Precision Slot Dies for Aerospace and Automotive Industries

Our custom slot dies are engineered to meet the demanding requirements of aerospace and automotive sectors, providing high-precision coatings for membranes, films, and laminates. With a focus on durability, lightweight materials, and performance optimization, our dies support applications like solar control films, interior trims, and protective coatings, ensuring compliance with industry standards for safety and efficiency.

Aerospace-Specific Coating Solutions

In aerospace, our slot dies enable uniform coatings for advanced composites, thermal barriers, and anti-icing films. Designed for high-altitude performance, these dies handle extreme conditions, delivering coatings with superior adhesion and resistance to environmental factors.

Technical Details for Aerospace

• Coating Uniformity: ±0.5% thickness variation for films up to 2,000 mm wide, critical for aerodynamic surfaces.

• Material Compatibility: Supports aerospace-grade polymers like fluoropolymers and epoxies, with viscosities from 1,000 to 10,000 cP for optimal flow. 1 9

• Temperature Resistance: Dies rated for processes up to 350°C, ensuring stability in high-heat aerospace applications.

• Precision Tolerances: Slot widths machined to ±0.001 mm for defect-free coatings on aircraft components.

Aerospace Applications

• Solar Control Films: Uniform coatings for aircraft windows, reducing UV exposure and heat buildup.

• Protective Laminates: Multi-layer films for fuselage protection, enhancing durability against corrosion.

 

Automotive-Specific Coating Solutions

For the automotive industry, our precision slot dies deliver specialized coatings for interior and exterior components, focusing on lightweight materials, noise reduction, and aesthetic enhancements. These dies optimize processes for high-volume production, ensuring consistent quality in applications like sound-dampening films, adhesive laminates, and protective membranes.

Technical Details for Automotive Coatings

• Coating Uniformity: Achieves ±1% thickness variation across widths up to 2,500 mm, ideal for automotive interior panels and membranes.

• Viscosity Data: Optimized for automotive coatings with viscosities ranging from 500 to 5,000 cP for standard adhesives and up to 34,000 cP for high-solids slurries in membrane production, ensuring smooth flow and minimal defects in slot die extrusion processes.

• Material Compatibility: Supports automotive polymers like polyurethane (PU) and acrylics, with adjustable die lips for varying viscosities.

• High-Speed Processing: Capable of coating speeds up to 300 m/min, reducing production time for large-scale automotive manufacturing.

• Surface Finish: Polished die lips (Ra < 0.1 µm) to prevent streaking in visible automotive films.

Automotive Applications and Benefits

• Sound-Dampening Films: Uniform coatings for vehicle interiors, reducing noise by up to 10 dB for enhanced comfort.

• Adhesive Laminates: Precise multi-layer coatings for lightweight components, improving fuel efficiency in electric vehicles.

• Protective Membranes: Durable coatings for underbody protection, resisting corrosion and abrasion in harsh road conditions.

• Cost Efficiency: Optimized flow reduces material waste by 10-15%, lowering costs for high-volume automotive production. 

Automotive Case Study Example

An automotive OEM required slot dies for coating sound-dampening films on interior panels. Our custom dies, handling viscosities up to 5,000 cP, achieved higher uniformity, reducing assembly defects by 15% and improving production efficiency by 20%.