FMP Technology’s turn-key slot-die coating and drying machines, as well as complete coating and drying systems, enable you to conveniently integrate high-tech systems tailored to your needs into your production process to become a technology leader.
Wether you would like to design a new coating and drying process, improve an existing process or solve a technical problem, our interdisciplinary team can find the perfect solution. To accomplish this, FMP builds upon many years of experience in the coating and drying field for a wide range of industries. FMP works closely with customers to offer a broad range of services from process analysis, feasibility studies, engineering, manufacturing and assembly to turn-key plant delivery. With high precision and technical innovation, FMP Technology has already helped research and development institutions as well as numerous customers in the converting, electronics, battery, atuomotive and mechanical engineering industries develop optimized production processes for their products and create added value.
FMP Technology’s turn-key slot-die coating and drying machines, as well as complete coating and drying systems, enable you to conveniently integrate high-tech systems tailored to your needs into your production process to become a technology leader.
Wether you would like to design a new coating and drying process, improve an existing process or solve a technical problem, our interdisciplinary team can find the perfect solution. To accomplish this, FMP builds upon many years of experience in the coating and drying field for a wide range of industries. FMP works closely with customers to offer a broad range of services from process analysis, feasibility studies, engineering, manufacturing and assembly to turn-key plant delivery. With high precision and technical innovation, FMP Technology has already helped research and development institutions as well as numerous customers in the converting, electronics, battery, atuomotive and mechanical engineering industries develop optimized production processes for their products and create added value.
FMP Technology builds custom coating and drying systems based on thorough process analysis designed specifically for you. FMP offers everything you need from individual systems to complete plants.
Slot-dies
Coating Lines
Process analysis
Lab- & industrial dryers
Process analysis
Martin Gotterbarm | Head of Sales
Phone: +49 (0) 9131 932868 – 115
FMP slot-dies are among the most precise coating machines available on the market. They are designed to exactly meet customer requirements using empirical, numerical and analytical methods. The FMP slot-dies manufactured with micrometer accuracy so that uniform distribution of up to +-1% can be achieved. Before delivery, every slot-die is checked for uniform distribution and perfected with hand lapping processes to guarantee the desired result. The design and size of the coating distribution chamber are adjusted, depending on the physical properties of your coating. Heated slot-dies are also possible. FMP offers everything from applicator and feeding systems, which are perfectly matched to the slot-die to complete coating lines, which guarantee high product quality. From high-speed coating units to precision coating units (for nanoelectronics and other applications) – FMP has the right solution for you.
Slot-die, applicator and feeding system are perfectly adjusted to each other
Thanks to many years of project experience in various industries, FMP Technology has the know-how to design and build coating lines to exactly meet your needs. Roll-to-roll, sheet-to-sheet, high-speed and high-precision coating lines have all been successfully realized. Thanks to detailed process analysis and feasibility studies, FMP ensures that your money is well-invested and success is guaranteed. FMP offers coating systems in all sizes, speeds, degrees of precision and with much optional equipment available (UV curing, measuring systems, automation and much more). Our slot-dies delivers maximum precision, our process knowledge guarantees the best product and our engineering know-how delivers maximum convenience, as our customers from the automotive, battery, packaging, medical and many other industries can confirm. Thanks to our drying knowledge, we will also be able to dry your coatings defect-free and with high efficiency.
Sheet-to-sheet curtain coating line
Fully automated coating and drying line
Martin Gotterbarm | Head of Sales
Phone: +49 (0) 9131 932868 – 115
FMP Technology offers customized dryers for your drying product, both in the laboratory and on an industrial scale. Thanks to the drying simulation software at FMP, our dryers are only as long as they need to be. Wether your focus is on fast and efficient or on especially gentle drying, FMP offers the perfect dryer.
We put great emphasis on:
Quality: High-quality coatings achieved through the patented FMP nozzle technology and optimized dryer geometries for even airflow
Safety: Explosion protection solutions for flammable organic solvents
Energy efficiency: Homogenous, gentle and high heat input
The unique selling point of the patented, impingement-free FMP drying technology is that the drying air is homogenously distributed across specially designed porous plates and flows laminarly across the coating surface at velocities between 2 and 6 m/s. In impingement dryers, heating air typically passes through air distribution nozzles containing two very thin slits and hits the drying surface at velocities of 35 m/s or more. The larger outlet area of FMP nozzles compared to impingement nozzles allow similar heating gas volumes and drying rates to be achieved at much lower airflow velocities. Due to the low air velocities, the air volume can be increased further without damaging the coating, allowing for faster drying rates. The FMP drying technology enables a much gentler drying process with much more homogenous temperature and velocity profiles inside the dryer. This enables increased process control, decreased skin formation and diffusion limitations and increased product quality. This makes the impingement-free drying nozzle particularly interesting for thick or sensitive coatings.
