Parker Ionics Announces New Powder Coating Equipment

Parker Ionics, a leading manufacturer of Advanced Powder Coating Equipment announced their NextGen Powder Coating System, the GX8500.  The GX8500 Series of Powder Coating Systems features Pulse Power® II Technology that significantly improves and simplifies the coating of the most challenging part configurations including Faraday cage regions, wire products, and coating over previously painted substrates such as E-Coated and A-Coated parts.  Pulse Power II also allows for the smoothest finishes in the industry no matter what your film build requirements are.  With Pulse Power II you get all these advantages while spraying at 100 kV, translating into some of the highest transfer efficiencies in the industry.

Uses of powder coating equipment

Powder coating is basically a process of applying a coating without the need to use solvents. This process is quite similar to applying dry paint on the surface and instead of paint, pigmented powder that is created from aluminum, medium density fiberboards, fusion bonded epoxy and acrylics are used to produce polymer granules. All these items are mixed with powder ingredients and pigments to produce the desired color. There are various equipment that are used in powder coating including powder coating booths, guns and hoppers. All the equipment are helpful in the entire purpose of powder coating and performs different functions.

·         Powder coating spray booth

Powder coating lures can be a messy task as it involves a pressurized air system underneath its liquid supply. A powder coating booth provides an area to perform the powder coating task and hence keep all the mess contained. The powder booths that are being developed today are ever evolving, technologically advanced, sophisticated pieces of equipment, which are capable of adapting to changing environmental standards with respect to the emission of volatile organic compounds and particulate matter. The biggest challenge that is being faced by the manufacturers of powder booth is the advent of waterborne paint, which contains little in the way of volatile organic compounds. Although, waterborne paint is much healthier for the environment, it poses problems for powder coating booth users because it is slow to dry.

·         Powder coating spray gun

A powder coating gun sprays the electrically charged powder on the surface of the object. There are different types of powder coating guns available and you can make a selection depending upon your nature of work. The corona charging gun uses electricity and the tribo charging gun makes use of friction for powder coating. There is another type of powder coating spray gun that are known as bell charging gun flings in which the powder is inserted to the perimeter to the perimeter of the bell in order to produce the charge. After spraying the object using a powder coating gun, you can place it on the top of a powder coating oven. Depending upon your capacity of your production, you can use an oven that allows you to add customizable compartments for bigger production capacity.

·         Powder coating hoppers and nozzles

These powder coat equipment are designed for maximum reliability, quality, efficiency and ease of cleaning. They are basically stainless steel component design that are engineered for easy cleaning and maintenance. Another powder coating equipment, nozzles are used for almost all the applications of powder coating.

Some effective steps of cleaning a powder coating gun

Powder coating is quite a popular process, which is an alternative to conventional wet painting for automotive and other metal parts. It basically involves a process in which a layer of specially treated solid pigment in the form of a dry powder is applied to a surface. However, before, an item can be coated, it is essential to clean the surface and make it free from dirt, grease or oil. Apart from cleaning the surface that is required to be coated, it is also essential to clean the equipment used for powder coating in a proper manner. Cleaning a powder coating gun can maintain and extend the life of the equipment. While coating, powder residue often sticks to the inside of the gun in moist or humid climates, reducing the overall performance of the equipment. Since the substance that is used while coating is a dry material, therefore the residue that is left in the gun can be easily cleaned.

Some simple and effective ways of cleaning a powder coating gun are:

·         Firstly prepare the area where the powder coating gun will be cleaned and lay a tarp under the gun so that escaping powder residue will not spread and stain. Now unplug the powder coating gun and discharge the gun, if there is any remaining voltage. In order to discharge the gun, touch the emitter to the ground clip.

·         Now unscrew the cap chamber cup that holds the powder and pour the remaining powder in the container. Spray compressed air to clean the discharge outlet, the outside of the pickup tubes, the deflector, cup and static tubes. It is recommended not to use more than thirty psi of compressed air.

·         Now twist off the deflector and remove the static tubes. Using an air compressor, clean the inside and outside of the tube. Although air compressor can clean the powder of the tubes, it is advisable to also use an engine-cleaning brush.

·         Now clean the inside of the pickup tube by spraying the air directly inside the tube. Reattach the deflector and the static tubes and store you are powder coating gun in an area that is free from moisture.

An electrostatic powder coating spray gun utilizes a series of different technological paint styles including High Volume Low Pressure application and airless coatings. The gun provides an electrostatic field to the atomized paint particles to promote adhesion and a wider area of material coverage. The main function of electrostatic powder coating spray gun is to allow liquid paint to become electrically charged during application when a grounded object is being worked on.