Machines and equipment for coating, printing and laminating Our product portfolio covers the full range from tabletop solution up to production lines.
For more than 40 years the innovative equipment manufacturer from Germany provides flexible and efficient one-stop-shop solutions for coating, printing and laminating. Our business strategy and value proposition has been focused on innovations for growing markets with new coating technologies requirements, such as printed electronics, sustainable packaging, membranes, renewables and medicine. In our 1200 sqm R&D center our customers can perform basic research, process development and the production of pilot and small production quantities, using 13 different machine platforms with over 20 application systems. www.coatema.com
12/11/2025
Advanced Coating Solutions for Battery Production
Battery innovation – from lithium-ion to solid-state – requires high-precision coating and casting for anodes, cathodes, and separators. Coatema provides Roll-to-Roll systems designed for scalable, reproducible results across all development stages.
Our technology includes slot die, comma bar, screen, and gravure printing, intermittent and double-sided coating, as well as calendering and casting. We handle diverse substrates such as copper, aluminum, nickel foam, and expanded metal.
From lab-scale trials to high-speed pilot lines, platforms like , ™, and enable efficient process scale-up, including nitrogen flotation drying for sensitive materials.
Whether for thin-film batteries or electrode coatings in e-mobility, Coatema provides flexible solutions tailored to your project.
Smartcoater – Modular Platform for Coating, Printing & Laminating Innovation
The Coatema Smartcoater is a versatile R&D platform designed for lab-scale trials and pilot production. Its modular setup supports a wide range of coating, printing, and laminating processes with working widths up to 300 mm and precise low-tension handling.
Key benefits:
✔️ Modular and upgradeable configuration
✔️ Integration options for inkjet, UV, IR, and more
✔️ Ideal for R&D and scale-up in batteries, solar, and electronics
✔️ Compact footprint with stable process control
Follow our image story this week to see the Smartcoater in action – from setup to precision coating and printing.
Whether you're developing new materials or optimizing pilot production, the Smartcoater offers the flexibility to match your process needs.
Coatema will exhibit at TechBlick: Electronics Reshaped on 22–23 October 2025 in Berlin.
❗️❗️Request your 50% discount code via marketing@coatema.de❗️❗️
Why visit Coatema at TechBlick?
✔️ Experience coating and printing technologies live.
✔️ Learn how the , , and pilot lines enable R&D and scale-up.
✔️ Join the Slot Die Coating Masterclass on 21 October for hands-on insights into large-scale production.
✔️ Meet our experts and discuss customized solutions.
The Coatema Basecoater enables continuous roll-to-roll coating for research and pilot-scale production. Designed for reproducibility with minimal use of materials, it supports coating widths from 200 mm to 1,000 mm on various substrates such as textiles, films, paper, and nonwovens.
Its modular plug & play design allows quick exchange of coating systems and integration of lamination units, dryers, and control systems – combining flexibility with stable process conditions. Ideal for testing and small-scale production before moving to industrial lines.
Key advantages for users:
✔️ Compact design and low material consumption
✔️ Over 38 modular coating systems available
✔️ Wet and dry lamination options
✔️ Hotmelt-compatible and suitable for GMP layouts
✔️ Multiple dryer configurations (IR, NIR, air, UV)
✔️ Easy to move and adaptable to custom layouts
🌍 Meet Coatema at Hydrogen Technology Expo Europe 2025!
Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH will be exhibiting in Hamburg, Germany, from October 21–23, 2025 – Hall B2, Booth 2G25.
Discover how our coating technologies support innovation across the hydrogen and fuel cell value chain.
Visit us to:
✅ Explore scalable coating solutions from lab to production
✅ Learn how our systems enhance efficiency in hydrogen processes
✅ Discuss tailored solutions for your applications
The Coatema Easycoater is a compact Sheet-to-Sheet coating machine for high-quality samples from DIN A4 up to DIN A0. Designed for R&D and small production, it integrates coating methods such as slot die, doctor blade, and flat screen printing.
