The Ideal Fusion of Architectural Coatings: High Performance with a Great Look
It is necessary to treat specific types of equipment in industrial settings with specialized coatings to minimize and prevent their corrosion and damage. The industrial powder coating services we provide at Secoa Technology involve the application of special coating products for businesses that need to maintain existing equipment and prepare new equipment for use.
Various kinds of powder coatings have been developed to provide protective shields for industrial equipment. These coatings can protect metals from various threats, including chemicals, ultraviolet light irradiation, oxidation, and water damage. To prevent wear and abrasion, these coatings are applied which lubricate machinery and reduce friction between parts. Metal tanks and buildings are often protected by specialized architectural coatings, extending their lives for several decades.
Industrial powder coating services are used by a variety of businesses to protect and sustain equipment for long term use. As an example, food processing companies apply coatings to machinery to adhere to sanitation requirements and prevent contamination. The aerospace industry also uses these coatings to minimize friction. Public maintenance is also another application that can benefit from architectural powder coating services – specifically to clean vandalized surfaces, protect water tanks from developing rust, and facilitating the restoration of old buildings. We can also provide you with customized coatings to match your specific requirements.
An experienced and reliable provider of industrial powder coating services may provide help with equipment preparation and maintenance. Such a company will have experienced technicians on hand to conduct a site visit to your facility and make sure your coatings are applied in an accurate and timely manner. After the work of these technicians is finished, you can have confidence that your equipment will be protected and ready for efficient use going forward.
Powder coating services are designed to help insure your machinery and equipment operate with the necessary efficiency for the long term. A single treatment can protect equipment from corrosion, rust, and other debilitating effects due to friction. By applying repetitive treatments to equipment, the service life of these assets can be extended, helping to eliminate the need for equipment repairs and replacements.
Contact us at Secoa Technology for more information about our powder coating services for industrial applications.
Consumers want their products to last as long as possible. Manufacturers and fabricators work together to ensure this by selecting appropriate metals. Where the environmental factors may be particularly harsh on the product and all its components, companies elect to protect further the material through one of many possible methods. One possible process is anodizing. At Secoa Technology, our experienced professionals not only understand completely what is aluminum anodizing, but they also are fully aware of the variations in the process.
Anodizing is a process utilizing an acid solution to convert the surface of the metal into corrosion and wear resistant anodic oxide finish. The result of this electrochemical treatment is both durable and attractive. Among the many metals that can undergo anodizing – including magnesium and titanium, aluminum is among the most ideally appropriate, and it is the one that Secoa Technology has chosen to focus its process on. Secoa Technology does not offer anodizing on metals other than aluminum.
At Secoa Technology, a typical anodizing process follows the following steps:
After anodizing, the aluminum component may undergo further processes including dying or coloring. Sealing of the part then occurs to enhance and ensure the desirable characteristics of the finished product remain intact.
Aluminum anodizing is a process that not only produces improved corrosion resistance; it also results in an enhanced appearance, better adhesive bonding, better-quality paint adhesion and superior capacitance for electronic applications. At Secoa Technology, our staff will work with you to choose the most appropriate method of anodizing to match your specifications and industry.
Equipment that is used for various types of industrial purposes needs to be maintained and oftentimes treated with special coatings to minimize potential damage and maintain optimal function ability. The protective powder coating services offered by Secoa Technology help businesses to maintain existing equipment and prepare new pieces of equipment for efficient use.
There are many kinds of powder coatings that have been created for various protective needs for industrial machinery. For instance, corrosion resistant coatings can protect metals from ultraviolet light and radiation, oxidation, water damage as well as various types of chemicals used during production processes. Certain types of architectural coatings protect metal tanks and buildings from damage for years and even decades. Moving machinery can benefit from release coatings which lubricate machinery parts that move and reduce friction while also helping prevent wear and abrasion. We offer a range of protective powder coating products at Secoa Technology that can be easily be applied in our shop located in Dalton, GA.
