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How do I increase or decrease coat weights without changing rod sizes?

April 26, 2017changing coat increase Rod weights

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How do I increase or decrease coat weights without changing rod sizes?

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Minor changes in coat weight can be made by adjusting viscosity, percent solids, rod pressure, roll cover hardness, coating temperature, web speed, or thread profile on the metering rod. However, for significant changes you will need to change to a different thread size.