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Unique impingement-free floating dryer
Martin Gotterbarm | Head of Sales
Phone: +49 (0) 9131 932868 – 115
With the in-house FMP drying software and coating calculation tools, FMP Technology can analyze complex coating and drying processes for you. Our software enables us to pinpoint where your process has potential for improvement and what parameters can be changed to achieve this.
FMP is happy to offer its pilot plants and expertise to help you find the perfect solution without investing large sums of money. In addition, thanks to several partners, we can also offer you large scale trials.
Simulation of the pressure inside a slot-die
Simulation of the airflow inside a dryer
Coating trials at the FMP technology center
Drying trials of a nano-coating at the FMP technology center
Martin Gotterbarm | Head of Sales
Phone: +49 (0) 9131 932868 – 115
For some applications it is important to produce many single drops of the same diameter. This includes measurement instrument calibration, particle production via spray drying/ crystallization and the cross-linking of hydrogels. Conventional sprays always have a large number of different droplet diameters and large droplet diameter distributions. In contrast, the FMP droplet generator enables the continuous production of droplet chains with very monodisperse diameter distribution. The droplet diameter can be adjusted from 40 to 1000 µm. We are pleased to advise you on your specific application and can draw on experience from past projects to develop the best solution for you.
FMP droplet generator (Standard)
Martin Gotterbarm | Head of Sales
Phone: +49 (0) 9131 932868 – 115
FMP Technology builds custom coating and drying systems based on thorough process analysis designed specifically for you. FMP offers everything you need from individual systems to complete plants.
Slot-dies
Coating Lines
Process analysis
Lab- and industrial dryers
Process analysis
Martin Gotterbarm | Head of Sales
Phone: +49 (0) 9131 932868 – 115
FMP slot-dies are among the most precise coating machines available on the market. They are designed to exactly meet customer requirements using empirical, numerical and analytical methods. The FMP slot-dies manufactured with micrometer accuracy so that uniform distribution of up to +-1% can be achieved. Before delivery, every slot-die is checked for uniform distribution and perfected with hand lapping processes to guarantee the desired result. The design and size of the coating distribution chamber are adjusted, depending on the physical properties of your coating. Heated slot-dies are also possible. FMP offers everything from applicator and feeding systems, which are perfectly matched to the slot-die to complete coating lines, which guarantee high product quality. From high-speed coating units to precision coating units (for nanoelectronics and other applications) – FMP has the right solution for you.
Slot-die, applicator and feeding system are perfectly adjusted to each other
Thanks to many years of project experience in various industries, FMP Technology has the know-how to design and build coating lines to exactly meet your needs. Roll-to-roll, sheet-to-sheet, high-speed and high-precision coating lines have all been successfully realized. Thanks to detailed process analysis and feasibility studies, FMP ensures that your money is well-invested and success is guaranteed. FMP offers coating systems in all sizes, speeds, degrees of precision and with much optional equipment available (UV curing, measuring systems, automation and much more). Our slot-dies delivers maximum precision, our process knowledge guarantees the best product and our engineering know-how delivers maximum convenience, as our customers from the automotive, battery, packaging, medical and many other industries can confirm. Thanks to our drying knowledge, we will also be able to dry your coatings defect-free and with high efficiency.
Sheet-to-sheet curtain coating line
Fully automated coating and drying line
Martin Gotterbarm | Head of Sales
Phone: +49 (0) 9131 932868 – 115
FMP Technology offers customized dryers for your drying product, both in the laboratory and on an industrial scale. Thanks to the drying simulation software at FMP, our dryers are only as long as they need to be. Wether your focus is on fast and efficient or on especially gentle drying, FMP offers the perfect dryer.
