Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater

How to Customize Your Set-up

1. Select a Platform

2. Select Components

3. Get a Quotation

When building your Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater, start by picking the right platform size. The modular design lets you customize it to your needs, whether you're in a lab or scaling up to pilot production. Once you've chosen your platform, explore the range of components available. From slot-die heads for precise coating to drying ovens, laminators, and more. Scroll down to learn more about the platforms and components or go directly to the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater Customizer to begin customizing your machine.

1 Research Platforms

Coating Width: Up to 180 mm

LR2RC500

LR2RC750

Platform Dimensions (WxDxH): 500 mm x 350 mm x 300 mm | Weight: 30 kg

Platform Dimensions (WxDxH): 750 mm x 350 mm x 300 mm | Weight: 40 kg

The perfect platform for compact spaces and quick processing needs, the LR2RC500 offers a cost-effective solution without compromising on versatility. The platform has space to mount 1 modular unit.

Finding the ideal balance between size and functionality, the LR2RC750 seamlessly accommodates additional features while remaining a perfect fit for fume hoods or gloveboxes. The platform has space to mount 2 modular units.

LR2RC1000

LR2RC1500

Platform Dimensions (WxDxH): 1000 mm x 350 mm x 300 mm | Weight: 50 kg

Platform Dimensions (WxDxH): 1500 mm x 350 mm x 300 mm | Weight: 80 kg

For robust drying of thin films, look no further than the LR2RC1000. With three sections designed to host various oven systems, it streamlines coating and printing tasks efficiently. The platform has space to mount 3 modular units.

When ample laboratory space is available and integration of custom instruments is a priority, the LR2RC1500 delivers the necessary length for an expansive R2R line. The platform has space to mount 5 modular units.

Industrial Platforms

Coating Width: Up to 280 mm

LR2RC750 Wide

LR2RC1000 Wide

Platform Dimensions: 750 mm x 460 mm x 300 mm (WxDxH) | Weight: 50 kg

Platform Dimensions: 1000 mm x 460 mm x 300 mm (WxDxH) | Weight: 60 kg

The LR2RC750 Wide stands out as possibly the most compact R2R platform globally, capable of processing substrates/foils up to 12 inches (305 mm) wide. It offers industrial-scale processing within a footprint akin to a laboratory setup. The platform has space to mount 2 wide modular units.

Get the option to creating your own small factory in just one piece of equipment. The LR2RC1000 Wide exceeds most large scale R2R processing setups not only in quality but also in processed quantity. The platform has space to mount 3 wide modular units.

2 Components

2.1 Slot-die Head

The infinityPV slot-die heads are engineered with precision and composition in mind, allowing for consistent and uniform coating thickness, resulting in high-quality end products. Whether you are working with batteries, printed solar cells, OLEDs, sensors, or other thin-film technology, our slot-die heads are versatile and can accommodate a wide range of materials and processes. We offer slot-die heads from the very small to the very large and the slot-die heads are available in different materials (stainless steel, titanium and PEEK), suiting the different needs of chemistry, weight, and thermal latency

2.2 Slurry Coater

The Slurry Coater is a fundamental wet film forming tool for the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater platform, enabling lab scale production of advanced functional thin films. This includes thin film batteries, fuel cells and printed solar cells. The Slurry Coater is used for applying a viscous mixture (ideal for non-newtonian liquids and suspensions) in the form of a slurry, accurately and uniformly, onto a substrate, ensuring consistent quality and performance. With continuous mixing of the slurry during processing, accomplished as the coating takes place over the backing roller of the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater, sedimentation of particles in the ink is prevented. Dosing of ink can be controlled via the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater pumping systems and it is possible to keep the ink under inert conditions..

2.3 Syringe Pumps

The syringe, gear and screwpumps from infinityPV are designed to be an integrated part of the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater platform. All pumps come with touch screen for easy use and ink flow configuration. They all offer accurate and smooth ink delivery for your research or production. You can combine several pumps to perform automated gradient and/or dilution experiments. With our free infinityPV software you can rapidly set up the very simple or the very complex experiments.

2.4 Mounting System

The high precision angular mounting system is ideal for mounting a slot-die head, a knife coating set-up or flexographic printing unit. The angle can be varied from 0 to 90 degrees (9 o’clock to 12 o’clock positions) which is very helpful during setup but also while coating. The simplest version has manual control over tilt and cross-web adjustments. Advanced versions include digital micrometer units and motorized cross-web axis and height adjustment with PC control.

