Tape Casting

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One of the most well-known and used method to manufacture multilayered ceramic components is the doctor-blade tape casting technique. Established in 1947 by Glenn Howatt.[1] A plentiful variety of electronic components like multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), actuators (MLA), varistors (MLV)


Components of a tape caster

Tape casting machine

Reservoir

Doctor-blade

Drying chamber

Carrier and substrate

Process of tape casting

Slip delivery

Casting

Drying

Quality assessment

optical check, bubbles, orange peel, cracking, homogeneity, bendable, strechable, handable, homogeneous green sheet thickness, green density

References

  1. [1], Howatt, G.N., Breckenridge, R.G. and Brownlow, J.M. (1947), FABRICATION OF THIN CERAMIC SHEETS FOR CAPACITORS. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 30: 237-242.