Roll-to-Roll Handling

Building Systems from Front to Back

Northfield Automation Systems knows the importance of considering a manufacturing effort from front to back and of fully understanding the end goals before a single piece of equipment is identified.

Taking any product from the laboratory through the pilot phase to a full-scale roll-to-roll automated web handling system requires careful consideration of a number of variables.

What are your options for raw materials and what are their characteristics?
How will these materials react when various stresses are applied?
What processes are involved at each stage and how do they interact?
What are your expectations in terms of throughput and speed?
What controls are necessary?
What is the form factor of the product?

Our History in Roll-to-Roll Technology

As a pioneer in the roll-to-roll automation of flexible printed circuits decades ago, Northfield Automation Systems was one of the first companies to develop roll-to-roll equipment that performed laser ablation on printed electronics. We were at the forefront of developing specifications for new and novel raw materials and then establishing a broad supplier base. Our low-inertia roller technology has become an industry standard, and our dancer system is without match.