Pretreatments

Powder Coating 16 Jan 2013

Questions and Answers for Pretreatment Options

Are you aware of any uncomplicated, user-friendly pretreatments that are compatible with powder coating, will inhibit rust on surfaces with deep inset corrosion and will accelerate beneath the coating after the process is complete?

masking 10 Jan 2013

BASF and Nissan Announce Streamlined Painting Processes

Supplies Nissan with coating solutions from e-coat and basecoat to clearcoat; also working on more streamlined technologies with Nissan in emerging markets such as China.

Parts Cleaning 9 Jan 2013

Painting Hot-Dipped Galvanized Steel

Do you know of a successful and fool-proof method for cleaning and pretreating hot-dipped galvanized steel before painting?

Electrocoating 3 Jan 2013

White Stays Atop the World’s Car Color Ranks

White/white pearl dominates the global automotive color popularity ranks for the second consecutive year, according to the 2012 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report. Black/black effect moves into second place

automotive 1 Jan 2013

Waterborne painting process is a first at South Carolina BMW plant

PPG launched the first use of waterborne compact paint technology in a U.S. automotive manufacturing plant at the BMW assembly plant in Spartanburg, S.C. This painting process has turned out to be a 2012 award winner and has opened up a new way for auto manufacturers to go leaner and become more efficient in their operations.

Parts Cleaning 1 Jan 2013

Drawn to Closed-Loop Cleaning

For Gem Manufacturing of Waterbury, Conn., meeting customer quality standards is critical to the success of the business. Part of that means removing the synthetic and water-soluble drawing lubricants used in Gem’s transfer and progressive presses, as well as any other contaminants that could have a detrimental impact on performance.

Parts Cleaning 17 Dec 2012

Mechanical Vapor Recompression Evaporation

MVRE is underutilized in the treatment of industrial wastewaters that are typical of metal fabricating and finishing industries. Increasing energy costs, rapidly decreasing freshwater resources, and growing sensitivity towards the environmental impact of industrial management practices are the driving forces in the development of more sustainable technology.

Parts Cleaning 1 Dec 2012

There’s No Stopping This Powder Coating Line

McCain Manufacturing recently dramatically expanded its facilities to 100,000 sq ft to increase and improve its powder coating and finishing operations with a new automated conveyor that was installed along with a large-scale batch powder coating system.

military 1 Dec 2012

PPG Using Selectively Strippable System For RAF

RAF has taken delivery of the first Airbus Military A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft painted with high-solids Desoprime CF/CA 7049 chromate-free primer, F565-4010 selectively strippable intermediate coat, and high-solids Desothane HS/CA 8200 series military and defense topcoats.

Powder Coating 15 Nov 2012