BOBST Business Unit Web Fed Equipment includes vacuum web coating and metallizing solutions, as well as world leading technologies in gravure printing, flexo printing, and coating and laminating processes.
BOBST offers expert technical support, service and training, online parts ordering via BOBST InTouch, plus equipment financing.
Vacuum Metallizers for Packaging Application
BOBST K5 EXPERT – The K5 EXPERT is the next generation of the successful K5000 metallizer, it can run at speeds up to 1'200m/min and offers increased roll diameters up to 1'270mm reacting to industry trends. The new machine provides significant cost saving innovations to reduce energy consumption, consumables usage and film waste which results in the lowest production costs available in the market.
BOBST K4000 – The K4000 metallizer is a machine which is highly versatile, and can produce barrier and decorative coatings for the converting market, in addition to being able to selectively metallize in-line and in-register using the SelectMet® process. The K4000 is the choice of converters worldwide.
BOBST Hawkeye – BOBST General Hawkeye is a monitoring system that at full metallizer speed, detects, counts and categorizes pinholes and other defects from 0.1 mm upwards.
AluBond® Process - High bonding strength is achieved on any substrate with AluBond®; metal adhesion values can be achieved up to 5M/15mm.
AlOx Process – A vacuum coated inorganic clear barrier coating which is a potential replacement for existing metallized structures and polymer (organic) clear coatings.
SelectMet®Process – The BOBST SelectMet® process combines flexo print technology with the BOBST vacuum metallizing process to produce pattern printed material which can be used for decorative packaging and security applications.
Sputtering Machines/Special Coaters
BOBST General Opticoat - The OPTICOAT is a wide width sputter coating machine for production scale output of a variety of applications including photovoltaic, display and touch screen products.
BOBST General Optilab - The OPTILAB is a laboratory scale machine for the development of high value, high functionality coatings for a wide range of industrial applications.
Product Categories
Coatings/treatments for specific applications/properties
- Adhesion
- Web coating
Coatings/treatments for specific markets
- Display technology
Process Monitoring and Control
- Deposition rate monitors/controllers
Substrate Materials
- Metal
- Polymer, metal & paper web
Vacuum Components
- Chambers
Vaporization Sources
- Chemical vapor precursor
- Sputtering
- Thermal evaporation, resistive