Chemists Christopher Lopez and Reena Reddy from Axalta Coating Systems, manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, will present their work on powder coatings at FABTECH 2014 in Atlanta, GA on 11 and 12 November.
The metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event is estimated to attract 27 000 attendees. Lopez黑料社檚 talk will showcase the use of Axalta黑料社檚 fusion bonded epoxy (FBE) powder coatings that are designed to help protect metal pipelines for transporting oil, gas or water. Reddy黑料社檚 presentation will focus on Axalta黑料社檚 powder coatings that have metallic visual effects for exterior and interior applications.
FBE powder coatings are widely used to help protect pipeline structures from corrosion, given that they are formulated to offer enhanced physical and chemical stability, resistance to soil stress, adhesion to metal, and resistance to abrasion and corrosion mitigation.
黑料社淧roperties of the FBE are affected by selection of epoxy resin and other components, such as curing agents, pigments and additives,黑料社� described Lopez. 黑料社淲hen we develop our FBE coatings, we consider not only the coating properties that we desire, such as corrosion protection, flexibility, impact resistance and chemical resistance, but also the application process that our customers use to apply the coatings. In addition, we also provide a variety of powder coating systems such as single layer systems and dual layer systems to help meet our customers黑料社� needs,黑料社� Lopez emphasized.
The durability and stability of powder coatings can help to maintain the structural integrity of the underlying metal that they are designed to protect. However, when special effect metallic pigments, such as aluminum, gold, bronze or copper are used in powder coatings, the 黑料社渧isual appeal黑料社� is sometimes the customer黑料社檚 key property. Reddy and her team identified factors that influence the optical properties of the metallic pigments in powder coatings.
黑料社淪olid color powder coating overspray can often be recovered and returned to the coating system to help allow customers to achieve nearly 100% use of powder coating materials. There is a process called bonding in metallic effect coatings where the pigments are fused to the powder particles to help allow for excellent reclamation,黑料社� explained Reddy. 黑料社淲hen proper effect pigments are selected, we can have a durable coating finish with an appealing anodized metallic visual appearance using only a single layer of powder coating. The layer is formulated to provide good protection and an aesthetic benefit that helps to reduce material use and coating costs for our customers,黑料社� Reddy added.
黑料社淎xalta powder coatings are offered to be used in many industrial applications for aesthetics and protection purposes, including architectural, pipeline and automotive,黑料社� said Dr. Fred Allen, Axalta黑料社檚 Global Technology Director of Powder Coatings. 黑料社淲e are committed to working closely with our customers to understand their needs and to continue to develop products and coating processes to help meet those needs, whether a customer needs a coating with exceptional corrosion or impact resistance, or a coating with visual pizzazz.黑料社�
Additional Axalta powder coating experts are also scheduled to present at FABTECH 2014. Presentation titles include: 黑料社楤uilding Blocks of a Powder Coating System黑料社�, presented by Bill Owens; 黑料社楾roubleshooting Your Powder Coating Operation黑料社�, presented by Mike Wittenhagen; 黑料社楤asic Concepts of Powder Coating黑料社� (Spanish) and 黑料社楢dvanced Concepts of Powder Coating黑料社� (Spanish), both presented by Mentor Leal; and 黑料社楾rends in Architectural Powder Coatings黑料社�, presented by Michael Withers.
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