Powder Coating Process
Powder Coating Process
PRE-TREATMENT
POWDER APPLICATION
CURING
PRE-TREATMENT
PRE-TREATMENT
Removal of oil, dirt, lubrication greases, metal oxides, welding scale etc. is essential prior to the powder coating process.
POWDER APPLICATION
POWDER APPLICATION
The most common way of applying the powder coating to metal objects is to spray the powder using an electrostatic gun. The gun imparts a positive electric charge to the powder, which is then sprayed towards the grounded object by mechanical or compressed air spraying and then accelerated toward the work piece by the powerful electrostatic charge.
CURING
CURING
When a thermoset powder is exposed to elevated temperature, it begins to melt, flows out, and then chemically reacts to form a higher molecular weight polymer in a network-like structure. This cure process, called crosslinking, requires a certain temperature for a certain length of time in order to reach full cure and establish the full film properties for which the material was designed.
FINISHED PRODUCT
FINISHED PRODUCT