We put great emphasis on:
Quality: High-quality coatings achieved through the patented FMP nozzle technology and optimized dryer geometries for even airflow
Safety: Explosion protection solutions for flammable organic solvents
Energy efficiency: Homogenous, gentle and high heat input
The unique selling point of the patented, impingement-free FMP drying technology is that the drying air is homogenously distributed across specially designed porous plates and flows laminarly across the coating surface at velocities between 2 and 6 m/s. In impingement dryers, heating air typically passes through air distribution nozzles containing two very thin slits and hits the drying surface at velocities of 35 m/s or more. The larger outlet area of FMP nozzles compared to impingement nozzles allow similar heating gas volumes and drying rates to be achieved at much lower airflow velocities. Due to the low air velocities, the air volume can be increased further without damaging the coating, allowing for faster drying rates. The FMP drying technology enables a much gentler drying process with much more homogenous temperature and velocity profiles inside the dryer. This enables increased process control, decreased skin formation and diffusion limitations and increased product quality. This makes the impingement-free drying nozzle particularly interesting for thick or sensitive coatings.
Unique impingement-free floating dryer
Contact us!
Martin Gotterbarm | Head of Sales
Phone: +49 (0) 9131 932868 – 115
With the in-house FMP drying software and coating calculation tools, FMP Technology can analyze complex coating and drying processes for you. Our software enables us to pinpoint where your process has potential for improvement and what parameters can be changed to achieve this.
FMP is happy to offer its pilot plants and expertise to help you find the perfect solution without investing large sums of money. In addition, thanks to several partners, we can also offer you large scale trials.
Martin Gotterbarm | Head of Sales
Phone: +49 (0) 9131 932868 – 115
For some applications it is important to produce many single drops of the same diameter. This includes measurement instrument calibration, particle production via spray drying/ crystallization and the cross-linking of hydrogels. Conventional sprays always have a large number of different droplet diameters and large droplet diameter distributions. In contrast, the FMP droplet generator enables the continuous production of droplet chains with very monodisperse diameter distribution. The droplet diameter can be adjusted from 40 to 1000 µm. We are pleased to advise you on your specific application and can draw on experience from past projects to develop the best solution for you.
FMP droplet generator (Standard)
Martin Gotterbarm | Head of Sales
Phone: +49 (0) 9131 932868 – 115
Coating and drying process optimization trials can often not be run directly on production lines due to cost reasons. With this in mind, FMP developed a small and compact fully automatic pilot plant for the customer, enabling the application of single sheets via curtain coating at substrate speeds of up to 250 m/min. This enables the fast introduction of process improvements without requiring long development times at the large-scale plant. Likewise, sample coatings can be produced quickly, efficiently and cheaply in small quantities.
In-house technologies of FMP were incorporated into the production plant. All components were specially designed to meet the customer’s needs. The distribution system within the FMP slot-die is chosen from a large number of different geometries and sizes to achieve the best possible uniformity of the applied medium. For drying, FMP relies on its patented impingement-free convection drying technology. The unique selling point of this technology is, that it does not use an impingement jet and yet achieves drying rates at least as high as those of conventional dryers, resulting in a much gentler drying process. Conventional drying systems can also be installed on request.
With such a laboratory system, developments or further improvements, for example to introduce new technologies such as curtain coating, can be tested and optimized in detail on a very small scale. If the transition to the large-scale plant is ultimately made, a well-founded knowledge from the experiments can be used to guarantee a fast introduction of the new process technology with minimal development times.
Your advantages:
Many technologies of the near future such as cloud cumputing, self-driving cars and 5G telecommunication networks will require very high data speeds. Such faster data speeds are expected to benefit all industries.
The high-precision linear coating system from FMP Technology (see Figure 1) is playing an important role in these developments. The FMP slot-die coating system is being used by a leading Swiss company to manufacture high-frequency, high-speed circuit boards with data transmission rates of up to one terabyte per second. With the FMP coating system, copper-clad, high-frequency PCBs are being coated as piece goods with high-precision UV-structural etch resists.
The unique challenge for this process is that the applied coating must already be in an optimal, operating condition shortly after the coating process starts. This can only be achieved if the conveyor system, precision table and slot-die are all perfectly coordinated with respect to one another. The precision table and coating nozzle must also be designed to maintain a surface homogeneity below 10 μm when quickly heated to 60 °C. Both points are necessary to achieve excellent coating uniformity in both the web and coating direction. Thanks to FMP´s expertise in precision mechanical engineering, these problems were solved.
These strengths allow the FMP coating slot dies to apply mirror-smooth coatings to copper-clad plates (see Figure below). The precise resist layers serve as the basis of the very fine, high quality electrical high-frequency structures shown in figure 2. We are pleased to make our contribution to ensure that our customer remains a leader in his field.
