USA: vertical powder coating systems will quicken production
USA: vertical powder coating systems will quicken production
Keywords: Powders, Coatings technology
The powder coating industry promises to revolutionize the US architectural market, when two new vertical powder coating systems designed for coating aluminium extrusions begin operation in the United States this year. Following the efficient vertical powder coating operations that have proven successful in Europe and other parts of the world, these new facilities will quicken production and coating time and offer better quality control, for a more economical coating operation. Combined with the environmentally friendly,durable, and energy saving finishing alternative that powder coating provides,these new systems promise to be the first of many new vertical architectural aluminium powder coating lines in North America. The first vertical line is scheduled to begin production in August 2005. Extruders Texas is a division of the Atrium Group, one of the largest producers of aluminium windows in the US. Trevisan Cometal North America Inc. is installing a complete vertical powder coating line for Extruders Texas in Wylie, Texas. In the fall of 2005, Indalex of Gainesville, GA, will begin production on its vertical powder coating line,adding powder coating to its current liquid operation. Nordson Corporation is installing the powder operation for Indalex.
