Technology | Coating Performance | Benefits of Using PCL | Features | Typical Components
Plastic Coatings Ltd has provided powder coating
services since our establishment, which is about as long as the technology of powder coating has been commercialised.
As specialists in electrostatic powder coating application, we’re equipped with four powder coating facilities, in-house pretreatment services, and a full transportation fleet to provide a complete, seamless service.
Our flexibility and expert team enable us to take on projects of all sizes, providing competitive prices and fast turnaround.
A trusted powder coater of choice, we operate within a range of industries including automotive, aerospace, domestic, medical and construction.
Our ability to support these industries is demonstrated through numerous international quality accreditations, including ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 approvals through Lloyds Register of Quality Assurance (LRQA).
Technology
Common powder coating materials include epoxy powder coating, epoxy polyester powder coating and polyester powder coating. There are various sub grades of these materials available for different industries such as architectural, automotive and rail industries. The range of coating materials available means the cost of coating can be tailored to suit your project needs.
The powder coating process involves spraying electrostatically charged particles of powder around a substrate (component) which is earthed via its hanging point. At this point, the particles of powder are held on to the substrate (component) purely by the induced (electrostatic) charge.
Both component and powder are then stoved in accordance with best practice and the powder manufacturers’ technical guidelines, ensuring full cure is achieved (the powder chemically cross links and becomes a continuous coating film). This irreversible change results in a smooth, attractive, durable finish.
To give our customers full confidence in our abilities to carry out these processes robustly, our systems are regularly verified by leading powder manufacturers. This is demonstrated through our Akzo Nobel ‘Service First’ approval and Plascoat Systems Approval.
Coating Performance
The performance of any coating depends upon the pretreatment specified and all coatings should be considered as part of a ‘coating system’. Pretreatments include abrasive blasting (grit blast, sand blast, shot blast), conversion coatings (zinc phosphate, zirconium phosphate, iron phosphate, tri-cationic phosphate) and primer coats (zinc rich polyester, epoxy barrier primer, e-coat or electrophoretic coating).
Plastic Coatings offers all of these treatments and more as in-house services and therefore can tailor a process to suit your technical requirements while providing a cost-effective solution.
Coating performance is often measured in Salt Spray Resistance hours. Expected performance of a basic powder coat system could be upwards from 100 hours to well over 1000 hours where a comprehensive pre-treatment has been carried out.
Benefits
of Using PCL
Further to the treatments mentioned here, we also have in-house coating stripping facilities. This means that we can often support your coating refurbishment requirements too (the success of this process is subject to the condition of the parts requiring treatment/ refurbishment).
Features
&Typical Components
Features:
Excellent decorative finish
Variety of colours available
Swift turnaround
Environmentally-friendly process (no solvents used)
Thin, hard, long-lasting coating
Textures, hammer and metallic finishes
Excellent corrosion resistance when combined with electropaint or another performance enhancing primer
Typical Components:
Most metalwork used in leisure industry products
Contract furniture
Street furniture
Automotive components
Commercial vehicle components
Security products
Domestic kitchen and bathroom components
Medical industry items and patient handling equipment
Hospital equipment
Handrails and other architectural components
Plus many others
Speak to the experts today
For more information on our powder coating service, talk to a member of the Plastic Coatings team today.