Abstract:
Method and plant for powder coating the surfaces of objects with polymeric powder having a melting and softening temperature near 100° C., said polymeric powder includes a polymer curable under the influence of electromagnetic radiation, the method including a first step in which the objects to be coated are prepared to retain powder charged with static electricity; a second step in which the objects are sprayed with powder charged with static electricity; a third step in which the objects are heated to a surface temperature of about 100° C. thereby melting the powder retained on the surfaces by being expose the objects to infrared radiation and heated air; a fourth step in which the objects are radiated by electromagnetic radiation for initiating of curing of the powder melted to reflow over the surfaces of the objects, the objects simultaneous with the radiation being cooled.
Abstract:
A method of applying a powder coating to a length of a lignocellulosic material. The method comprises impregnating the length of lignocellulosic material with an impregnating composition (i) a dicarboxylic anhydride or a tricarboxylic anhydride dissolved in non-aqueous solvent; (ii) an isocyanate thermosetting resin dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent; or (iii) a combination of (i) or (ii). Any excess impregnating composition is then removed from the lignocellulosic material. Non-aqueous solvent is also removed and the impregnated lignocellulosic material is placed in either an electrostatic field or in a fluidized bed and a powder coating composition is applied thereto so that the powder coating composition adheres to the lignocellulosic material. The impregnated and coated lignocellulosic material is then subjected to elevated temperatures to polymerise and/or cross-link the resin and cure the powder coating composition to form a powder coating. The length of lignocellulosic material may be a sheet of paper, wood or wood veneer. A typical solvent is dichloromethane or liquid carbon dioxide.
Abstract:
In substrates, such as wood substrates, having sharp edges, corners and other surface discontinuities, in a front appearance surface, non-functional machining, such as formation of grooves, is performed on the rear non-appearance surface adjacent the surface discontinuities. Coating powder is applied, e.g., electrostatically, to the appearance surface of the substrate and the coating powder fused or fused and cured to form a continuous coating on the appearance surface of the substrate. The rear surface machining reduces cracking of the coating at the front surface discontinuities.In some cases, non-functional machining is distributed over the entire non-appearance surface of the work-piece to promote out-gassing of volatiles to the non-appearance surface, thereby eliminating out-gassing-caused defects in the coating formed on the appearance surface.
Abstract:
A process is provided for coating a given surface of a heat sensitive metal article (e.g., thermally massive aluminum) with a high-cure-temperatureating-forming-powder. A first oven heating step elevates the metal article's temperature to a predetermined preheat cycle high-limit-of-heat-load-temperature. After a first predetermined period of time, the metal alloy article is withdrawn from the oven. A high-cure-temperature-coating-forming-powder is then sprayed onto the given surface of the metal article. The spraying, comprising first and second spray sequences, is initiated essentially immediately after withdrawal of the metal article from the oven. The first spray sequence is a single group of spray passes that applies a coating layer to fill the pores in the given surface with heat melted high-cure-temperature-coating-forming-powder. The second spray sequence builds up the total thickness of coating. A second oven heating step elevates the metal article's temperature to a predetermined cure cycle high-limit-of-heat-load-temperature for a second predetermined period of time.
Abstract:
An apparatus and process for allowing a powder paint system to utilize reclaimed oversprayed powder paint of various colors by collecting it in a common reclaim collector system. The reclaimed powder paint is then applied to a work piece as a base coat to attain a portion of the total film build required. The remainder of the film thickness is then applied in subsequent application of virgin powder paint.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a process for applying a coating material comprising a release coating composition or a pressure sensitive adhesive composition to a substrate, the process comprising: (A) atomizing and electrically charging said coating material; and (B) spraying the atomized and charged coating material from step (A) on to a substrate which overlies a grounded support structure. In one embodiment, the coating material sprayed during step (B) is a release coating composition, said process further comprising the additional steps of: (C) curing said release coating composition; (D) atomizing and electrically charging a pressure sensitive adhesive composition; (E) spraying the pressure sensitive adhesive composition from step (D) on to said substrate over the cured release coating composition from step (C); and (F) placing another substrate over the sprayed pressure sensitive adhesive composition from step (E).
Abstract:
Wood is electrostatically coated with a thermosetting powder coating system in which a mixture of a self-curing epoxy resin and a catalyst therefore is extruded and a low temperature curing agent are both pulverized and the powders are blended with conventional additives to make a coating powder which is deposited on a wooden substrate and heated to cure. The mixture of resin and catalyst does not cure within the extruder but it is made to cure at low temperatures by the separate addition of the curing agent. A small amount of the low temperature curing agent, insufficient to cause substantial curing during extrusion may be used in place of the catalyst.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing a coating on the exterior surfaces of a plurality of elongate members, such as wires, including positioning a plurality of elongate members substantially parallel to each other, coating the exterior surfaces of each member with a coating, removing any excess coating from desired portions of each member and curing the coating to adhere the coating to each member.
Abstract:
An electrically chargeable dielectric coating powder and a triboelectric coating process for applying the powder to wood substrates are described. The coating powder is a mass of finely divided, heat fusible dielectric plastic material having an average particle size (Mv) of between 30 and 45 microns and a particle size distribution (all percents defined in weight percent) of: 95%-100% smaller than 88 microns, 5%-15% smaller than 15.56 microns and 0%-6% smaller than 11 microns. Preferably the coating powder has 0% larger than 88 microns and an Mv=about 30-40, preferably 35-40 microns. More preferably the particle distribution further includes 10%-15% smaller than 15.56 microns and 4%-6% smaller than 11 microns, and an Mv of between about 35 and 36 microns. Most preferably the particle distribution further includes: about 11.5% smaller than 15.56 microns and about 4.3% smaller than 11 microns, and an Mv of about 35.9. Preferably the powder is a thermosetting resin composition.
Abstract:
A guide roll comprising an inside layer made of a fiber-reinforced material which consists essentially of an epoxy resin composition as a matrix and at least one kind of reinforcing fibers selected from the group consisting of carbon fibers, glass fibers, alumina fibers, aramide fibers, polyester fibers and polyethylene fibers, and an outside layer which consists essentially of a fluororesin.