A method of powder coating a substrate includes receiving a powder coating material into a feed input, using the feed input, melting the powder coating material into a homogeneous fluid of powder coating material, receiving the homogeneous fluid of powder coating material into a filament extension atomizer positioned in-line with the feed input, atomizing, with the filament extension atomizer, the received homogeneous fluid of powder coating material into multiple droplets of powder coating material, cooling the droplets of powder coating material to a processing temperature that prevents the droplets from agglomerating, and directing the cooled droplets through a deposition passage positioned in-line with the filament extension atomizer, the deposition passage configured to direct at least a portion of the cooled droplets towards a substrate.

Provided is an apparatus for treating a workpiece, in particular a plate-shaped workpiece, said apparatus comprising: a coating device configured to apply a coating material, in particular a strip-shaped coating material, to a workpiece; a lacquer application device configured to apply a lacquer to the coating material; and a structuring device configured to adjust a gloss value and/or a haptic property of the surface provided with the lacquer.

A method of powder coating a substrate includes receiving a powder coating material into a feed input, using the feed input, melting the powder coating material into a homogeneous fluid of powder coating material, receiving the homogeneous fluid of powder coating material into a filament extension atomizer positioned in-line with the feed input, atomizing, with the filament extension atomizer, the received homogeneous fluid of powder coating material into multiple droplets of powder coating material, cooling the droplets of powder coating material to a processing temperature that prevents the droplets from agglomerating, and directing the cooled droplets through a deposition passage positioned in-line with the filament extension atomizer, the deposition passage configured to direct at least a portion of the cooled droplets towards a substrate.

Provided is a method of producing a transparent resin base printed material, including: a treatment liquid applying step of applying a treatment liquid which contains an acidic compound onto a transparent resin base material; an ink jetting step of jetting an aqueous ink, which contains a colorant, resin particles, water, and a solvent having a boiling point of 150 C. to 250 C. and in which the content of a solvent having a boiling point of higher than 250 C. is 1% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the ink, onto the transparent resin base material to which the treatment liquid has been applied according to an ink jet system; and a drying step of drying the aqueous ink under a condition in which the surface temperature of the transparent resin base material is in a range of 60 C. to 100 C.

One variation of a method for directly casting a thin layer onto a substrate includes: combining a prepolymer, a solvent, and a curing agent to define a viscous material; advancing a substrate from a roll across a surface continuously at a first speed; depositing the viscous material at a viscosity through a deposition head onto the substrate, the viscous material flowing laterally across the substrate to form a thin layer of substantially uniform thickness over the substrate over a period of time while the substrate advances along the surface; and, at a distance from the deposition head depositing the viscous material onto the substrate corresponding to a duration of time for the viscous material to flow laterally across the substrate, heating the viscous material to evaporate solvent and to induce reaction between the curing agent and the prepolymer to cure the viscous material to form a layer.

An apparatus and method for producing a coated analytic substrate using a compact and portable automated instrument located in the laboratory setting at the point of use which can consistently produce one or a plurality of coated analytic substrates on demand for using the analytic substrate immediately after coating, preferably without a step of rinsing the coated analytic substrate before use. The apparatus preferably uses applicator cartridges having a reservoir containing the coating compositions used to form the coatings. Preferably the cartridges are removable and interchangeable to facilitate the production of individual analytic substrates having different coatings or different coating patterns. These coated analytic substrates have superior specimen adhesion characteristics due to the improved quality of the coatings applied by the coating apparatus and due to the quickness with which the coated analytic substrates can be used in the lab after production.

A system and method for coating a substrate, the system including integrated powder coating material preparation and deposition of powder coating material onto a substrate. The system includes a feed input that processes the powder coating materials for use in a filament extension atomizer. The filament extension atomizer stretches fluid filaments of the powder coating material to form droplets of powder coating material. The droplets of powder coating material are partially cooled to prevent agglomeration and to form a powder coating material suitable for electrostatic deposition. The cooled powder coating material is electrostatically charged and directed onto the substrate surface, where it is deposited due to the electrostatic potential between the substrate and cooled droplets. The deposited powder coating material is then cured to the substrate to form a cohesive film of coating material across the substrate.

Methods of coating powder coating compositions, particularly substrate powder coating compositions, and methods of making a substrate container, a portion thereof, or a closure for a container, and powder coating systems.

A spray device and a method for spraying a material blank with an adhesive includes a control device; a scanning device, using which a blank feature that characterizes the material blank to be sprayed is recordable, and a corresponding blank-feature data set is providable to the control device. The spray device further includes a conveyor belt using which the material blank to be sprayed is movable along a conveying direction of the conveyor belt through a spray region of the spray device; spray nozzles directed into the spray region, using which the adhesive is sprayable onto the material blank by moving the material blank through the spray region. The spray nozzles are controllable by the control device based on the blank-feature data set. An adhesive layer formed based on the blank feature is generatable on the material blank.

An apparatus and method for producing a coated analytic substrate using a compact and portable automated instrument located in the laboratory setting at the point of use which can consistently produce one or a plurality of coated analytic substrates on demand for using the analytic substrate immediately after coating, preferably without a step of rinsing the coated analytic substrate before use. The apparatus preferably uses applicator cartridges having a reservoir containing the coating compositions used to form the coatings. Preferably the cartridges are removable and interchangeable to facilitate the production of individual analytic substrates having different coatings or different coating patterns. These coated analytic substrates have superior specimen adhesion characteristics due to the improved quality of the coatings applied by the coating apparatus and due to the quickness with which the coated analytic substrates can be used in the lab after production.