Coating & Laminating


Altus to distribute Coatflow A


s electronics get smaller and more complex, the importance to protect PCBs


from elements like the adsorption of atmospheric moisture, airborne contamination, and electrostatic attraction of dust to the surface is critical to its performance. In order to avoid these problems boards need to be conformally coated. Recognising this, Altus Group, a supplier of capital equipment, has added a new company to its portfolio, Coatflow. Coatflow, a Spanish based company, has added a new dimension to Altus’ capital equipment offering with a range of selective conformal coating solutions. The CF440 benchtop robot is one system that is proving a popular choice. As a desktop system it offers the ease of being a reliable, accurate and easy to maintain solution for coating and dispensing. Joe Booth, Altus’ business development and marketing manager says: “Coatflow offers further choice for those looking to invest in proficient coating solutions. As entry level systems they offer a great number of benefits. The CF440 provides the highest quality support for dispensing and coating with its accurate 4-axis feature. What makes the CF440 especially helpful is its extra-long working area making it perfect for larger LED boards.” “Not only is it fast and accurate it also includes the impressive COATcontrolPRO 2 software. This works to manage all parameters required for dispensing and


Coatflow COATING LINE CF395IL+CF40HIR


coating easily on-screen. Elements including conveyor control and level sensors can be simply controlled. “We are very pleased to have been


selected as a distributor for Coatflow and look forward to introducing the products to our customer-base across the UK and Ireland.” CF440 also includes PATHCOAT software


to help obtain the best production ratios, together with automatic optimisation and CAD import to improve patterns from a drawing. The system has the option to be upgraded with a flow meter module which works in real time. There is also the opportunity to add a complete traceability option which includes the recognition of 10 and 20 bar codes. Coatflow CF 400 has a full range of


valves available to cover all dispensing and coating demands making it an ideal solution to the protection of todays’ complex PCBs.


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New solventless silicone conformal coating with UV cure


coating with an ultraviolet (UV) and moisture dual cure system for high throughputs. This new environmentally responsible silicone technology promotes sustainability, health and safety while reducing processing costs through automated spraying and fast, energy-efficient UV curing. Other silicones support UV curing, but none are conformal coatings with a low enough viscosity for spray coating and with a secondary moisture cure for shadowed areas. The new DOWSIL product also offers more reliable protection against stress and thermal cycling versus competitive materials. The coating is an environmentally progressive solution for protecting rigid printed circuit boards (PCBs), sensitive electronic components and fine-pitch designs from environments with airborne contaminants.


D dow.com/electronics Laminate provider to open new US manufacturing facility


ow has launched the new DOWSIL CC-8030 UV and Moisture Dual Cure Conformal Coating, the industry’s first solventless silicone conformal


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LFlex, a provider of packaging materials and industrial laminate solutions for the building, construction, wire, cable, tobacco and other consumer packaging industries, is set to open a new 73,500sqft fully integrated manufacturing facility in High Point, North Carolina, that will provide the company’s premium products and services to customers in the US and abroad. The new plant will significantly expand LLFlex’s output capacity and include


equipment supporting both of its two main business segments, Packaging and Industrial Laminates. The expansive, modern facility will initially employ approximately 30 new personnel and run two eight-hour shifts. Projected growth will create an estimated 15-20 additional jobs, bringing the total to around 50 employees over the next 2 years. The plant will be fully temperature and humidity controlled, and will be cGMP compliant, Foreign Trade Zone certified and ISO 9001:2015 accredited.


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