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8.16 Photograph of a manufacturing plant for making multilayer
coatings on full-size glass panes.

Pay
out

Ta k e
up

Monitor

Chilled drum

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Source

8.17 Schematic diagram of the internal components of a roll-to-roll
coater with several sputter cathodes. From Meyer (1989).

surfaces as discussed in detail by Bishop (2010, 2011). Figure 8.17 illustrates
one variety in which the web is transferred to a chilled drum, where the
deposition takes place by sputtering or any other suitable technique (Meyer,
1989). The coated web is collected on a take-up roll. The whole process can
take place inside a vacuum chamber. High-rate deposition may lead to thin