A new powder coating process has been discovered that could help companies in the sector to save costs.
According to Plastics News, a scientist from Australia has found a way for powder coatings to stick to plastics and composites without the need for a wet paint finish on heat-sensitive substances.
The process is also said to be zero-waste and removes the impact of solvent emissions that comes with wet-paint coatings.
Voytek Gutowski, of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, a government research agency, expects the process to be used in automotive, aviation, furniture and building product-manufacturing industries.
The zero-waste process works by coating plastic components with a layer of molecules that provide conductivity to surfaces and allow powder coatings to stick before they are cured for a smooth finish.
The technology is already in pre-production trials at several commercial ventures in Australia and internationally.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the powder coating industry includes; hoppers – mobile loading hoppers – flexible bulk containers
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