Acoating is a covering that is applied to the surface of an object, usually referred to as the substrate. The purpose of applying Paints and lacquers are coatings that mostly have dual uses of protectng the substrate and being decorative, although some z water, red for fire-fighting control etc. Functional coatings may be applied to change the surtace properties of the substrate, such as adhesion, wettability, corrosion | completely new property, such as a magnetic response or electrical conductivity, and forms an essential part of the finished pre ‘A major consideration for most coating processes is that the coating is to be applied at a controlled thickness, and a number of applying coatings in the electronics industry. A further consideration for 'non-alLover' coatings is that control is needed as to wt Many industrial coating processes involve the application of a thin film of functional material to a substrate, such as paper, fabr based” coating. A roll of substrate, when wound through the coating machine, is typically called a web.the coating may be decorative, functional, or both.!" rtists paints are only for decoration, and the paint on large industrial pipes is for preventing corrosion and identification eg. blue esisiance, or wear resistance.” in other cases, €.g. semiconductor device fabrication (where the supstrate is a water), tne coat duct different processes are in use to achieve this control, ranging from 2 simple brush for painting a wall, to some very expensive m: ere the coating is to be applied. A number of these non-all-over coating processes are printing processes. c, film, foll, or sheet stock. If the substrate starts and ends the process wound up in a roll, the process may be termed "roll-to-rolor process: \g adds a chinery ‘or 'web-