About powder coating

About Powder Coatings

Safe, clean, economical and eco-friendly

Solvent-free

Reduced risk of fire

Lead-free

Ease of waste disposal

No hazardous materials used during clean up

No Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

Contain no toxic heavy metals such as lead or chromium (VI)

No paint sludge from a spray booth

High Application efficiency; recyclable, up to 99% usage, overspray can be reused

Improved productivity

One coat system, simple process

Can build high film thicknesses easily, up to 150 microns with one coat

No costly removal and reprocessing of solvents

Highly durable

Low carbon footprint

In conclusion, our Powder Coatings:

Give excellent performance

Meet the wide range of global coatings standards

Can offer significant cost benefits compared to liquid paints

Are safe and sustainable

Benefits of powder coatings

Powder means no solvent wastage hence simply more eco-friendly. Powder coatings contain no VOCs or solvents. There is no costly wastage of solvents which at application viscosity, constitutes up to 70% of conventional liquid paints. These solvents, which volatilize during application and stoving are usually not recoverable.  Legislation introduced in various parts of the world has prohibited their discharge into the atmosphere. This means in some cases, after-burners must be installed to eliminate the solvents with an added increase in costs.

Powder means no effluent disposal problems

Water wash spray booth are often used with liquid paint systems. The overspray is often emulsified in the water. This in some cases is put directly into a drain or allowed to settle out in sludge tanks.  Powders do not give rise to this kind of problems and the associated extra waste disposal costs.

Powder helps reduce air pollution

Any over sprayed powder is recoverable. This is great news in reducing waste, and no powder need to escape into the atmosphere.

Powder helps reduce the health hazard to operators

As powders do not contain solvent there is a marked reduction in nose, mouth and throat irritation. Any liquid paint which comes into contact with an operator’s skin needs to be washed off with solvent, and then removed by emulsifying with soap in hot water. Sometimes even special industrial hand cleaners must be used

In general powder does not cause skin irritation though in rare cases individuals may react to certain types of powder.  The powder can be removed from the skin easily by washing with warm water.

Powder offers a reduction in fire risk

There are no solvents in powder coatings this reduces the associated fire risk. It therefore gives cost savings on statutory safety features in your plant and reduces insurance premiums. You also won’t be subject to flammable liquids regulations.

Processing time is reduced

Powder processing times are generally shorter than those used for liquid paints -there is no solvent so no flash off period is required. Instead, the powder coated articles can pass directly into the oven.  This gives substantial saving in space and time.

Reduced energy requirements compared to solvent based stoving paints

The oven the air turnover rate is significantly reduced as there is no build up of potentially explosive solvent which must be removed. This means less heating of air and less energy consumption and lower cost.

Reduced energy requirements compared to aqueous based paints

Aqueous or water based paints also contain organic solvents. Therefore, the energy saving above associated with the removal of VOC from the coating and air in the oven can be achieved. Additionally, with aqueous based paints there is a need to control the temperature and humidity of the application area precisely which is an added cost compared to powder coatings.

Powder coatings are ready to use

You can use our powders immediately. There is no need to mix them with anything else like solvents or catalysts.Great news if you are looking to save time on the shop floor

Powder offers superior film properties

With solvent based systems, the solvent balance must be carefully adjusted to the polymeric type, application and curing conditions, as many film defects can be traced directly to incorrect solvent balance.  With powders no such condition exists and in general superior film properties such as adhesion and corrosion resistance are obtained with powders, compared to polymers deposited from liquid systems.

Damaged parts are easily rectified

Damaged or poorly coated areas can be easily rectified before baking by simply blowing off the powder and recoating.

Air conditioning requirements are reduced – more cost savings

The air extraction in a powder spray booth is a lot less than for solvent based paints.  Great news if you’re looking for economies in ventilation and the consequential heating of work areas. As less warm air needs to be replaced in workshops, less dust is attracted and there is less air-draught for the operators to contend with.

95% powder utilization

With powder, material loss can be kept to less than 5%.  Any powder overspray can be recovered and the recovered powder can be blended with virgin powder to provide up to 95% utilization. Almost all of what is in the powder box finishes on the coated article. Many liquid coatings contain a high level of volatile content which is lost during the painting process meaning perhaps only 50% of what is in the tin actually ends up on the workpiece.

With powder, you get a controlled film thickness

You can achieve a controlled more uniform and, if necessary, higher film thickness in one application with powder than with conventional liquid paint system. 

A huge range of coatings and effects are available

Whether it’s decorative, functional or both powder coatings offer a viable solution. An enormous color palette, matt, satin, gloss, metallic, textures, soft touch – you name it.  And the functional properties range from anti-bacterial to corrosion protection and easy cleaning.

Operator training is minimal with powders

Operators require much less training to apply powders than solvent based systems.

Powder is cleaner to use

Applying powder is much cleaner than applying wet paint.  A spray booth can be cleaned down quickly and easily. Any spillages of powder outside the booth can be removed with an industrial vacuum cleaner.

A powder application plant is less costly

A powder application plant, either manual or automatic, is extremely simple to operate and less costly than a multicoat liquid system.

Powder is flexible – non-metallic surfaces can be coated

Is not just metal that benefits form powder coatings. Surfaces such as glass and certain thermosetting moldings which can withstand the curing temperatures involved can be powder coated. The scope of materials which can be used is ever increasing as advancements in lower bake technologies are made.