Powder Coating

Powder Coating

Blisters in the Powder Film

What is causing the coating defect that randomly shows up on our parts, and how can we cure this problem?

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Powder Coating

Proper Coating Thickness

In phosphating, what coating thickness should be maintained for carbon steel components? Will the coating thickness differ from part to part after phosphating?

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economics

Piling on for Powder Coatings

Lane Coatings targets construction market with fusion-bonded powder coatings, and are espousing the benefits of using the coatings on materials such as pilings and reinforcement bars used in road and bridge construction.

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Liquid Coating

Hentzen Coatings Announces Business Launch in Mexico

Company announces that Carlos Lopez has joined the company as General Manager for the Mexican general industrial business.

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sustainability

Coating Options for Steel

We manufacture steel and aluminum mounting structures that are used to support solar panels in a variety of environmental conditions. Where might I find information on wet-coat processes we might consider and compare to powder coat?

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Powder Coating

Refurbishing Gas Cylinders

We refurbish LPG cylinders and apply powder coating over the shot-blasted cylinders, but we have trouble getting coverage into the deep areas where the collar and foot-ring are welded onto the pressure vessel. I am looking for a nozzle that can resolve this problem.

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masking

Ask Rodger Talbert: Applying Metallic Powder

Q: We apply a metallic, silver powder to sandblasted parts, many of which are also processed through a five-stage iron-phosphate wash system. We have a lot of problems with the pigment “bunching” and standing up on the edges, and cannot seem to eliminate the problem.

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Parts Cleaning

Coating Process Options

What pretreatment process and conversion coating would you recommend for plating and powder coating on fluid-handling tubes, some of which are bent before powder coating and some after?

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masking

Intellifinishing Parent Company Ranks On Inc.'s 5000 Fastest

The company had 90 percent growth since 2009, going from $17.5 million in sales to $33.2 million, which ranks it as the 24th fastest growing company in its home state of Kansas in the Inc. rankings.

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masking

Axalta 20-Group Visits Wisconsin Powder Coater

While meetings are facilitated by Axalta Star Coater administrators, these groups contribute to their own agenda and have also chosen to participate in benchmarking exercises, comparing certain aspects of their business and how they perform.

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