Definition
Powder coating without a doubt is one the most popular and most well-known types of paint application process. This is a type of coating that uses a dry powder to apply a finish to a product whether that be a home appliance, car parts or other objects. Powder coating tends to be dense, hard and durable which is why they’re commonly seen in automotive applications.
For powder coating, you’ll need powder, a powder coating gun, air compressor, air filter to maintain dry air, electric oven dedicated for powder coating and pressure regulator. This is a more complicated type of painting but has great benefits that provide you with a high-quality look and feel.
Benefits of Powder Coating
In color and paint industry, there are a lot of options to paint an object and give it the desired look. Powder coating has a lot of benefits. Powder coating a metal object allows for a thick and strong finish, more durable than ordinary paints. Furthermore, this process only needs a single coat so it is quick, practical, and easy. In addition to its ease of application, it allows for custom textured and colored finishes as the powders involved can be manipulated. Moreover, powder coating objects result in a remarkably flat finish as the powder melts and sets across the entire object at once, leaving no application marks or drips. Finally, Powder Coating is extremely protective of the environment. While liquid finishes contain solvents which have pollutants known as volatile organic compounds, powder coating contains no solvents and release negligible amounts, if any, VOC’s into the atmosphere. Consequently, there is no longer a requirement to buy and maintain expensive pollution control equipment.
Powder coating vs. Plating vs. painting
Picking one option between powder coating, plating or painting for your products can be a tricky choice but in the coating, painting and plating industries there are obvious advantages for every one of them.
We know that powder coating is a strong and dense option that provides a flat finish and lastly it is environment-friendly. But plating and painting also can be a good option. Painting and plating shine where powder coating disappoints. Its first advantage is that it can be used to coat things that can’t be heated. This is because the process does not need high temperatures to work. The next advantage is the broad variety of colors paint finish and plating can produce, allowing for much more customizable color works. Also, it can produce thin finishes.
Applications
There are countless uses for powder coated products such as electrical components, automotive industry, architecture and objects that use decorative colors. The automotive industry uses powder coating on wheels, door handles, and various engine parts. In the home appliances business, there are countless uses for it, too. And finally, we should say that powder coating can have a personal use for you and you can do powder coating for your appliances yourself. Of course, if you have the right pieces of equipment.
One of the main components of the powder coating process includes pigments. “Toseaye Pardis Sabz”, the supplier of organic and inorganic pigments, exports these important parts of the powder coating and it’s able to easily compete with its foreign counterparts.
Source: R & D Unit of Toseaye Pardis Sabz