Customer benefits:
✔️ Compact design with versatile coating methods
✔️ High precision vacuum table for reproducible results
✔️ Low substrate and chemical consumption
✔️ Integrated Siemens S7 control system
✔️ Options for UV/IR drying, inert atmosphere, and cleanroom versions
Application areas include batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, printed electronics, pharmaceuticals, and more.
📩 Interested in more details? We are happy to share our brochure or presentation with you – just reach out.
Our Vice president Thomas Kolbusch presents Coatema2go – our new line of compact, versatile tabletop coaters designed to empower research and innovation. Ideal for labs with limited space, these plug-and-play systems enable rapid project initiation and streamlined workflows.
Key benefits:
🟠 Precision coating: Equipped with Coatema slot dies, doctor blades, and high-quality components for consistent results.
🟠 Seamless scalability: Entry point to Coatema's lab2fab philosophy, facilitating easy transition to larger systems as projects mature.
🟠 Comprehensive R&D support: Access to Coatema's extensive R&D center, specialized engineers, and simulation services.
🟠 Proven industry leadership: Over 40 years of experience in coating, printing, and laminating technologies.
Explore the Coatema2go product line:
: A compact tabletop system featuring a servo motor-driven application station with an integrated piston pump. Ideal for quick experimentation and proof-of-concept work.
: Includes an application station and dryer, with an A4 vacuum table that moves under the slot die and into the dryer for a complete coating and drying process.
: Offers a 500 mm working width while maintaining the same features and functionality as the smaller models, perfect for larger-scale tabletop coating.
Explore the future of R&D coating with Coatema2go.
Scale-Up and Energy Efficiency in Battery Coating with Laser Drying
At the Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH R&D centre in Dormagen, from GmbH interviewed Thomas Kolbusch (THE coating expert), Vice President of Coatema, on scaling pilot production to industrial environments. The discussion focused on energy consumption in high-speed battery coating lines and how laser drying can reduce the carbon foodprint.
The Click&Coat™ platform and its drying technologies were presented, showing how modular design supports scale-up while addressing process efficiency and sustainability.
👉 The Masterclass concluded after two days of intensive learning, hands-on practice, and technical exchange. Participants explored advanced methods for slot die coating, gained insights into the rheology of non-Newtonian fluids, and deepened their understanding of the mathematical principles behind slot die processes.
👉 The program continued with an introduction to drying technologies that follow the coating step and highlighted the importance of numerical simulations for process optimization.
👉 Finally, practical troubleshooting trials allowed participants to apply their knowledge directly on equipment and discuss solutions with experts.
👉 A huge thank you to our incredible speakers, dedicated colleagues whose support made this event possible, and of course, our wonderful participants for their enthusiasm and engagement throughout the two days!
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✨ After a relaxed evening of good food, shared laughs, and deep technical exchange, the Masterclass continues into Day 2 with fresh energy.
We start the morning with a warm welcome by Harmen Rooms, guiding our participants into a full day of expert insights.
🔍 The agenda today dives deeper:
✔️ Advanced slot die coating & peripheral equipment (Matteo Iacomini – R&D Process Engineer)
✔️ Rheology of non-Newtonian fluids by Dr. Mariëlle Wouters
✔️ Mathematics behind slot die coating – Part 2 with Keni Sebastian – R&D Manager
✔️What comes after the coating? Fundamentals of drying technologies (Dr. Luisa Maren Borgmann – R&D Scientist)
✔️The necessity of numerical simulations for slot die coating (Keni Sebastian – R&D Manager)
✔️Trials – Slot die trouble shooting
Together with our partners from MaterialsXpertise , we explore the science and precision behind every coated layer.
Stay tuned for more moments from inside the lab and lectures.
