WebTech Roll-to-Roll Technologies and Innovation
WebTech is the forum for flexible web and roll-to-roll (R2R) processing at the SVC. It is the podium to present new achievements in processing of flexible substrates such as polymer, textile, or glass. The session scope encompasses materials, manufacturing techniques, products, applications, market developments, and economical aspects of this versatile high-volume manufacturing method. A particular focus area this year is workforce development related to vacuum and atmospheric R2R coating & processing.
The WebTech TechCon session typically features presentations on materials, deposition processes, manufacturing techniques (including “best practices”), use cases/application examples, market analysis, and business perspectives in all areas related to R2R processing.
Some pertinent topic focus areas are:
- Substrates and other materials/consumables along the entire R2R product value chain (polymer, flexible glass, fabrics and non-wovens, functional textiles, sustainable materials, barrier approaches, transparent conducting materials, hard-coats, anti-smudge coatings, etc.),
- Deposition sources and deposition modalities specific to R2R processing,
- Inline process diagnostics and control (particularly for non-transparent coatings),
- Modeling and simulation of R2R processes,
- Examples and approaches to utilize artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and other “Industry 4.0” modalities in R2R,
- Aspects of progressing R2R coatings from concept demonstration to commercial scale,
- Performance of R2R coatings under harsh conditions,
- Interfacing with non-vacuum/atmospheric pre- and post-processing, including cleaning,
- Low-cost/high-performance barrier coatings, and
- R2R processing for electronics, semiconductor and energy conversion applications.
WebTech Roll-to-Roll Technologies and Innovation TAC Chair: Chris Stoessel, Stoessel Consulting, cstoessel@stoesselconsulting.net; Assistant TAC Chairs: Hazel Assender, University of Oxford (Begbroke), hazel.assender@materials.ox.ac.uk; Corinne D’Ambrosio, NPB Technology Group, corinne@npbtech.com; Wolfgang Decker, Kurt J. Lesker Company, wolfgangd@lesker.com; Andy Jack, Emerson & Renwick, a.jack@eandr.com; Liz Josephson, Intellivation, ljosephson@intellivation.com; Jaime Li, Eastman Chemical Company, jaime.li@eastman.com; Michael Mücke, Bühler/Leybold Optics, michael.muecke@buhlergroup.com; Joe Papalia, Deposition Technology Innovations, jpapalia@dtifilms.com; Jerry Wu, Enpack Composite, wufujw@163.com