CEO of the Swiss Company: „With the linear coating system supplied by FMP, we are now in a position to further improve the precision of the coating and thus achieve a leading market position.“
FMP Technology GmbH wishes its customer continued success and is looking forward to future joint projects, in which a distinct expertise in the field of coating and drying in combination with the precision mechanical engineering necessary for the production is required.
FMP Technology was founded by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Durst from the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The initial goal was to make existing knowledge from the university available to the industry. Over the years, FMP Technology has developed a core business focus in the areas of coating and drying as well as droplet generators. Due to its origins, FMP has a tradition of innovation. FMP offers its customers the latest technologies, which, with the help of extensive process know-how, are precisely tailored to their needs.
„The market needs companies that bring new momentum with innovations based on a solid foundation of knowledge. This is why I enjoy working on challenging processes at FMP and implementing them with solid machine technology. The sustainable creation of value for our customers in the field of coating and drying technology is our top priority at FMP Technology.“
(Shareholder & Consultant Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Eggerath)
The field of battery cell production is currently experiencing a major upswing in investment in Europe. This can be seen in the planned billion-euro subsidy from the German government for battery production “giga-factories”
FMP Technology GmbH is developing coating and drying units for battery cell production. In numerous projects with industry and research institutions, several coating and drying units have already been successfully realized. Among the challenges to overcome in the field of coating is the need to tailor slot-die coating units to highly particulate and viscous battery slurries and to prevent clogging from occuring. For maximum battery efficiency, it is also necessary to develop gentle drying processes for defect-free, uniform coatings. The impingement-free FMP drying nozzles ensure an especially gentle drying process for high quality, high efficiency coatings.
FMP is also working to develop intelligent process monitoring (quality gates, etc.), in which new algorithms will be used to regulate coating and drying processes and increase efficiency and product quality.
Slot-die technology is often used when extremely highest precision and very uniform coating thickness are required. This is especially important for nanolayer films <1000 nm thick. For such thin films, precise dosing of small fluid volumes in the slot-die coating is a must. Thanks to extensive process know-how, FMP is able to design slot-dies that are able to precisely apply nano-coatings, even under such challenging conditions.
Krefeld. As of April 5, 2023, Jagenberg Converting Solutions GmbH, based in Bocholt, Germany, acquires 100% of the shares in FMP Technology GmbH, based in Erlangen, Germany.
Jagenberg Converting Solutions GmbH (JCS) is a German machinery company of the Jagenberg Group that supplies turnkey systems for processing of sophisticated web-shaped materials for battery and decorative applications.
FMP Technology GmbH (FMP) specializes in the production of high-precision and customized slot dies for customers in the battery, hydrogen and electronics industries. In this context, FMP has in-depth expertise in the design of slot dies, diffusion-optimized dryers and simulations of these processes. In process engineering, FMP complements the competencies of JCS in the design of equipment for electrode production. In the future, FMP’s portfolio of innovative slot dies will be even more closely coordinated with JCS’s range of equipment, thus offering our customers an additional integrated solution.
In cooperation with renowned German universities and institutions, FMP is conducting research on numerous projects with the aim of improving the efficiency of roll-to-roll production as well as the quality of battery electrode and fuel cell production. This knowledge, coupled with specific short-cycle development projects, is another component in JCS’s strategic orientation to continue to be a strong development partner with innovative turnkey solutions for its customers. Battery production is subject to continuous development cycles to increase the efficiency and quality of both the production process and the product. The acquisition of FMP enables an even closer integration of the two companies and offers our customers the advantage of direct access to the latest research results and short realization times for innovations ready for series production.
About Jagenberg Converting Solutions GmbH:
Within the Jagenberg Group, Jagenberg Converting Solutions GmbH offers turnkey solutions from a single source as a reliable, competent and innovative partner. The company bundles the competencies and many years of experience of more than 500 employees from the companies within the Jagenberg Group and supplements these with solutions from strategic partners as required. The focus of business activities is on the supply of services required for the processing of sophisticated web-shaped materials for battery and decorative applications.
www.jagenberg-converting.com
About FMP Technology GmbH:
Founded almost 20 years ago as a spin-off of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, FMP has a strong foundation in fluid dynamics and fundamental process know-how of various coating and drying processes. Since 2018, the business focus has been on battery, hydrogen and printed electronics. The portfolio focuses on FMP’s core product: Customized slot dies, which are individually tailored to each customer’s coating process. In addition, coating stations, fluid delivery systems and patented diffusion-optimized convection dryers are supplied to industry as well as universities. FMP therefore also offers pilot plants for roll-to-roll and sheet-to-sheet processes.
