An Introduction
Thermo setting powder coatings are now generally recognized as having a significant role in the metal finishing industries world-wide. Powder coatings have been a commercial reality now for close to thirty years.
Powder coatings are used for the same key reasons as any surface finishing process:
• To protect the substrate they have been applied to
• To enhance the appearance of the item they have been applied to.
The key benefits of powder coatings are often summarized by the five E's of powder coating.
• Ease of application
• Environmentally friendly
• Economical
• Excellence of finish
• Excellence of performance
Other benefits include:
• The elimination to a large extent of solid waste disposal problems.
• Solvent emissions are virtually eliminated, resulting in much easier compliance with EPA regulations.
• Energy costs are greatly reduced and Volatile Organic Component easily controlled.
• No solvents are required in mixing, cleaning or maintenance.
• Up to 99% of powder overspray can be recovered and reused. The 1% residual can easily be disposed off as a solid.
For these reasons there has been a rapid growth in the coating industry.
Powder coatings are often used as alternatives to liquid paint finishing. In comparisons with traditional liquid finishing, powder coatings offer two significant application benefits:
• They are single coat finishes, with no primer required.
• High film thickness can be achieved with a single coat.
The powder coating application process is also readily automated, enabling high volume industrial application plants to operate economically with a minimum of rejects.
These benefits have enabled powder coatings to take a significant share of the industrial finishing market.
Links in this section:
• epoxy polyester powder • epoxy powder • polyester powder
• speciality powder • why powder coatings? • household appliances
• automotive components • furniture • architectural • electrical
• metal pre-treatment • chromatising • iron phosphating • zinc phosphating
• chromate process • troubleshooting tips • material safety sheets
Thermo setting powder coatings are now generally recognized as having a significant role in the metal finishing industries world-wide. Powder coatings have been a commercial reality now for close to thirty years.
Powder coatings are used for the same key reasons as any surface finishing process:
• To protect the substrate they have been applied to
• To enhance the appearance of the item they have been applied to.
The key benefits of powder coatings are often summarized by the five E's of powder coating.
• Ease of application
• Environmentally friendly
• Economical
• Excellence of finish
• Excellence of performance
Other benefits include:
• The elimination to a large extent of solid waste disposal problems.
• Solvent emissions are virtually eliminated, resulting in much easier compliance with EPA regulations.
• Energy costs are greatly reduced and Volatile Organic Component easily controlled.
• No solvents are required in mixing, cleaning or maintenance.
• Up to 99% of powder overspray can be recovered and reused. The 1% residual can easily be disposed off as a solid.
For these reasons there has been a rapid growth in the coating industry.
Powder coatings are often used as alternatives to liquid paint finishing. In comparisons with traditional liquid finishing, powder coatings offer two significant application benefits:
• They are single coat finishes, with no primer required.
• High film thickness can be achieved with a single coat.
The powder coating application process is also readily automated, enabling high volume industrial application plants to operate economically with a minimum of rejects.
These benefits have enabled powder coatings to take a significant share of the industrial finishing market.
Links in this section:
• epoxy polyester powder • epoxy powder • polyester powder
• speciality powder • why powder coatings? • household appliances
• automotive components • furniture • architectural • electrical
• metal pre-treatment • chromatising • iron phosphating • zinc phosphating
• chromate process • troubleshooting tips • material safety sheets
Coating Types:
• Epoxy Polyester Powder
• Epoxy Powder
• Polyester Powder
• Speciality Powder
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