Precision coating systems engineered for your process
Since the mid-1950s, Innovative Machine Corporation has been designing and building high-performance coating lines for demanding roll-to-roll applications. Each system is designed around your specific substrate, fluid, coating target, and production requirements.
Coating technologies
Slot die coating
Closed fluid delivery with pump-controlled coat weight. Viscosities from aqueous to 20,000+ cP. Precision servo positioning.
Reverse roll coating
Counter-rotating applicator roll for excellent uniformity on moderate-to-heavy viscosity fluids. Independent drive control.
Comma coating
Rigid blade metering for high-viscosity fluids and heavy coat weights. Fast changeover, forgiving operation.
Gravure coating
Engraved cell metering for thin, uniform coatings at higher line speeds. Pattern specified per application.
Knife-over-roll coating
Versatile blade metering for heavier coat weights and textured substrates including nonwovens and foams.
Hot melt coating
Thermoplastic application in molten form — no solvent, no drying. Temperature-controlled delivery and cooling.
Applications & industries
Battery electrode coating
Dual-side slot die coating for lithium-ion electrodes. NMP-rated. Multi-zone drying. 24/7 production.
Explore →Medical & transdermal patch coating
Pharmaceutical-grade precision. cGMP-ready. 21 CFR Part 11 controls. Cleanroom compatible.
Explore →Printed electronics & functional films
Slot die and gravure for conductive inks and functional fluids on flexible substrates.
Explore →Display films & optical coatings
Defect-free surfaces and precise thickness control where every imperfection is visible.
Explore →Nickel foam pasting
Loading active material into 95%+ porous 3D nickel structures — impregnation, not film coating.
Explore →Perovskite & solar films
Slot die deposition for perovskite photovoltaics — thin films, aggressive solvents, controlled crystallization.
Explore →Filtration membranes
Coating and casting where machine precision directly determines membrane performance.
Explore →Specialty & engineered materials
Custom-engineered for aerospace, tapes, specialty films, and R&D applications.
Explore →See it in operation
IMC Coating Systems
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