A man in personal protective equipment stands in front of a large cargo ship undergoing a paint job by people in a lift. Cargo ships using conventional coatings need their hulls repainted every 5 ...

Powder coating is a dry finishing process. Most often associated with metal parts, it uses finely ground particles of pigment and resin, which are electrostatically charged, then sprayed onto a part ...

There’s no beating the beauty and durability of a high-quality powder-coated part. There’s just something about the look and feel of the finish that goes far beyond mere painting and makes it worth ...

Engineers have developed a new high-performance tungsten–copper metallic coating in one step using plasma spray, for future ...

Older cars frequently had colorful components under the hood, including more than a few brightly colored engine blocks. Can you still powder coat one today?

Powder coating is now preferred over liquid coating and has also been extensively employed in numerous industries due to its negligible VOC (volatile organic compound) emission, high solid content, ...

Powder coating for heat-sensitive substrates like wood and MDF has been around for years. The new generation of powder and the new cure technology deliver benefits that are worth checking out. 1 ...

Powder coatings are created using polymeric resins that are combined with pigments, curatives, flow modifiers, leveling agents, and additional additives. They are both solvent- and water-free systems.

New conductive gelcoats with graphene nanotubes as a protecting layer on top of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs) grant engineers and designers the ability to produce special surfaces and uniformly ...