins 2024 ARC Sustainability Award
Vacuum Coating
ARC inducts four industry icons into 2024 Hall of Honor
The Association for Roll-to-Roll Converters (ARC) inducted four industry icons into its Hall of Honor at the recent 2024 R2R USA Conference & Expo in Charlotte, NC, Members of the Hall of Honor have served both the industry and ARC by demonstrating strong leadership and commitment to the converting industry. Each inductee has been a long-time, dedicated supporter of ARC and … [Read more...] about ARC inducts four industry icons into 2024 Hall of Honor
Intellivation wins 2024 ARC Technology of the Year for in-situ monitor for vacuum sputter coaters
Loveland, CO-based Intellivation LLC has been awarded the 2024 Technology of the Year Award from the Association of Roll-To-Roll Converters (ARC) for its innovative solution to measure "Mid-IR Reflectance In-Situ with Spectrometry" in the firm's R2R vacuum sputter coaters (above). “We are excited to introduce the first production solution using spectrometry to measure … [Read more...] about Intellivation wins 2024 ARC Technology of the Year for in-situ monitor for vacuum sputter coaters
Advancements in laser patterning of sputtered coatings for high-volume production of flexible microelectronic devices
By Mike Simmons, president & CEO; Matthew Kleyn, Joseph Vlach, and Liz Josephson, Intellivation LLC Laser patterning of conductive, vacuum-deposited thin films for production of low-cost / high-throughput, flexible-electronic devices provides versatility, accelerated development cycles and manufacturing scalability. Optimizing performance by adjusting device architecture … [Read more...] about Advancements in laser patterning of sputtered coatings for high-volume production of flexible microelectronic devices
Determining the vacuum-system parameters for R2R coaters by using a simulation program
By Norbert Palenstijn, product sales development mgr., Leybold USA, Inc. Editor’s Note: This paper is based on the author’s presentation at the ARC R2R USA Conference held in Milwaukee, WI, in October 2023. Introduction The predicate of R2R vacuum coating is evaporating a coating material and subsequently condensing this on a base material, referred to as the … [Read more...] about Determining the vacuum-system parameters for R2R coaters by using a simulation program