www.fmp-technology.com
Press contact Jagenberg Converting Solutions GmbH:
Silke Löser
Marketing und Kommunikation
Kleineweferstrasse 1, 47803 Krefeld
Tel.: +49 (0) 2151 93 40 99-81
E-Mail: silke.loeser@jagenberg.com
Press contact FMP Technology GmbH:
Dr. Martin Gotterbarm
Am Weichselgarten 34, 91058 Erlangen
Tel.: +49 (0) 9131 – 932 868 115
E-Mail: m.gotterbarm@fmp-technology.com
Jagenberg Converting Solutions GmbH is a German machinery company that supplies turnkey equipment for electrode production to its customers in the battery industry. FMP Technology GmbH is a German supplier of high-precision, tailor-made slot dies and pilot plants for customers in the battery, hydrogen, and printed electronics industries. FMP is deeply involved in various R&D projects, in cooperation with German universities and institutions, with the goal to improve the efficiency and quality of battery electrode and fuel cell roll-to-roll production.
Both companies are experts in their respective fields of business. The two companies have combined their strengths through a cooperation agreement. The knowledge gained from FMP’s R&D projects shall be integrated into the machinery equipment of Jagenberg Converting Solutions. In addition, FMP’s strong expertise especially in the design of slot dies, simulations, and process technology complement Jagenberg’s experience in the production of highly demanding machines and plants. The cooperation also enables Jagenberg Converting Solutions to support FMP with its know-how in manufacturing pilot plants for demanding applications.
Battery production is undergoing continuous development cycles to increase the efficiency and quality of both, the production process as well as the product. Through this cooperation, our customers have direct access to the latest research and short time-to-market for innovations ready for series production.
About Jagenberg Converting Solutions GmbH:
Within the Jagenberg Group, Jagenberg Converting Solutions GmbH offers turnkey solutions from a single source as a reliable, competent and innovative partner. The company bundles the competencies and many years of experience of more than 500 employees from companies in the Jagenberg Group and supplements these with solutions from strategic partners depending on the requirements. The focus of business activities is on the supply of solutions and services required for the finishing of sophisticated web-shaped materials for the battery industry and advanced surface applications.
www.jagenberg-converting.com
About FMP Technology GmbH:
Founded almost 20 years ago as a spin-off from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, FMP has a strong foundation in fluid-dynamics and fundamental process know-how of various coating & drying processes. Since 2018, the main business focus is on battery, hydrogen and printed electronics. The portfolio is centred around the core product of FMP: Fully customized slot dies, uniquely matched to each customer’s coating process. In addition, coating stations, fluid feeding & dosing systems, as well as patented convection dryers are supplied to industry, as well as Academia. In consequence, FMP also offers pilot plants for roll-to-roll and sheet-to-sheet processes.
Thanks to our outstanding process knowledge and proven key technologies in the field of coating and drying, we were able to win the order to realise a complete roll-to-roll plant for the production of the anode and cathode coating on the membrane foil for fuel cells & electrolyzers. The pilot plant with a web width of 520 mm has everything the heart desires and opens up the possibility for the future plant operator to advance hydrogen technology in the areas of fuel cell and water electrolysis towards the mass market and to take on a leading role.
The core components in the area of coating and drying are our precise FMP slot die and our proven and patented FMP LamiFlow dryer nozzle. This guarantees flawless and highly accurate coating followed by absolutely uniform, fast and excellent drying. Furthermore, the plant has additional protective film winders, a web marking system for traceability and extensive inspection systems, such as an in-line X-ray fluorescence measuring device for catalyst detection and a high-resolution camera system with automatic image analysis for process monitoring.
Commissioning of the system is planned for mid-2022 in the R&D department of a leading global supplier to the automotive and mechanical engineering industries.
The technology roadmap “VDMA Battery Production Equipment 2030” provided the basis, now the cooperation will be strengthened and the work on future technologies intensified. From 24 – 25 November 2021, leading research institutes and industrial companies will meet in Oberursel on the topic of battery production. In addition to the product, from cell construction to individual battery modules and entire battery packs, the entire production process chain will also be discussed and analysed. FMP Technology will participate as a VDMA member and is looking forward to interesting discussions.
FMP Technology is a specialist in coating and drying processes for electrode production. Are you interested? Then do not hesitate to contact us: info@fmp-technology.com
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Martin Gotterbarm | Head of Sales
Phone: +49 (0) 9131 932868 – 115
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