Our Capabilities

 

Our facilities are designed to enable formulation for and troubleshooting of production-scale aqueous and solvent-based coatings. We have lab and pilot-scale coating equipment for sample generation and optimizing coating conditions.

Carestream | Sample Coater

Sample Coater

 
  • Single to multilayer coating capabilities
  • Slide-bead and slot die coating modules
  • 4 precise solution delivery systems
  • Inline IR and direct impingement drying
  • 4” wide by 4ft long samples
  • Great for precise coating thicknesses
  • Compatible with low and high viscosity solutions
  • Provides process learnings like coating window evaluation and drying conditions
Carestream | Lab Knife Bar Coater

Lab Knife Bar Coater

 
  • Single or dual-layer coatings
  • Works well with low and high viscosity solutions
  • Able to set precise coating gaps
  • Attached dryer for adjustable drying conditions
  • Larger samples: 9” wide ~5ft long
  • Great for DOEs assessing materials and drying parameters
 
Carestream | Mayer Rods

Mayer Rods

 
  • Simple single layer coatings
  • Achieves precise laydowns for testing coating properties
  • Great for screening materials rapidly
Carestream | Gravure Proofer Coating

Gravure Proofer Coating

 
  • Various gravure techniques and cell patterns for different product needs
  • Great for achieving thin coatings
  • Great for screening materials rapidly
 
Carestream | Coating Design for Manufacturing

Coating Design for Manufacturing

 

Coating Solution Characterization

  • Rheology
  • Stability
  • Filtration
  • Cleaning/Fouling
  • Surface tension (static/dynamic)

Coating Modeling *

  • Coating window
  • Robustness to defects
  • Drying

* Scale-up opportunities to pilot and production facilities at Carestream Health Oregon.

Fluorosurfactant Replacement

Reformulation Expertise and Coating Assessmentt

 

PFAS and other “forever chemicals” are under regulatory scrutiny due to their environmental persistence and toxicity to humans.

Fluorosurfactants have been a key additive in coating and adhesive formulations for decades, particularly in aqueous coatings.

Carestream has spent years proactively eliminating perfluoro additives from our coating products, protective varnishes, and pressure sensitive adhesives. We have extensive experience identifying and formulating with non-fluorinated alternative surfactants at the lab-scale, scaling them into production, and assessing their impact on product performance.

We welcome the opportunity to apply our experience and suite of coating and testing capabilities to help you develop safer and more sustainable products.

Carestream | Fluorosurfactant Replacement