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We are a global supplier of coating technology and coating equipment for the surface finishing of all kinds of flexible substrates. 

Our activities are geared first and foremost towards our customers and their products.

As a leading technology provider in our segment, we develop holistic solutions that meet the requirements of our customers for product quality, productivity and optimized product costs.

Polytype Converting AG is part of the wifag//polytype Group, allowing us to benefit from a broad technology base.

The //polytype Technology Center is a shared workplace where customers and //polytype engineers work together to further develop converting processes and optimize customized applications. The center is also dedicated to minimizing the manufacturing costs for products that require surface finishing.

Customers benefit greatly from joint feasibility studies designed to support investment decisions, the development and optimization of product formulations, scale-up from laboratory and pilot phases to series production, the validation of new designs, and staff training.

The //polytype Technology Center includes three flexible coating machines and two off-line test stands. Both areas are staffed by personnel who are passionate about experimenting and skilled at improvising. 

Techma 1 is used for applications involving thermal drying or curing, Techma 2 is dedicated to radiation-curing products, and Techma 3 can be used to conduct testing with minimal quantities of raw materials. The Polytest 260 Curtain test stand is used to trial curtain coating applications, while the Polytest 440 is a small laminating machine for solvent-free one- or two-component adhesives and lacquers.

All the machines are highly flexible and very versatile. In particular, they can process all types of substrates between 1 and 500 μm thick, with widths ranging from 50 to 840 mm and at speeds between 0.1 and 1525 m/min. They are compatible with all kinds of liquids, with and without solvents and with viscosities between 0.5 and 50,000 mPas. There are more than 50 different coating and laminating methods to choose from. One particular highlight is the curtain coating method with up to three functional coatings and the option of adding digital printing units.

Dr. Peter M. Schweizer
Manager Process Development
Phone +41 26 426 12 10
Email peter.schweizer@remove-this.polytype.com

Ferdinand Krebs
Manager Pilot Plant
Phone +41 26 426 12 13
Email ferdinand.krebs@remove-this.polytype.com

Natacha Valera
Business Development Manager 
Phone +41 26 426 12 68
Email natacha.valera@remove-this.polytype.com