UV/LED/EB Calculator
Coating Thickness Estimates
UV/EB Laminating Adhesive - Film-to-Film: 0.06 to 0.1 mil
UV/EB Laminating Adhesive - Film-to-Paper: 0.1 to 0.15 mil
UV/EB Flexo or Roller Applied Topcoat: 0.15 to 0.20 mil
UV Screen Topcoat: 0.20 to 0.30 mil
UV Ink Train or Letter Press Topcoat: 0.07 to 0.15 mil
UV PSA: 0.5 to 1.0 mil
Estimated coating cost formulas (use chart below for mils)
Estimated coating usage formulas (use chart below for mils)
Coating Thickness and Usage
(Assumes 9.0 lbs/gallon and 100% Solids Systems)
*Approximate only: depends on transfer efficiency, coating rheology, and other equipment setup factors
| Application recommendation * | Thickness | Coat weight (weight/area) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexo | Screen Mesh | mils | microns | lbs/1000 in2 | lbs/1000 ft2 | lbs/3000 ft2 | grm/meter2 | |
| line count (lpi) | cell vol (BCM) | (plain weave) | (lbs/MSI) | (lbs/MSF) | (lbs/ream) | (gsm) | ||
| 400 - 600H | 2 - 4 | 0.05 | 1.27 | 0.0019 | 0.28 | 0.84 | 1.37 | |
| 200 - 400H | 4 - 8 | 0.1 | 2.54 | 0.0039 | 0.56 | 1.68 | 2.74 | |
| 120 - 200H | 8 - 15 | 0.15 | 3.81 | 0.0054 | 0.84 | 2.52 | 4.11 | |
| 100Q - 120H | 15 - 25 | 450 - 500 | 0.2 | 5.08 | 0.0078 | 1.12 | 3.37 | 5.48 |
| 85 - 100Q | 25 - 35 | 400 - 450 | 0.25 | 6.35 | 0.0097 | 1.4 | 4.21 | 6.85 |
| 65 - 85Q | 35 - 40 | 350 - 400 | 0.3 | 7.62 | 0.0117 | 1.68 | 5.05 | 8.22 |
| 50 - 65Q | 40 - 45 | 300 - 350 | 0.35 | 8.89 | 0.0136 | 1.96 | 5.89 | 9.59 |
| 45 - 50Q | 45 - 50 | 250 - 300 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 0.0156 | 2.24 | 6.73 | 11 |
| 60 - 70T | 50 - 55 | 220 - 270 | 0.45 | 11.4 | 0.0175 | 2.52 | 7.57 | 12.3 |
| 50 - 60T | 55 - 60 | 200 - 250 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 0.0194 | 2.81 | 8.42 | 13.7 |
| 40 - 60T | 60 - 70 | 180 - 230 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 0.0234 | 3.37 | 10.1 | 16.4 |
| 40 - 60T | > 70 | 160 - 210 | 0.7 | 17.9 | 0.0273 | 3.93 | 11.8 | 19.2 |
| 40 - 60T | > 70 | 140 - 190 | 0.8 | 20.3 | 0.0312 | 4.49 | 13.5 | 21.9 |
| 40 - 60T | > 70 | 120 - 170 | 0.9 | 22.9 | 0.0351 | 5.05 | 15.1 | 24.7 |
| 40 - 60T | > 70 | 100 - 150 | 1 | 25.4 | 0.039 | 5.61 | 16.8 | 27.4 |
| Coverage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MSI/lb | MSI/gal | ft2/lb | ft2/gal |
| 513 | 4620 | 3560 | 32000 |
| 257 | 2310 | 1780 | 16000 |
| 171 | 1540 | 1190 | 10700 |
| 128 | 1150 | 893 | 8040 |
| 103 | 927 | 714 | 6430 |
| 85.5 | 770 | 595 | 5360 |
| 73.3 | 660 | 510 | 4590 |
| 64.2 | 578 | 446 | 4010 |
| 57 | 513 | 397 | 3570 |
| 51.3 | 462 | 356 | 3200 |
| 42.8 | 385 | 297 | 2670 |
| 36.7 | 330 | 254 | 2290 |
| 32.1 | 289 | 223 | 2010 |
| 28.5 | 257 | 198 | 1780 |
| 25.7 | 231 | 178 | 1600 |
Please use this calculator to help estimate the amount of coating needed for your print job. This coating calculator estimates the amount of coating needed using the criteria below. The estimate is based on an average 0.8 wet lbs/ 1000 Ft² of application weight for standard work and turn applications. If you are using this calculator for specialty applications using heavier or lighter coat weights, please increase or decrease the estimated amount by the percentage difference from 0.8 lbs/1000 Ft². (e.g., When using 1.0 wet lbs/1000 Ft² application weight which is 25% more, please multiply calculated result by 1.25) This estimate excludes any coating amount required for priming coater unit.
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