| abstract |
The inventions relates to a tape separation system for sintering preparation, the system comprising: na source of tape material comprising a green tape and a carrier web supporting the green tape, the green tape comprising grains of inorganic material in a binder; na peeler for directing the carrier web in a rewind direction and directing the green tape in a downstream processing direction that differs from the rewind direction; and na vacuum drum positioned and configured to receive the tape material from the source and convey the tape material to the peeler, nwherein the vacuum drum comprises holes for applying suction to the carrier web to facilitate tensioning the carrier web, and nwherein tension, in force per cross-sectional area, in the carrier web is greater than tension in the green tape as the tape material is conveyed from the vacuum drum to the peeler, thereby mitigating deformation of the green tape during separation of the green tape from the carrier web. |