Enhancing Slot-Die Coating with Corona Treatment: infinityPV and Tantec Join Forces
Interview with Frederik Krebs, CEO of infinityPV, and Morten Thrane, Sales Director & Partner at Tantec.
At infinityPV, we are thrilled to announce our new collaboration with Tantec, a leader in innovative surface treatment technologies. As part of this partnership, it is now possible to integrate Tantec's cutting-edge surface treatment solutions directly into our Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater. This collaboration enhances our ability to offer high-quality, flexible electronics production and paves the way for new advancements in the field.
Surface Treatment in Flexible Electronics
Surface treatment is crucial in flexible electronics manufacturing, particularly when it comes to ensuring optimal adhesion of coatings, inks, adhesives, and other materials to substrates. Materials like plastics, metals, and composites can often present challenges for coating processes due to their low surface energy. Without proper treatment, adhesion can fail, leading to defective products.
Flexible Electronics, Streamlined and Enhanced
The integration of Tantec’s corona treatment systems with infinityPV’s modular Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater opens new possibilities across the flexible electronics landscape. Whether you're working with flexible solar cells, printed batteries, fuel cells, LEDs, OLEDs, or sensors, this combined technology delivers critical performance improvements. Enhanced adhesion improves device efficiency and extends lifetime in solar cells. Stronger interlayer bonding contributes to better stability and capacity in batteries. For fuel cells, improved surface preparation supports membrane durability and overall function. Meanwhile, more uniform and defect-free coatings elevate the brightness and lifespan of printed LEDs and OLEDs, and ensure accurate, robust performance in flexible sensors.
Tantec's LabelTEC Corona Surface Treater integrated into infinityPV's Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater.
Complete Compact Solutions – With Environmental and Operational Benefits
By combining Tantec's corona treatment systems with infinityPV’s compact Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater, we enable a fully integrated solution that fits into gloveboxes, fume hoods, or laboratory benches without the need for large-scale infrastructure. This compact, modular setup not only enhances process control but also provides clear environmental and efficiency advantages:
Less material waste: Improved adhesion and coating quality reduce defects and scrapped materials.
Reduced time waste: Consistent performance shortens development cycles and streamlines scale-up.
Minimized energy use: A well-integrated system reduces the energy footprint associated with multiple separate tools and rework.
Cleaner processing: The enhanced compatibility between surface treatment and coating reduces the need for aggressive chemical pretreatments.
Together, infinityPV and Tantec are delivering a sustainable, precise, and user-friendly platform tailored for innovation in printed and flexible electronics.
What is Corona and Plasma Surface Treatment? Read our thorough guide here.
The Impact of Our Collaboration
This collaboration signifies more than the merging of technologies, it’s about pushing boundaries in printed and flexible electronics. By equipping the Laboratory Roll-to-Roll Coater with Tantec’s industry-leading surface treatment capabilities, we are delivering a solution that improves product quality, boosts production efficiency, and enables the use of a broader range of materials. Just as importantly, it supports sustainable practices by reducing waste, energy consumption, and equipment footprint.
Together, infinityPV and Tantec are empowering researchers and manufacturers to achieve new levels of precision, reliability, and innovation. We invite you to get in touch to learn how our combined solutions can elevate your development processes and help realize your next breakthrough.
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