Powder Coating
Powder coating is a dry finishing process using sprayers to apply finely ground paint particles to a substrate using electrostatic charge. Powder adheres to the substrate by electrostatic attraction until melted and fused into a uniform coating in a curing oven.
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VIEW ALLCuring Oven Basics
Simply heating up the substrate does not cure the coating. There are many variables to consider when choosing the best cure oven for your application...
Read MoreChoosing the Right Powder Booth Technology
Is your powder coating operation experiencing an increasing number of color change requirements? Nicolas Gervaise of Carlisle Fluid Technologies discusses fast color change single booth configurations for powder coating.
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Choosing the right conveyor system, coating technology, and ancillary equipment.
Read MoreHow to Build a Powder Coating Brand
Maui Powder Works, a 2022 Products Finishing Top Shop, shares the story behind how it grew from an island job shop to a recognized voice in the finishing community.
Read MoreCalculating the Cost of Powder Coating
How can you calculate the cost of powder coating a component if you only know its surface area? Powder coating expert Rodger Talbert has the answer.
Read MorePowder Coat MDF for an Enviable Finished Product
Cabinet maker says powder coating on wood offers more benefits.
Read MoreLatest Powder Coating News And Updates
Selecting the Right Outdoor-Durable Powder Coating
The powder coating industry offers an array of chemistries to provide an excellent match to the manufacturer’s expectations for outdoor durability.
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The merger combines expertise in cutting-edge spray coating technologies with that in industrial ventilation equipment solutions.
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More than a finishing shop, this anodizing, powder coating and vacuum resin impregnating business goes above and beyond for its customers by being a resource for whatever their finishing needs might demand.
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Expanding its focus from exclusively serving the RV industry, one of this company’s stand-alone coatings plant has successfully extended its services to additional markets.
Read MoreRework and Recoating Powder
Powder coating rework requires more than just recoating the part. Products Finishing columnist and powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert discusses proper steps that should be taken to ensure a quality finish.
Read MoreChanging From Liquid to Powder Coating
Will the powder coating perform better than your liquid system? Products Finishing columnist Rodger Talbert discusses considerations you should consider when making the switch.
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As travel plans ramp up for the year, what industry events will you attend? Products Finishing offers a quick look at some of the upcoming opportunities for 2024.
Read MoreCauses for Cross Contamination
Cross contamination of powder coatings is often the result of poor habits in the powder room. Powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert offers an example of how to mitigate cross contamination.
Read MoreExpanding Custom Work Enables Top Shop to Shine
This six-person shop rallies together to offer diverse finishing jobs that are growing to include custom show parts for automobiles and motorcycles.
Read MoreRecoating Best Practices
Powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert offers advice for recoating successfully without excess orange peel or inconsistent gloss.
Read MoreForms+Surfaces Expands from Humble Beginnings to Global Market Leader
Originally founded in Santa Barbara, California, the company now manufactures in multiple U.S. locations and in India.
Read MoreSurface Preparation for Best Adhesion for Powder Coating
Kevin Biller with ChemQuest recommends the proper way to prepare a surface for powder coating that leads to excellent adhesion on 304SST.
Read MoreFAQ: Powder Coating
What is powder coating?
Powder coating is a dry finishing process used to apply a dry coating material. The coating material is made up of finely ground particles of resin and pigment for color, along with other additives for specific functions such as gloss or hardness. The dry powder coating is delivered to a spray gun tip that is fitted with an electrode to provide an electrostatic charge to the powder as it passes through a charged area at the gun tip. The charged powder particles are attracted to a grounded part and are held there by electrostatic attraction until melted and fused into a uniform coating in a curing oven.
https://www.pfonline.com/articles/fundamentals-of-powder-coating
What powder coating is best for my job?
“We must begin by explaining the basic chemistries available in the market today. We’ll cover the basic advantages and key disadvantages that each one of these possesses. Moving forward, some key groupings of exposure must be understood. Examples include accelerated weathering, salt fog and moisture, chemical resistance, flexibility for post-cure bending, durability (both physical and exposure-related) and others.
How to powder coat plastic parts?
The number of plastic parts painted and coated is growing—and in a practically unlimited scope of diversity. In order to avoid painting defects and optimize quality, it pays to carefully scrutinize the entire process. A number of challenges need to be met to this end. These include optimized quality along with strong economic efficiency and sustainability. This is further augmented by ever smaller lot quantities and an increasing variety of colors.
https://www.pfonline.com/articles/coating-plastic-parts-more-efficiently
What coating system gives the best long-term coating performance?
If asked what gives the best protection against corrosion and UV exposure, it would be electrocoat and a super durable powder coating. Whether you have a zirconium pretreatment system or zinc phosphate pretreatment system, either will give very good corrosion performance. The super durable powder coating will give the best weathering performance, meaning color fade and gloss retention in sun-exposed areas.
https://www.pfonline.com/articles/powder-coat-systems-with-the-best-long-term-performance
What is the cost of powder coating?
Calculating the coating cost of a particular part starts with gathering the variables associated with that part. What is the part size, how many of them can you fit into your coating process per hour and how much surface area will be coated?
This process data is used to determine the parts per hour so that the hourly costs can be broken down into a cost per part. The number of pieces per rack, racking centers and line speed can be used to determine the production volume per hour at 100-percent efficiency. This number should be adjusted to compensate for breaks or other factors that reduce the line efficiency.
https://www.pfonline.com/articles/how-to-calculate-the-cost-of-powder-coating
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- Spray-Mask-Painting Barrier Coatings
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