A Review of Paper Coating
Paper Coating Technologies in the 20 th Century
2001 Volume 55 Issue 12 Pages 1651-1667,013
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2001 Volume 55 Issue 12 Pages 1651-1667,013
Production of coated papers for graphic arts reached 6.73M tons in 2000 in Japan. It has been continuing to expand since the production started in 1910s.
In this paper, the history of coating methods and coating materials are described with divided into 5 periods;(1) Brush and Air knife coating in the period from 1910s to 1960s, (2) On-machine coating in the 1950s and 1960s, (3) High speed blade coating in the 1970s and after, (4) Light weight on-machine coating by Gate roll coater in the 1980s and after, (5) Double blade coating in the 1990s.
It is obvious from the facts that both the coating methods and the coating materials have been continuing to evolve to match the market demands and to obtain high productivity, and it will continue in the future.