Simple Mounting System

Advanced Mounting System

PC Controlled Mounting System

2.5 Oven System Units

Several oven systems for curing and drying your coated thin films can be added to the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater platforms. With an oven length down to 23 cm the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater oven systems are very compact and very simple to add, remove or replace in no time and allows you to simply mount the desired oven system for the experiment or pilot run that you are about to carry out. We have oven systems for hot-air, inert gas, UV-curing, or infrared (IR) curing. We also offer a Combo oven, which is a combination of inert gas and IR.

Inert Gas Oven

Double Inert Gas Oven

1 kW IR Oven

IR Oven w. Option for Inert Gas

UV Oven

UV-LED Oven

Combo Oven: Hot-Air - Inert Gas // IRs

In terms of UV and IR curing we offer a number of power levels and easy exchange of the sources to match you experiments (hard UV, UVA, UVB, UVC, clear, ruby, gold).

2.6 Advanced Laminator Unit

With the Advanced Lamination Unit for for the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater, encapsulation or addition of a protecting liner becomes possible and readily scalable in R2R processing. Works with PSA, hotmelt and UV-curable adhesives.

2.7 Flexographic Printing Units

With the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater platform, you get the option for both a simple and an advanced flexographic printing system. The flexographic printing systems can be used for printing many types of materials on a wide variety of substrates. The simple flexo unit is for short and narrow test runs and the Advanced Flexographic system is specially designed for scaled R2R printing.

2.8 Air Knife

The air knife for the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater is a very powerful tool for rapid quenching of slot-die coated films with inert gas (important for i.e. perovskites). With the special air knife mount system, the angle and distance between the air knife and substrate can be changed very easily. Combine the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater air Knife with an inert gas oven system to quench and anneal your roll-to-roll coated thin films in one go.

2.9 Stripper Unit

The Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater stripper unit allows for removal of a protective liner or other foil just before the coating or printing station. The Stripper unit comes with compressed air spindles, tension control and automation of nip engagement.

2.10 Cut-Trim-Slit-Split Unit

Cut - Trim - Slit - Split with the CTSS unit for the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater. With the CTSS Unit, foil handling is now simple and easy. Safe operation with ultra durable carbide cutters and easy and accurate adjustable cutting positions. The precision ground and hardened stainless steel rollers ensure gentle handling of substrate and endure tough chemistry.

2.11 Rollers

In the standard configuration, the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater comes equipped with 60 mm diameter anodized aluminum rollers. These rollers are a crucial component of your system, with their mechanical and material properties often determining the success of your experiment. Recognizing their importance, we ensure that all our rollers have exceptionally low runout. Our standard anodized aluminum rollers are both durable and cost-efficient, making them the ideal choice for 95% of applications. While these rollers provide some electrical insulation, certain applications may require plastic rollers. For these cases, we offer rollers made from POM (available in black or white for contrast) or PEEK (for extreme chemical resistance). Additionally, for applications requiring extreme corrosion resistance, we offer stainless steel rollers.

2.12 Web Handling Platforms

Work on the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater does often not require web-guiding or pretreatments. In cases where those are needed, we offer web guiding systems and corona pretreatment systems. We also offer customized cabinets that enable work in your environment and glovebox systems in cases where inert atmospheres are required

2.13 Foil Turner

The Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater can easily enable inline processing on both sides of the foil using a foil turner. Perfect when processing double sided slot-die coating for batteries, fuel cells, membranes and much more.

2.14 Inspection Plate Unit

When coating and printing on transparent substrates, it is sometimes an advantage to have a light table for inspection immediately after your coating or printing head. The inspection table can easily be mounted on the LR2RC750, LR2RC1000 and LR2RC1500. The inspection plate is versatile and can be used for inspection by eye or by easy mounting of a camera system. The inspection plate can be added on the system ordered or retrofitted at a later stage. The units are prepared for addition of the inspection plate.

2.15 Nip and Simple Laminator

Just before the rewinder, the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater has the possibility for a very flexible nip that is available in numerous configurations. The simplest has a full rubber roller with manual control of both nip pressure and tilt. Advanced versions include adjustable nip rollers, automation of nip engagement, nip pressure and pressure points. It can easily be used for very simple manual packaging of many devices with little work.