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09/09/2025
🎓 Hands-on Highlights – Slot Die Coating Masterclass, Day 1
The afternoon focused on practice and preparation for tomorrow’s trials. In small expert-led groups, participants gained valuable insights into:
🔧 What’s needed to coat?
With Dr. Sven Bonus – R&D Manager
💡 Three practical stations:
✔️ Pumping and filling the transparent slot die – Dr. Sven Bonus – R&D Manager, Muammar Naqiuddin Md Mor Specialist
✔️ Contact angle measurement – Instruments GmbH (Daniel Scholz, Dr. Peter Oberschachtsiek)
✔️ Hands on session – Coatema R&D team, Matteo Iacomini – R&D Process Engineer
The day concluded with a relaxed social dinner and great networking among coating professionals.
📩 Want to learn more about our slot die technology? Ask for our brochure or technical presentation! marketing@coatema.de
09/09/2025
🎯 Slot Die Coating Masterclass – Day One Live from Dormagen!
Precision in coating processes meets hands-on expertise – Day One of Coatema’s 2025 Masterclass is underway.
Today’s focus:
🔹 Welcome & safety briefing with Harmen Rooms – Manager R&D
🔹 Fundamentals of slot die coating with Matteo Iacomini, R&D Process Engineer
🔹 Slot die mathematics with hashtag , R&D Manager
🔹 Material insights & viscosity measurement with Dr. Mariëlle Wouters (MaterialsXpertise)
🔹 Contact angle measurement with Daniel Scholz (DataPhysics Instruments GmbH)
🔹 Process optimization via networked web alignment by Kai Prahl (BST GmbH)
📌 Participants gain practical skills directly on Coatema equipment, deepen understanding of material behavior, and optimize process accuracy – all designed to improve efficiency and product consistency.
📌 Hands-on sessions include: slot die mounting, pumping & filling, and live contact angle measurements.
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More than 40 years of success in machinery construction for coating, printing and laminating systems. Our corporate vision of fab2lab (from small samples to the finished product) forms the basis for tapping new markets and creating new products. It is the primary focus of our service to our customers.
Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH designs and produces Sheet-to-Sheet and Roll-to-Roll equipment for the coating, printing and laminating sectors.
For more than 40 years Coatema has designed and built laboratory equipment and pilot/production plants for traditional markets such as the textile sector and the materials converting market.
The laboratory and pilot machinery product lines were expanded more than 20 years ago making Coatema a market leader in emerging technologies such as advanced batteries, solar, prepregs, medical and pharmaceuticals, fuel cells and printed electronics. New and evolving technologies are a primary focus of Coatema's fab2lab concept, offering significant advantages to customers wanting to upscale initial prototypes all the way to production of mature, marketable products.
Coatema customers can choose from a wide range of fab2lab services for high-tech processes, including the world's largest R&D centre for coating, printing and laminating. Coatema also participates in numerous research projects around the world including a global research network for new technologies requiring the disciplines of coating, printing and laminating. One aspect of this is the annual international coating conference that takes place in Dormagen.
Coatema has been part of Altona-Technologie-Holding GmbH since 2018. The ATH group consists of market-leading machinery design and building companies in the coating, printing, laminating and drying sectors. The ATH group offers one of the most extensive product profiles available from a single source. The Coatema lab2fab approach and sister company Kroenert GmbH fab2lab concept combine to offer customers benefits from a broad market perspective. Thanks to the two R&D centres and expertise ranging from small plants to large high-speed production systems, customers are able to access solutions and can see direct proof through trials and demonstrations at two R&D centres.
In recent years Coatema has entered into cooperation in the development of new technologies and markets. As an example, our collaboration with Temicon Micronano Solutions for UV nanoimprinting is worthy of mention. Our shared brand TEMICOAT opens the path to vertical value creation for customers in a way that would not be possible by a single company alone. The same applies to the medicine sector and pharmaceuticals market: The brand COMEDCO, which we share with the company Optima, provides innovative machinery solutions and more in the field of oral films and transdermal patches.
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