Manual lab tape caster

Reproducible and accurate tape casting:

In order to answer the need for in house fabrication of cells and ceramic substrates, Fiaxell has developed a manual lab tape caster that allows the production of substrates for thin electrolyte and anode support.

Tape caster with several tapes stacked. The doctor blade has two sets of aluminium fixtures that allow casting of tapes from 30 to 250 mm in widthThickness homogeneity and reproducible tapes can be produced, with ±10 µm of thickness over a tape of 200 mm width and 600 mm length. Delivered with a level, the tape caster is set on a horizontal plane thanks to 4 adjustable feet.

Multi-layered tapes can be achieved accurately by successive tape casting on the previous layer. Different tapes can be performed and stacked on the frame for drying.

Adjustable doctor blade:

The two sets of aluminium fixtures allow casting of tapes from 30 to 250 mm in widthThe doctor blade comes in two different sizes with adjustable widths from 30 to 250 mm (picture on left).

The blade height can be simply and quickly adjusted from 50 µm to 1 mm using the two sets of calibrated wedges included in the kit. This allows dry tapes from about 20 to 300 µm.

Chemicals for tape casting:

Fiaxell provides dispersant, binder and defoamer for slurry and ink preparation for:

• Water based formulations: no hazardous vapor or offensive smell, ideal for R&D and "in lab" casting
• Organic based formulations: unique formulation, fast or slow drying rate, water soluble for easy cleaning