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Machine Lease > Mini-Labo™ Machine

Sorry, we no longer offer this service. However, we offer one day of free Mini-Labo™ demo test at MIRWEC Film.

Developed to fill the need for a portable, self-contained coating machine for facilitating the development of coating solutions, the Mini-Labo™ unit is well suited to compliment a well equipped coating development laboratory.

Able to make useful samples from as little as a teaspoon of solution, the design of the Mini-Labo™ is focused on ease of use and conservation of rare or expensive materials.  Using a 3 or 4 inch wide roll of every-day PET film, the Mini-Labo™ can transport a 2” x 4” sample of a test web either over the Microgravure™ coating head, or under the “applicator box” coater.

Microgravure™ coating is a Yasui Seiki patented method of direct-reverse-kiss-gravure coating, with a unique small diameter gravure roll.  Geometry of the web and small diameter roll with reverse ‘shearing’ in the coating puddle gives a very uniform and smooth coating.

Applicator Box coating is a variation of the ‘Byrd Bar’ coater, a restraining plate with a fixed gap that determines coating thickness.  The ‘applicator box’ has the advantages of restricting side-flow of solution, and in addition, has four different gaps on each applicator box.  This coating technique well predicts the behavior of a solution in a Production size slot die coater, while only needing a few grams of coating solution.  So, many screening and exploratory experiments can be economically and quickly conducted.

The Mini-Labo™ test coater plugs into a normal 120 volt outlet.  It has casters for easy transport as well as jack screw feet to stabilize the unit for normal operations.  Web speed and Microgravure™ roll speed are adjustable, to control coated thickness. 

Mini-Labo™ lab coaters may be purchased, or economically leased for a full week of  intensive testing.

Mini-Labo™ test coaters fill the void for a high quality, easy to use, small coater for coated product, and particularly coating solution, development.

New Mini-Labo™ is available now. Further information click here.