Powder Coating
Shelf Life
At Thorco Industries—a supplier of point-of-purchase shelves and shelving fixtures—a new pretreatment system is helping to maximize productivity…
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Powder Coating: Keeping Racks Clean
Every electrostatic powder coating shop has to find a way to remove powder buildup on racks and fixtures to maintain electrical conductivity. Finishers typically have two options: outsource the cleaning or install in-house stripping...
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Are Antimicrobial Powder Coatings a Silver Bullet?
Antimicrobial powder coatings that feature silver as a key antimicrobial ingredient are raising the powder coating industry to new heights.
Read MoreOutgassing Prevention
Question: How do I prevent outgassing when powder coating aluminum sand castings?
Read MoreAdhesion Problems
Why do some powder-coated parts display adhesion problems, including primer and top coat delamination?
Read MoreThe “Metabrite” Process
Question: Our company has been clear coating a polished aluminum diecast part, with a large fall-out rate for outgassing.
Read MoreThe Road Ahead: An Interview with Toyota's Kevin Butt
Kevin Butt, Assistant General Manager of Body Engineering for Toyota’s North American manufacturing headquarters, will open the Coating 2003 Conference held October 28-30 in Indianapolis, IN, with a discussion of trends in automotive coating and how Toyota’s manufacturing efficiency has led to improvements in the company’s paint and finishing processes.
Read MoreSix-Sigma Powder Coating
Question: Our company is trying to move into powder coating in the jewelry business.
Read MoreThe “Metabrite” Process
Supposedly, this process can make a part as shiny as if it had been polished. Could this part be clear coated, with a reduction in “outgassing”?
Read MoreThe “Metabrite” Process
Question: Our company has been clear coating a polished aluminum diecast part, with a large fall-out rate for outgassing.
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