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MAX-800: Optimized for Fuel Cell Applications
The MAX-800 from USI is the most advanced high volume production spray coating system for fuel cell applicatons on the market today. This large format X-Y-Z coating system, designed and engineered exclusively by USI, leverages proprietary nozzle-less ultrasonic spray head technology for the precise application of coatings used in the manufacture of SOFC, PEM and Direct Methanol fuel cells. USI is the recognized leader of ultrasonic spray coating equipment for fuel cell applications; our systems provide a more uniform and precise coating application than conventional ultrasonic nozzle, air atomizing nozzle and screen printing technologies.
Features and Benefits:
- Proprietary nozzle-less ultrasonic spray head technology
- Thin, uniform defect free coating application; typical coatings include:
- Inks and catalysts containing platinum and carbon
- Slurries containing ceramics
- Metal oxide suspensions
- Other proprietary slurries and inks
- High material transfer efficiencies of up to 99%
- Fully programmable and coordinated X-Y-Z motion control
- Large usable spray area of up to 780mm x 780mm
- High speed X-Y-Z gantry, process speed up to 500mm/second
- PMP-200 liquid delivery system with integrated fliuid stirring and recirculation
- Servo drive positive displacement liquid metering pump
- Designed with fluid stirring and reciculation to keep suspensions properly mixed
- Dual pump design for continous operation
- Automatic pump refill from coating reservoir
- Data logging
- Automatic spray head clean and purge functionality
- PLC control with touchscreen HMI
- Isolated and ventilated spray area
- Configurable in-line conveyor
Available options include:
- Heated vacuum chuck
- Vision system
- 90 degree spray head rotate for multi-layer deposition
- Tandem spray heads for increased throughput
- Active HEPA filtration
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