Pretreatment for Powder Coating

Powder Coating 16 Dec 2016

Alexandria Industries Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Acts of Kindness

In honor of its 50-year anniversary, employees are participating in 50 community service projects, taking the initiative to help people in their communities.

Powder Coating 8 Dec 2016

Georgia Powder Coating Wins Chamber Award

Coater walked away with the safety culture award after recently implementing an employee safety committee and has seen a reduction in safety issues since.

Powder Coating 6 Dec 2016

LA Art Exhibit Uses Powder Coatings In Colorful Exhibit

Abstraction artist Lisa Williamson's new exhibit at the Tif Sigfrids Gallery in Los Angeles has caught the eye of some noted art critics who praise the use of vibrant colors in her work.

curing 1 Dec 2016

Powder Coating Clinic: Solving Problems with Color Variation

Q. We are noticing differences in the color of parts coming out of the oven. It seems to happen more on some days than others. It can happen with any of our brighter colors like orange and red but does not seem to happen with more neutral colors like tan or gray. We use some infrared heaters in the first 20 feet of the oven and the rest is convection heating. We worked on balancing the oven but it is hard to get it level all the way through. What can cause color variation from part to part? How can we balance the oven and stop this problem?

Powder Coating 1 Dec 2016

Powder Coating Clinic: Oil Seeping out of Large Welded Tubing

Q. We have a large part made out of tubing that is welded together. The tubing has a lot of oil seeping out of the welds when the part is heated and causes a defect in the cured film. We cannot get the oil out of the tubing in our washer. We tried cleaning up the defect and running it again, but oil still runs out. How can we get that oil out of the tubing?

Parts Cleaning 1 Dec 2016

Powder Coating Clinic: Powder in Layers

Q. We are in the process of designing a new powder system for aluminum extrusions and building panels. Our current system uses a six-stage dip pretreatment process and a three-layer liquid paint process (prime, color coat, clear coat) that meets AAMA 2605 standards (American Architectural Manufacturers Association). What layers of coating should we use and can we can meet the AAMA 2605 standards with powder?

racking 1 Dec 2016

Powder Coating Clinic: Making Powder Lines More Profitable

Q. We run a job shop powder coating operation with a conveyor system that runs at around 4 to 6 fpm, depending on what product is hung. We are putting through a lot of work, but our profits are not great. Can you suggest how to improve the efficiency, or cut our cost for a better profit margin? We cannot speed up the line because we do not have enough time in the cure oven to go faster. Our powder material cost seems to be higher than what we expect based on our quotes. What are we missing?

Parts Cleaning 1 Dec 2016