What are the development directions of new all-resin carbon strip technology?

The new all-resin carbon belt technology development direction is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1. Research and development of green and environmentally friendly materials

With the enhancement of global awareness of environmental protection, the research and development of green all-resin carbon belt has become an important trend. This includes the use of water-based coatings to gradually replace solvent coatings to reduce organic volatilization and pollutant emissions. The water-based coating process will also become more mature to meet the market demand for environmentally friendly products. In addition, the research and development process will increase the investment in advanced environmental protection technology and equipment, and improve the waste gas, sewage treatment and organic recycling capacity.

2. Development of high-performance and special-purpose materials

All resin carbon strip has wide application prospect in special environment because of its high scratch resistance and high temperature resistance. Therefore, the research and development direction also includes improving the wear resistance, weather resistance, corrosion resistance, washing resistance and other properties of the carbon belt to meet the printing needs in extreme environments. For example, the development of products such as high-temperature ceramic carbon belts will expand the application field of all-resin carbon belts.

3. Improve compatibility and printing efficiency

Users often want the same carbon tape for multiple printers and multiple printing media to reduce procurement and time costs caused by frequent replacement of carbon tapes. Therefore, improving the compatibility of all resin carbon tape has become one of the important directions of research and development. At the same time, in order to improve the printing efficiency and reduce the production cost, the research and development will be committed to making the carbon belt have a faster printing speed, and the development of offline printing to online printing, in order to meet the development trend of production integration and automation.

4. Thin and lightweight design

The thinner carbon strip coating and base film can not only reduce the amount of raw materials, reduce the cost, but also improve the thermal conductivity and other properties of the thermal transfer carbon strip. Therefore, mainstream manufacturers have increased research and development efforts to carry out in-depth research on the formulation design and preparation process of carbon strip coating and base film, and reduce the thickness under the premise of ensuring quality. In recent years, the thickness of the base film has gradually developed from 4.5 microns to 4.0 microns or even 3.0 microns. The thickness of the carbon strip coating has gradually developed from the traditional 3.0-4.0 microns to 2.5-3.0 microns.

5. Exploration of new processes and technologies

With the upgrading of coating equipment and the advancement of process technology, high-speed coating will become the mainstream coating technology in the thermal transfer carbon tape industry. For the whole resin carbon strip, the coating speed can be improved by further studying the solvent volatilization rate and gradient of the product in the oven, improving the inlet and exhaust air capacity of the oven section with large solvent volatilization volume, and strengthening the curing capacity of the oven in the resin curing section. In addition, the exploration of new preparation processes and technologies will also bring new development opportunities for the all-resin carbon belt industry.

In summary, the new all-resin carbon belt technology research and development direction covers green environmental protection, high performance and special purpose materials development, improve compatibility and printing efficiency, thin and lightweight design, and the exploration of new processes and new technologies. These research and development directions will help drive the continued development of the all-resin carbon strip industry to meet the changing needs of the market.