This complete slot die coating station with all components from idler roll to backing roll is now available for renting by manufacturers in Asia. At top center in photo is Ultracoat V slot die coating head, with lips pointing toward the roll.

The Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based firm said the coating system can be added to most commercial coating lines and speed up product development by cutting the sometimes time-consuming switching between roll and slot die coating.

The technology was previously only available in North America, but EDI’s Shanghai office has supplied an MCS system to a manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries in China. EDI said it has shipped an MCS system to its China office and is renting it out.

“With a standard slot die coating system assembled from individual components, it can take up to half a day, and even more for really large dies, to set up the system so that it is vertically plumb, the rolls are level with respect to one another, and the die is properly positioned with respect to the backing roll,” said Jason Yin, general manager of EDI China. “EDI’s MCS eliminates much of this time, along with the risk of damaging rolls during handling.”