Various types of businesses use protective powder coating products to help maintain and preserve their equipment. For instance, the aerospace industry uses corrosion resistant coatings to minimize friction in the operation of equipment and machinery. The food processing industry uses release and corrosion resistant coatings to treat machinery so it complies with sanitation requirements. The architectural powder coatings offered by Secoa Technology are used by maintenance workers to clean surfaces that have been vandalized, prevent water tanks from rusting, and restoring old structures.
We do offer a wide array of protective powder coating products. However, we also provide services in the realm of product application for your equipment maintenance and preparation requirements. We can come to your facility and help you evaluate your coating needs based on the environment and ultimate desired outcome in an efficient and professional manner. You can count on our team to properly protect your equipment so it operates with optimal efficiency.
Properly applied powder coating treatment services can help prevent your equipment from corroding, rusting, and wearing down through the repetitive processes that involve friction. Equipment should be treated on a scheduled basis to ensure it is properly protected and will function efficiently for as long as possible, thus minimizing the need for other expensive repairs or premature equipment replacement.
To learn more about Secoa Tech’s protective powder coating services, call (706) 272-0133.
The corrosion resistance of aluminum is increased through a process called aluminum anodizing in which a layer of oxide is formed on the alloy’s surface. At Secoa Technology, we offer expertise in this process.
The most popular method of enhancing the surface of aluminum is aluminum anodizing process. First the metal is placed into an electrolytic solution bath with a cathode. After current is applied to the solution, hydrogen comes forth from the cathode which results in oxygen being formed upon the surface of the anodic part. Subsequently, a metal oxide film grows on the treated part.
The type of anodizing process and the application involved can determine how thick of an oxide layer is grown on the aluminum part. Potentially, it can be as much as 100 times as thick as an oxide layer that would naturally develop on aluminum only exposed to oxygen.
Aluminum anodized parts have greater wear and corrosion resistance than parts that are not treated. In addition, they provide protection against the wear that results from the friction of two parts rubbing together, i.e. with threaded compliments – something which is referred to as galling.
Anodized parts, in general, have longer operating life spans than their non-anodized counterparts.
The process of anodizing aluminum enables better adhesion of glues and paints to the surface of the aluminum. The pores that exist in the protective oxide layer provide this improved surface adhesion capability.
Most commonly the process of anodizing is applied to aluminum and aluminum alloys. However, other metals such as sink, hafnium, titanium, and magnesium can also be protected by the anodizing process.
Various methods of anodizing are referred to and categorized by the electrolytic solution used in the process. For instance, at the inception of the use of this anodizing process chromic acid was the solution used in commercial facilities. However, today most commonly sulfuric acid is used as the electrolytic solution for anodizing.
You can count on our experienced team Secoa Technology to handle all of your aluminum anodizing requirements. To learn more, call us at (706) 272-0133.
For a project to be successful, the selection of the powder coating type is often critical. At Secoa Technology, our technicians and finishers are aware that a coating can make or break the capability of a product to perform to its full potential. For longevity, durability and excellent chemical and physical properties for medical equipment, we often recommend the application of a nylon coating.
Nylon-based coatings provide a commonly available thermoplastic powder popular for its abrasion and chemical resistance. Overall, those in the medical equipment production industries find nylon appealing because of the material’s ability to combine certain critical chemical, physical, mechanical, and performance properties. Nylon, including our favorite product, Rilsan Nylon 11, is easy to clean, smooth in appearance and very resistant to wear-and-tear. In the medical industry, these characteristics are very important. So, too is nylon’s ability to withstand the harsh conditions of sterilization and cleaning.
The need for equipment such as catheters and similar medical instruments, to undergo serious and regular cleaning is an essential and normal procedure for all types of medical equipment. Whether it is a bed or finely tuned forceps, the use of a nylon coating can ensure the equipment performs optimally even after multiple washing and/or sterilization processes.
