Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is powder coating?

2. What are the advantages of powder coating?

3. How is the powder coating finish achieved?

4. Where is powder coating used?

5. How is powder coating environmentally friendly?

1. What is powder coating?

Powder coating is an advanced technique of applying a decorative and protective finish to a vast range or materials and products.

This process is one by which a powdered material is applied toa surface using an electrostatic or compressed air method. Powder Coating is by far the fastest growing surface finishing technique commonly used today. More and more manuracturers for countless products have switched from liquid finishing to powder coating as a way to produce a high quality and durable finish while maximizing production, cutting costs, improving efficiency, and complying with increasingly stringent environmental regulations. Also due to the method of application, the finish is guaranteed to be durable, high-quality, scratch-resistant, uniformed and attractive.

2. What are the advantages of powder coating?

Recent developments in materials and process technology have greatly minimized the disadvantages of powder coating thus allowing for the conversion from liquid to powder coatings. Powder Coating allows individual customers, and various industries the benefits of:

• DURABILITY resistant to heat, corrosion, impact, most chemicals, peeling, cracking and abrasion, thus enhancing product life.

• VERSATILITY a vast array of colors are attainable in both standard and customized options. Thickness of the application can also be defined by the user.

• ECONOMY waste is minimized due to recycling of material thus making it cost effective. 98% of powder over-spray can be retrieved and resued.

• ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY powder coating creates no hazardous waste such as Volative Organic Compounds (VOC's), thus less headaches with codes and regulations.

• ENERGY EFFICIENT exhaust air from the coating booth is returned to the coating room, thus eliminating roof penetrations.

• PRECISION coating does not drip, run or sag, thereby reducing the margin of error

• INCREASED OUTPUT larger outputs are achievable due to efficiency and precision.

3. How is the powder coating finish achieved?

After the part has been properly blasted and pretreated to ensure it is free of oils, dirt, rust, and other particules that may affect the powder coating result, the powder is electrostatically charged and sprayed onto the part. The applied powder is then heated (cured) in an oven to its melting poing, after which it flows to form a smooth film which then dries to a finish of:

• Flat
• Glossy
• Asimoth
• Illusion

Various textures can also be achieved such as:

• Wrinkled
• Rough
• Smooth
• Veined

4. Where is powder coating used?

The powder coating technology can be applied to numerous products and industries such as:

AND MUCH MORE!!! The possibilities are endless!

5. How is powder coating environmentally friendly?

• It contains no solvents
• It emits negligible, if any, polluting volatile organic compounds (VOC) into the atmosphere.
• It is a safer and cleaner alternative, since exhaust air from the coating booth can be returned to the coating room and less oven air is exhausted to the outside.
• It has lower unit costs because parts can be racked closer together on a conveyor and pass more quickly through a production line.
• Most over-spray can be readily retrieved and reused.
• Waste can be disposed of easily and economically.