The Xplore CFL 35 – a high quality add-on for the Xplore MC 15 HT or MC 40 – is your choice for making a cast film when only limited material is available and/or when expensive additives are part of the formulation. It will provide you with time and cost effective cast films for your research and development.
Small material volumes reduce cost and development time
The CFL 35 leverages Xplore’s proprietary technology to revolutionize film development. When paired with our micro-compounders, it enables the production of reproducible cast films using just 5–10 grams of material in only 5–10 minutes. This innovative approach significantly shortens material development time while reducing R&D costs.
With the CFL 35, a high-quality test film can be created in mere minutes, using only a fraction of the material required by conventional laboratory film development methods. This makes it particularly valuable for situations where material availability is limited or when working with costly additives, such as nanotubes, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and other high-value compounds.
Film characteristics
The micro cast film line can produce cast film and sheet with 5–10 g samples. The integrated air knife enables to process film up to a width of ca. 35 mm.
The cast film drawing speed is between 100 and 5000 mm/min, and the cast roll of the first calender can be adjusted with increments of 1 mm/min.
The winding roll of the second calender is torque controlled (its diameter will grow during the test run), and the winding torque can be adjusted with increments of 1 Nmm.
In combination with our micro-compounder, which is equipped with throughput control, Xplore enables you to produce a uniform film thickness without the use of a gear pump. Latest results show that films as thin as 5 μm can be obtained without any holes.
More information
Product brochure: Xplore – CFL 35 micro cast film line.pdf
Watch Xplore's video about micro cast film lines
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