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Bar coater
Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Surface treatments
Subdomain (3rd level):  Coating
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Synonym of:  Rod coater
Context:  Rod coaters (bar coaters) use a metering device, developed in the 1940s, that takes the form of either:
- A profiled rod, either in the form of a wire wound rod (see diagram), or a grooved rod. They give good surface fiber coverage.
- A smooth rod, which may be steel or ceramic-coated.
Context source:  EN 18
Attestation:  2