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Reducing Waste in Your Powder Coating Facility
Finishing industry consultant Rodger Talbert explains ways to reduce waste, heat in your powder coating facility.
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Troubleshooting Bright Nickel Processes: How to Identify the Problem
For bright nickel process troubleshooting, Doug Lay of Coventya suggests narrowing the scope with a checklist.
Read MoreControlling Quality of Zinc Flake Coatings on Steel Fasteners
Scott McEuen, North American business development manager of zinc flake coatings at Atotech, explains how the quality of zinc flake coatings depends on good adhesion and bonding to the substrate of the fasteners.
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Silane-based Multimetal Pretreatments for Powder Painting
When looking to switch from phosphate conversion coatings, Stewart Tymchuk from Dynamix suggests looking at silane-based products for powder coating pretreatments.
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Electric vs. Pneumatic Agitators: What Makes Sense?
When determining the need for an agitator, says Mike Elberson from Autoquip, you must look at budget versus long-term energy conservation.
Read MoreFixing Dull Parts From Alkaline Zinc-Nickel Bath
A lack of expected brightness is a common malady affecting many alkaline zinc-nickel platers, and MacDermid Enthone’s Adam Blakeley provides some answers to fix it.
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Phosphorus Copper Anodes for Acid Copper Plating
Copper anodes produced from pure copper cathodes will result in a copper purity of greater than 99.99% copper, including silver and the alloyed phosphorus, according to Univertical’s André Depew.
Read MoreUsing Alternatives in Pretreatment Baths for Degreasing
Effective cleaning at low, even ambient temperatures, is possible, says Atotech’s Brandon Lloyd, and creates a safer work environment and reduces energy demands.
Read MoreImproving Standard Operating Procedures for Powder Coating Operations
Expert Rodger Talbert says be sure to use instant feedback to let the operator know when a problem first appears.
Read MoreFinding What Causes Defects in Ecoat Systems
The first step in solving defects in ecoat, says Axalta’s Joe Subda, is to determine if the defect is on all parts, one part, or a certain type of part or substrate.
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