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Coating Oven: What is this?

by Yancy Butler Savage Engineered Equipment

Powder coating batch ovens come in a variety of conventional sizes (custom sizes are available upon request) and are an excellent choice for powder curing applications. Industrial powder coating batch ovens use a combined airflow system that ensures equal air dispersion throughout the work chamber, resulting in high-quality cured finishes and shorter cure times.

 

Powder curing oven are built to avoid powder blow-off, which saves you time and money by reducing rework. The temperature homogeneity of the powder coating batch oven is an important factor in achieving consistent, high-quality curing outcomes. To assist minimize contamination and maintaining a clean work chamber, a low-cost changeable filter can be installed; gas-fired batch ovens can be equipped with an optional combustion blower input filter. Manufacturers prefer powder painting metals because the finish is more durable than traditional paint. Powder coating resists wear and does not crack, chip, or peel like traditional paint. Powder coating is usually done in two steps: first, the coating is electrostatically applied to the object, and then the newly powdered portion is heated in an industrial oven to create skin. This is a very efficient method since the powder wraps around the rear of the item for improved coverage and guarantees that 95 percent of the powder is used.

Powder coating ovens have evolved as a viable alternative to traditional painting processes, offering a slew of advantages in terms of producing highly functional metal components with good surface qualities and corrosion resistance.

·         Surface Protection Without Solvents - Before curing at low temperatures, a powder curing oven sprays a free-flowing stream of charged powder particles onto a substrate. This powder stream is dry and solvent-free, guaranteeing compliance with EPA Volatile Organic Compounds emission rules.

·         Coatings that are thicker and more uniform - Another disadvantage of liquid coating is that thicker coatings have a propensity to develop aesthetic and topographical problems. Electrostatic techniques are commonly used in powder coating ovens to provide excellent adhesion between powder particles and the metallic substrate.

·         Improved Optical Consistency - Optical differences in paint are common depending on the application direction. Powder coating ovens, on the other hand, generally blur the line between vertical and horizontal application planes. For commercial coatings with good gloss and color retention, this guarantees the best optical uniformity.

·         Capabilities in a Specific Field - In terms of functionality, liquid coatings are quite restricted. Powder coatings can be tailored for a variety of extra features in addition to providing corrosion-resistant synthetic skin. Electrostatic coatings can increase the mechanical and chemical performance of the substrate while also providing effective electrical insulation, depending on the chemistry of the applied particles.

·         Increased Productivity - When compared to the drying times of liquid paints, powder coating ovens often need much shorter curing times. It also skips mixing and thinning, which are required steps in the paint preparation process. In high-throughput production situations, this exhibits considerable cost reductions.


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