3 Sigma nears completion of new coating line

3 Sigma is to install a wide format specialty coater, with production trials beginning in the first quarter of 2012.  Designed and built to 3 Sigma specifications, the new coater will accommodate 76-inch (193 centimeter) web materials and can apply multiple coatings and/or adhesives on the front and back of the web.  A laminating station permits producing pressure sensitive constructions with liner or multi-layered product designs.

Mike Sotzing, 3 Sigma vice president of operations, said: ‘This new 3 Sigma specialty coater will be our most versatile piece of equipment.  With it, 3 Sigma will be able to produce more complex applications and constructions for specialty and niche markets, as well as those we now serve. When installation is complete, 3 Sigma will operate 14 coating lines. We saw significant growth in 2011 and expect another major leap forward in 2012 by virtue of this expanded capability.’

Pictured: The new wide format specialty coater

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