Another characteristic of nylon also comes into play when companies are considering the production of medical equipment. This is electrical conductivity. The use of nylon coatings on such surgical instruments as electrosurgical forceps provides insulation against electrical conductivity. This prevents the radio frequency current from traveling through the instrument and increasing the risk of burning non-targeted tissue in a medical procedure.
At Secoa Technology, we use Rilsan Nylon 11 for our medical equipment components. As a nylon coating, it provides high performance and optimal qualities clients have come to expect from nylon and our company. To learn more, call us at 706-272-0133.
The polymers are a large class of compounds. Members of this class can fall into either natural or synthetic classifications. Recognizable members are silk, rubber, wool, and plastics. Fluoropolymer is a member of the polymer family and it contains molecules of both fluorine and carbon. Fluoropolymer is a synthetic polymer engineered originally for its nonstick properties, but today, it has become so much more than a nonstick coating.
Applying a fluoropolymer coating conveys so much more than the ability to prevent adherence to the substrate metal. Since initial discovery in the 1930s, research reveals the diverse properties added to the substrate surface by a polymer coating. At Secoa Technology, our staff utilizes the fluoropolymers because of the following functional qualities:
Of course, we recognize that fluoropolymers provide the surface metal with a smooth, hard, slick, and nonstick coating.
These characteristics have made the fluoropolymers more than a one-purpose coating. In fact, this type of coating is in high demand for a variety of industries. Its capabilities extend into some very high tech industrial operations. At Secoa Technology, we know there is a market for fluoropolymers in the following industrial concerns:
We serve their needs by providing them with the protection that only fluoropolymers and other similar coatings can provide.
Fluoropolymer coatings are not simply a one-purpose, one industry product. At Secoa Technology, we employ this particular polymer in a variety of applications. While the food industries continue to enjoy the benefits of this polymer’s nonstick coating properties, other industrial concerns are quickly discovering how it can protect and enhance their components. Let our company be the one to introduce you to the benefits of fluoropolymer. To learn more, call us at 706-272-0133.
Nylon is the material of choice when it comes to coating steel and aluminum instruments in a range of industries that include medical, automotive, office, and appliances. The reason nylon is the go-to material is because it has unique thermal, chemical, mechanical, and physical properties. Nylon coating is cost-effective, efficient and gives a clean finish.
Distinctions as to why nylon is a superior coating material include:
A nylon coating protects the coated metal from harmful UV rays as well as potential corrosion from the elements. The coating keeps moisture out, sealing whatever has been coated so that it won’t suffer any adverse effects from the rain, wind, snow and sun. This ensures that the product becomes more durable and will be able to last for longer.
Products that have undergone nylon coating will show higher resistance to abrasion, than products that haven’t been coated. This means products will barely suffer bruising when they fall, get scratched, or brush against rough surfaces. Nylon is at least 13 times stronger than PVC and so will grant products coated in it 13 times the resistance when compared to PVC coated products.
When it comes to medical instruments such as surgical tools, sterility is of utmost importance. Nylon coating allows medical instruments to be sterilized in a quick and efficient manner.
Metals are known to rattle, clash, jingle, and make other unwelcome noises. This is a problem with a solution. Simply coating the metal with nylon will get rid of the problem very easily. The process itself is inexpensive and doesn’t take a lot of time.
Nylon is either applied to the metal via a fluid bed or electrostatically. Both methods offer effective ways to functionally protect and coat metals such as aluminum and steel.
Applying nylon electrostatically involves applying a dry powder that is negatively charged to a metal surface that is positively charged. It is later post cured.
Application using the fluid bed method involves dipping the metal that has been pre-heated in a bed of dry powder that is fluidized with compressed air. Generally, a post-cure process is not required when fluidized bed dipping is used.
Secoa Technology is authorized by Arkema to be an applicator of their Rilsan® nylon powder.