BASF expands pilot coating center in Ludwigshafen

Article in Professional Papermaking: The company recently integrated a curtain coater with a “DF Coat” slot dye from VOITH into its existing pilot coater.

A large industrial machine (pilot coater) with yellow and red railings occupies a spacious factory floor.

The growing packaging market is a primary area of interest for BASF. The company recently integrated a curtain coater with a “DF Coat” slot dye from VOITH into its existing pilot coater. This is now available to customers as well as any third parties interested in carrying out application trials with coating colors on paper, board and liners.

Read the interview about the curtain coater published in Professional Papermaking 1/2018.

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