Coating and Testing Solutions
Daniel G. Ocorr
Eastman Kodak Company
Integrated Development Services
Leverage the power of Kodak’s extensive
capability for developing thin-film products
using a roll-to-roll manufacturing process
• You bring :
• Your material technology and know-how
• An understanding of the needs of your target market
• Kodak provides:
• Technology to convert your materials into a customerready, thin-film product prototype
• Environmental conditioning to simulate product aging
• Physical property testing to simulate expected usage
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Integrated Development Services
Utilize some or all of a full range of services designed
to develop your materials into thin-film products
• Custom material preparation by compounding or
formulating in an aqueous or solvent solution
• Small-scale, thin-film coating on flexible supports in a
roll-to-roll process
• Final product assembly using lamination, interleaving,
slitting, winding, or chopping
• Environmental conditioning to assess the stability of
your proprietary materials as they age
• Physical property evaluation to determine how your
product will perform in your customers’ hands
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Kodak Company, 2009
Coating and Testing Solutions
Access technology to prototype and scale-up your materials into
cost-effective product offerings using roll-to-roll manufacturing
Coating Services
 Solvent coating on paper, plastic, and metal webs
 Aqueous coating on paper, plastic, and metal webs
 Extrusion coating on paper or plastic webs
Testing Services
 Environmental conditioning
 Physical property evaluation
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Range of Coating Applications
For thermoplastic materials
 Create compounded resins with additives to optimize material properties
 Cast materials into 25–1000 µm thick films
 Extrude materials as a 2–500 µm thick coating on paper or plastic webs
For water-soluble materials
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Gravure coat on paper or plastic webs at wet thicknesses of 0.2–2.0 cc/sq ft
Slot die coat on paper, plastic, or metal webs at wet thicknesses of 1.5–10 cc/sq ft
Slide hopper coat on paper or plastic webs at wet thicknesses of 6–20 cc/sq ft
Curtain coat on paper or plastic webs at wet thicknesses of 6–20 cc/sq ft
Rod/blade coat on paper webs to your specifications
For non-water-soluble materials
 Gravure coat on paper or plastic webs at wet thicknesses of 0.2–2.0 cc/sq ft
 Slot die coat on paper, plastic, or metal webs at wet thicknesses of 1.5–10 cc/sq ft
 Spray coat on paper or plastic webs
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Scale of Coating Services
Pilot/Prototype options
For thermoplastic materials
 Casting or coating 6" wide films with as little as 20 lbs of material
 Casting or coating 16" wide films with as little as 60 lbs of material
For aqueous or solvent solutions
Small scale
 Gravure coat on paper or plastic webs (5" widths with as little as 300 g of solution)
 Slot die coat on paper, plastic, or metal webs (4.5"–9" widths with as little as 300 g of solution)
 Slide hopper coat on paper or plastic webs (4” widths with as little as 100 g of solution)
Intermediate scale
 Gravure coat on paper or plastic webs (9.75", 13.5", or 16" widths with 5 gallons of solution)
 Slot die coat on paper or plastic webs (9", 13", or 16" widths with 5 gallons of solution)
 Curtain coat on paper or plastic webs (9.5" width with 5 gallons of solution)
 Rod/blade coat on paper webs (16" width with 20 gallons of solution)
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Scale of Coating Services
Final manufacturing Options
For thermoplastic materials:
Up to 16” wide films can be made on intermediate-scale pilot machines
Wider format films will need to be made by a non-Kodak coating facility
For aqueous or solvent solutions:
Up to 16” wide films can be made on Kodak’s pilot facilities
 Gravure coat at speeds up to 1000+ fpm
 Slot die coat at speeds up to 500+ fpm
 Rod/blade coat at speeds up to 2000+ fpm
Up to 60” wide films can be made on Kodak’s production facilities
 Gravure coat on machines in both Rochester, NY and Fort Collins,Col
 Slot die coat on a machine in Weatherford, Okla
 Curtain/Slide coat on machines in Rochester, NY
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Testing Services
Environmental conditioning
Test chambers let you subject your materials to
critical environmental factors. Your materials can be
subjected to a single condition or a combination of
conditions to simulate product aging. Critical
environmental factors include
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Heat
Humidity
Environmental gases
Atmospheric pressure
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Testing Services
Physical property testing
Physical property tests let you evaluate the performance
characteristics of your materials. These tests are
conducted in precisely controlled environments using
rigorously calibrated test fixtures. All our tests can be
run at a range of temperature and humidity conditions.
Specific characteristics to measure include
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Mechanical strength
Adhesive forces
Friction
Surface characteristics
Flatness (curling)
Dimensional stability
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Effective Use of Resources
 Avoid cash-consuming efforts to create coating and
testing facilities
 Leverage Kodak’s facilities and knowledge to help
you achieve your path to market
 Target your cash for high-growth opportunities
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The Next Steps
Visit our web site at www.Kodak.com/go/coating
Contact us to discuss your specific requirements
Dan Ocorr
Operations Manager
Eastman Kodak Company
Work phone: 585-477-6472
Cell phone: 585-944-9279
E-mail: daniel.ocorr@kodak.com
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Kodak Company, 2009