Flexible materials are indispensable in the production of flexible printed circuits (FPC), printed electronics, flexible thin glass, flexible solar cells, lithium-ion batteries, power caps, flexible OLED displays and more.
Hence, roll-to-roll (R2R) technology is an essential component for the process automation of flexible materials. Manz provides a highly integrated and scalable R2R system for different process applications that is equipped with standardized interfaces.
Advantages of our roll-to-roll technology:
- Coverage of a wide range of load, speed, material width and dynamic motion profiles
- Quick exchange of roll material
- Precise and highly dynamic process control capability for stable production processes (excellent tension control, even of ultra-thin foils)
Our highly integrated R2R process equipment solutions can be used in:
- R2R wet chemical processing
- R2R chemical bath deposition
- R2R slit coating
- Roll-to-Sheet (R2S) cutting
- R2R lamination and encapsulation processes
- Laser scribing and -ablation on flexible substrates
- Optical inspection of flexible substrates
- Packaging, sealing and welding of flexible substrate stacks
- Drying and curing of flexible substrates
Following flexible materials can be wound and unwound:
- Plastics and synthetic materials like PET, PE, PEN, PP…
- Metal foils
- Paper
- Wood
- Fabrics (e.g. textile, composite fibers)
- Prepregs (preimpregnated fibers) like carbon fibers or glass fibers