{"product_id":"9781437778687","title":"Vacuum Deposition onto Webs, Films and Foils","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoll-to-roll vacuum deposition is the technology that applies an even coating to a flexible material that can be held on a roll and provides a much faster and cheaper method of bulk coating than deposition onto single pieces or non-flexible surfaces, such as glass. This technology has been used in industrial-scale applications for some time, including a wide range of metalized packaging (e.g. snack packets). Its potential as a high-speed, scalable process has seen an increasing range of new products emerging that employ this cost-effective technology: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• solar energy products are moving from rigid panels onto flexible substrates, which are cheaper and more versatile \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• in a similar way, electronic circuit ‘boards’ can be produced on a flexible polymer, creating a new range of ‘flexible electronics’ products \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• flexible displays are another area of new technology in vacuum coating, with flexible display panels and light sources emerging \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Bishop has written this book to meet the need he identified, as a trainer and consultant to the vacuum coatings industry, for a non-mathematical guide to the technologies, equipment, processes and applications of vacuum deposition. His book is aimed at a wide audience of engineers, technicians and production management. It also provides a guide to the subject for sectors in which vacuum deposition is a novel technology, such as solar energy and flexible electronics. By taking a holistic end-to-end approach to vacuum deposition, from materials through processes to end-use, Bishop provides his readers with an invaluable set of analytical tools and rules-of-thumb that will enable them to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• develop processes and products that reduce failure rates, increase system efficiency and improve end products \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• improve the specification of system requirements \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• have more worthwhile discussions with engineering specialists and machinery suppliers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBishop’s non-mathematical explanation of vacuum deposition technologies will empower a wide range of technicians, production managers and engineers in related disciplines to improve performance and maximize productivity from vacuum coating systems \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Provides the knowledge and understanding needed to specify systems more effectively and enhance the dialogue between non-specialists and suppliers \/ engineers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Provides those in the rapidly expanding fields of solar energy, display panels and flexible electronics with the know-how to unlock the potential of vacuum coating to transform their processes and products \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elsevier Science","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142520979696,"sku":"9781437778687","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781437778687_p0.jpg?v=1763785608","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781437778687","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}