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The Ultimate Guide about Conventional Coating

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The Ultimate Guide about Conventional Coating

Coatings are an ideal solution for the manufacturing process that helps to safeguard your finished product. It also enhances the appearance and appeal of your products. In certain cases, it can help to prolong the lifespan of the product and therefore aid in customer satisfaction.

 

Types of coatings

 

There are numerous options available in coatings and this makes it crucial to choose the right coating that will work well with your product without influencing its performance. With options like conventional coatings and parylene based options, the selection process can be extremely tough. 

 

For instance – 

 

  • Sacrificial coatings are used to enhance the resilience of the product. When a damage occurs, the same is typically absorbed by the coating without damaging the internal area. Such barriers can be ideal for coating on plastics.

 

  • Inhibitive coatings are primers that act as barriers by actively controlling the corrosion process. Typically red lead and zinc phosphate are used to enhance the appearance and performance of the final product

 

  • Barrier coatings like Parylene Coatings can keep your product safe from its working environment. It also acts against the environmental damage to prevent corrosion

 

How are these coatings applied?

 

Each coating can have its own application process and thus it is important to ensure that your selected product matches with your requirements for the final product. 

The techniques can be grouped into two broad categories - 

  • Conventional air spray techniques

 

The coating is atomized by using a stream of compressed air and semi-floats to the surface on the current of the air. Both the air and coating are inserted into the application medium to ensure that the entire process is smooth and easy. 

  • Airless coatings

 

These coatings are atomised and are pumped under high pressure to attain the perfect results on an irregular shaped product.

 

Why is it important to choose the best coating for your product?

 

Industrial coatings are everywhere and these are designed to provide safety and functional appeal to the product. These can help to keep your product safe from wear and tear, decay and abrasions.

 

As a result, coatings can be used to safeguard – 

 

  • Homes and businesses
  • Outdoor structures
  • Vehicles
  • Sports equipment
  • Plastic goods
  • Accessories for planes and boats
  • Appliances and electronic items
  • Machinery
  • Safety and security items
  • Construction equipment
  • Agricultural goods
  • Metals like steel and iron
  • Leather
  • Medical equipment
  • Electrical items, PCB, etc.

 

Well-chosen industrial coatings make your products resilient against the work environment, make them last longer and provide value to your customers.

 

Typically, such coatings are applied during the later stages of the production process. The finishing process uses a typical coating material that is deposited using the instructions of the coating suppliers.

 

The range of applications for the same are wide and you can work in association with a good brand to determine the best coating for your requirements.


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