THE ICHIKIN, LTD. THE ICHIKIN, LTD.

No matter how difficult the request or challenge, we will respond flexibly.

Our technology controls heat, wind, and water, which is essential in film processing.
The techniques and expertise we have developed over many years are widely utilized in the cutting-edge field of polymer chemistry.

New materials of the future are born from small thoughts like "I wonder if this would be possible?"
At Ichikin, mainly through testing at our Technical Center, we address any of your challenges from basic tests to sample creation.

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  • Coating and Hardening

    Coating and Hardening

  • Stretching and Shrinking

    Stretching and Shrinking

  • Baking and Drying

    Baking and Drying

  • Applying and Peeling

    Applying and Peeling

  • Dipping and Washing

    Dipping and Washing

  • Sealing and Replacing

    Sealing and Replacing

  • Inquiry about Other Services

    Inquiry about Other Services

Coating and Hardening

Coating and Hardening

Coating machines can be utilized to apply resin solutions to materials.
With regard to functional materials, as the demand for thin, uniform, and high-speed coatings increases, the coating method varies widely depending on the composition of the liquid.
Due to the variety of coating conditions, such as viscosity, solid content, thixotropy, and thickness, it is often necessary to conduct repeated experiments to validate the process.
At our Technical Center, we have coating test equipment available to validate the process and the result with our customers and propose appropriate coating methods.

Applications
LCD films, battery electrodes and separators, high-performance filters, electronic materials
Methods
Die, pipe, bar, roll reverse, impregnation

Stretching and Shrinking

Stretching and Shrinking

Stretching machines can be used to impart strength and orientation to materials.
In fields such as automobiles, batteries, and energy, where harsh usage environments are expected, heat resistance, thinness, and increased strength are essential, leading to a growing demand for stretching.
Due to the variety of substrate types and glass-transition temperatures, precise temperature settings, stretching ratios, and pulling speed are crucial, with conditions varying widely.
At our Technical Center, we have test machines for successive and simultaneous stretching, allowing us to validate the process and the result with our customers and propose appropriate stretching methods.

Applications
LCD films, battery separators, high-performance filters, electronic materials, flexible display films
Methods
Successive biaxial stretching (vertical and horizontal), simultaneous biaxial stretching (vertical, horizontal, and shrinkage), high-temperature stretching

Baking and Drying

Baking and Drying

Materials can be dried and heat-treated.
Although this process is required for almost all material processing, drying methods vary depending on the types of substrates and liquid.
Thin films require precise temperature control. Thick films need functionality that ensures uniform heating to the core and prevents surface cracking.
Thin substrates or those prone to wrinkling are dried using a floating method. Substrates immersed in liquid or coated on both sides are dried using a vertical drying machine, which can be as tall as a three-story building.
With our solid experience and simulations, we can propose the optimal drying method.

Applications
Coating, laminating, dry stretching and heat treatment after liquid processing
Methods
Hot air, infrared

Applying and Peeling

Applying and Peeling

Materials can be laminated.
From cutting-edge communication materials like 5G and 6G to the energy sector, multiple materials are laminated together in the final products. Materials have various characteristics: some stretch, some shrink, some are uneven, and some are prone to wrinkling, resulting in a wide range of bonding methods.
Based on our experience with batteries and flat displays, we can propose appropriate laminating methods.

Applications
Flexible electronic substrates (PI, LCP, PTFE), LCD films (PVA, TAC, COP), battery components (copper foil, polyimide, LCP, PTFE)
Methods
Thermal lamination, adhesive lamination (water-based, solvent-based, UV-based)

Dipping and Washing

Dipping and Washing

Materials can be impregnated with chemical solutions.
Our company started with the manufacturing and sales of textile dyeing and finishing machines, and the techniques we developed for impregnating, washing, and wringing have been applied to cutting-edge polymer films.
The materials, the shape, and the sealed structure of the tank are crucial when acids, alkalis, or solvents are used.
We propose the optimal liquid processing methods for all processes, including impregnation, dyeing, extraction, washing, and rinsing.

Applications
Dyeing and stretching processes for LCD PVA films, extraction processes for wet separators used in lithium-ion batteries, coagulation processes for polymer membranes, impregnation processes for various materials
Methods
Impregnation, dyeing, washing

Sealing and Replacing

Sealing and Replacing

Materials can be processed while managing the furnace atmosphere.
During material processing, solvent treatment requires oxidation prevention, inertization, and concentration control.
We propose furnace structures suitable for vacuum, nitrogen, and inert gas purging, along with entrance and exit seal structures, and conveying and drying methods.

Applications
Oxidation prevention during solvent drying, inertization of explosive solvents, sealing of organic solvents
Methods
Vacuum, nitrogen purging, gas concentration control

Inquiry about Other Services

Inquiry about Other Services

Are you dealing with other challenges?

- Want to stretch materials in various directions other than vertical and horizontal.
- Refused by other manufacturers because substrates can contaminate the machines.
- No equipment inquiry, but would like to conduct a basic experiment.
- Want us to modify the demo machine.
- Wondering if it is possible to process a non-film material.
- Want to work on a project in secret.