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The contents of this manual covers the basic information required to set up and operate a powder coating line, manage the process, and the cost of operation.
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How to powder coat information on the latest breakthroughs in the industry: ultraviolet-curable materials for plastic and wood products, and improved systems. Plus tried-and-true guidelines from the previous edition (including material selection, design considerations, surface preparation, quality control and testing, troubleshooting and safety, + more) so you can achieve superior powder coated finishes with efficiency.
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Powder Coating Basics:
- Glossary of Powder Coating Terms
- Basic Powder Coating System Design
- Racking Consideratons
- Masking Considerations
Powder Coating Ovens:
- Ovens and Oven Maintenance
- Oven Design-build your own oven (pdf)
- How to Build a Powder Coating Oven–Step by Step Guide-part 1 source: KNJCustomCoating.com
- How to Build a Powder Coating Oven – Step by Step Gulde-part 2
- IR Oven Information
- What size oven do you need? source: Reliant Finishing Systems
Powder coating Application:
- Selecting Gun Attachments
- Electrostatic Spray Guns
- Which powder gun is best for you? source: Reliant Finishing Systems
- Powder Spray Booth
- What size booth do you need? source: Reliant Finishing Systems
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- Clear Coating Over Powder
- Powder Coating Over Galvanizing
- Safe Powder Coating Guidelines (pdf)
- Safety Consideratons
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Fluidized Beds but Were Afraid to Ask
- Thermoplasic vs. Thermoset Powder Coatings
- Improve Powder Coating First-Pass Transfer Efficiency
- Powder Coating On Wood, Plastic, and Glass
- Powder Coating MDF-The Basics – source: Industrial Coating Equipment
Pretreatment:
Powder Coating Powders:
- “Bonded” & “Non-bonded” Powders
- Characteristics of various powder formulations
- Cure Control
- Powder Coatings Coverage Chart
- Powder Coating Surface Defects
- Common Powder Coating Defects List
- Screening Powder
- Powder Coating Performance Over Time
- Powder Value
- Transfer Efficiency
- Ceramic Coating
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