Powder coating
In the field of industrial coating, resource-efficient processes have long been at the top of the agenda. Efforts to make processes more efficient range from electrostatic coating to powder coating and UV coating. Last but not least, exhaust air treatment is also an important topic.
20 years of dense phase technology - a success story
When dense phase technology was introduced over 20 years ago, initial enthusiasm was soon followed by disillusionment. But one application manufacturer believed in the new technology and made it ready for the market. We spoke to Sergey Guskov, who was there right from the start.
Efficiency gains in record time
The use of solar energy is booming on German roofs and is causing a surge in demand for the Bavarian building products manufacturer Otto Lehmann GmbH. The investment in an energy-efficient powder coating plant including a new hall makes it possible to cope with the onslaught.
PIB: From obligations to closed loop and AI
With about 230 participants, the Industrial Coating Practice Forum from November 16 to 17 was largely fully booked. 17 presentations on a wide range of topics awaited the participants.
Fast-track to quality coater
High logistics costs, inflexibility and inconsistent quality in contract coating led the Reku Group to set up its own powder coating facility - since then, Reku Color has taken over powder coating for internal and external orders.
Meeh: Coating in Hanseatic style
A young entrepreneur is building a new site with a highly flexible powder coating system for his company in Ticino. The site still has reserves of 6,000 square metres. The coating system takes up around 1,000 square metres. The company is already working in two shifts.
Powder coating of non-metals
Wet painting is becoming increasingly difficult due to environmental regulations and other directives. A contract coater was therefore looking for a powder coating that could replace wet painting.
AI tool from coatingAI optimizes powder coating parameters
A young start-up set out two years ago to develop a comprehensive AI-based optimisation tool for powder coating plants. Since the beginning of 2023, the first stage has been the optimisation of conveyor speed and gun stroke. But the optimisation solution for all system parameters has already proven its capabilities for flat parts.
Large scale powder coating
Powder coating offers several advantages over wet coating. It is also more environmentally friendly. But how can complete roof rafters or particularly long steel beams be powder-coated in one piece? In Denmark, an XXL powder coating plant was constructed especially for this purpose.
Cold coating on the road to success
The aerosol deposition technique has hardly been used in industry so far - yet it gives the user great freedom in the choice of substrate and coating material. A wide variety of coating powders can be applied to the component in a rough vacuum at room temperature.
On the pulse with the right recipe
H. P. Kaysser GmbH + Co. KG, a specialist for metalworking processes, invested in a new powder coating plant to be able to coat more flexibly. Whether small or large workpieces in individual or series production - coating is now more efficient and economical.
Finally again: News from the powder industry
First Powder Symposium Dresden since the lockdown: Despite the more difficult framework conditions due to the pandemic, around 220 participants came to Dresden to find out about current developments in the industry.
Against corrosion and outgassing defects
Hot-dip galvanised components often tend to outgas due to the relatively high baking temperatures during powder coating. This is visually unattractive and also significantly weakens the corrosion protection. An appropriately matched powder coating system promises to remedy this.
Coat everything in one plant
A contract coater is expanding and chooses a coating plant for the new location that offers the highest possible flexibility due to its modular design. Thanks to the evaporator and ion exchanger, the waste water achieves a very high purity value.
Flexible powder coating with shuttle system
With a new powder coating line with shuttle conveyor system, Interroll Conveyor GmbH can fully utilise its production capacities - also thanks to the consistent interlinking of production and the high degree of automation.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating
The decision to modernise a powder coating line is all the easier the better you can compare the state of the art with your own process. In this respect, the test laboratories of the major application manufacturers are a helpful place to start.
Dense phase powdercoating for motorcycles
Contract coater Welco from Wackersdorf relies on dense phase technology, automation and certified processes. The company provides complex components with high-quality powder coatings, among others for BMW. Welco can coat up to 500 motorbike frames per day in high quality.
Sustainable from start to finish
The powder coater MWN from Niedernhall is considered a competent, reliable partner when it comes to the high-quality pre-treatment and powder coating of workpieces. For most customers, it is not only quality and reliability in terms of deadlines that count. Sustainability and environmental protection are also becoming increasingly important.
A well-rehearsed team
In a metal construction company in Saint Vith in East Belgium, the company's first own large-part coating plant was also inaugurated on a new site. Since then, the company has continued to grow - as a supplier, but also as a contract coater and with its own laser technology.
Good craftsmanship alone is not enough
The aspect of precise job costing and especially post-costing is often neglected due to lack of time. Especially in times of crisis, when the share of well-paid orders decreases, this can threaten the existence of the business.
More productivity thanks to NT primer
Rotocoat, a leading contract coater, eliminates capacity bottlenecks with NT technology. The company focuses on durability. Therefore, a large part of the orders is painted in two coats and a high-quality NT powder is used as a primer.
Corrosion protection for viticulture machines
Climate, tartaric acid and chemicals require the best possible corrosion protection for viticulture machinery. For this, one manufacturer successfully relies on a specially adapted paint system.