Interpon Delivers Anti-Corrosive Powder Coating to 3Brothers
Interpon’s Redox Plus range with a UV-resistant topcoat provides protection in the challenging environment of North Africa where 3Brothers’ products are primarily sold.
Interpon, the powder coatings brand from AkzoNobel (Reading, Pennsylvania), is helping 3Brothers (Cairo, Egypt), a leading international lighting design and manufacturer, to accelerate its growth and support its sustainability ambitions through the durability of the Interpon Redox range.
Egypt has many extremes of temperature, with high salinity in the air and frequent sandstorms. This means that the coatings applied to the lighting products – many of which are used outside – have to be durable. This protects them against corrosion and helps maintain the integrity and stability of the color even in harsh sunlight.
The Interpon team therefore worked with experts within 3Brothers to conduct a series of extensive in-house trials before reaching a conclusion. They have decided upon Interpon’s Redox Plus range with a UV-resistant topcoat as providing the most effective protection in the challenging environment of North Africa where the manufacturer’s products are primarily sold.
The Redox Plus range is a powder primer protective barrier that gives enhanced corrosion protection across a range of metal substrates, from mild steel to aluminum. It can protect products for C5 environment for seven to 15 years, while providing more than 25 years of durability in a C3 corrosivity level. Interpon’s Redox Plus is also free from volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
The collaboration between the two businesses extends beyond the powder in the box. While performance is vital, and costs need to remain competitive, the additional testing that 3Brothers’ team performs are also shared with AkzoNobel’s technical teams. This supports further research and development into how Interpon Redox performs in extreme conditions.
3Brothers has also been quick to embrace the antimicrobial technology in Interpon AM for lighting products used in hospital and healthcare environments. They are also now exploring the use of Interpon 610 Low-E powder coatings – coatings that can be cured more quickly or at lower temperatures – to improve productivity and/or to further reduce energy consumption.
