{"id":9116,"date":"2021-08-24T08:26:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T06:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/?p=9116"},"modified":"2021-10-14T09:36:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T07:36:27","slug":"verniciatura-a-polvere-cose-e-come-funziona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/verniciatura-a-polvere-cose-e-come-funziona\/","title":{"rendered":"Powder Coating: what it is and how it works"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"themify_builder_content-9116\" data-postid=\"9116\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-9116 themify_builder\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div   class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix module_row_0 themify_builder_9116_row module_row_9116-0 tb_fxgu228\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_9116_column module_column_0 module_column_9116-0-0 tb_4b44229\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_57na229    \">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8xs2230    \">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><em>Powder coating is a well-established standard in industrial coating, guaranteeing the highest quality of treatment and a low environmental impact. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at this process, how it works and what benefits it can bring.<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n    <!-- module divider -->\n    <div  class=\"module module-divider tb_cutp230 solid   divider-custom divider-left\" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-color: #ee2312;margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px;width: 710px;\">\n\t            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zcaj230    \">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>Powder coating has undergone considerable development in recent decades, both technologically and in application, making it one of the most widely used coating processes in the world. It is a process which can only be carried out on metal surfaces which are coated with synthetic resin based powder coatings (such as epoxy powders) for both decorative and protective purposes. <strong>Let&#8217;s take a closer look<\/strong> at what this practice consists of, the elements that make it up and all the benefits associated with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3;\">Powder Coating Application: Electrostatic Spray Coating<\/h2>\n<p>There are four different techniques for applying powder coatings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>electrostatic spray coating;<\/li>\n<li>fluid-bed coating;<\/li>\n<li>fluid-bed electrostatic coating;<\/li>\n<li>flame-spray coating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The most common and well established of these is <strong>electrostatic spray coating<\/strong>, which is extremely flexible and versatile, using specially designed guns for both manual and automatic use.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The coating powder is contained in tanks, connected to the guns via hoses; here the powder is <strong>electrostatically charged<\/strong> and sprayed onto the item to be coated by compressed air.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n    <!-- module image -->\n    <div  class=\"module module-image tb_a4h0230  image-top  \">\n\t                <div class=\"image-wrap\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-rossa-manuale-zoccarato-1500x700-1-1024x478-710x331.jpg\" width=\"710\" class=\" wp-post-image wp-image-9122\" alt=\"cataforesi operatori impianto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-rossa-manuale-zoccarato-1500x700-1-1024x478-710x331.jpg 710w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-rossa-manuale-zoccarato-1500x700-1-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-rossa-manuale-zoccarato-1500x700-1-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-rossa-manuale-zoccarato-1500x700-1-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-rossa-manuale-zoccarato-1500x700-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/>            \n                        <\/div>\n            <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/module image -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0v7a231    \">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>For the paint particles to remain attached to the article to be coated, the electrostatic effect comes into play: these particles are subjected to a process of negative electric charge, while the article to be treated on the surface is positively charged. The resulting electric field causes the coating to stick to the article.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The powder-coated article is then placed in the <strong>curing oven<\/strong> where the coating polymerizes and deposits permanently on the substrate, covering it with a uniform film.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is worth emphasising the role of the gun in this process<\/strong>: as well as electrostatically charging the powder, it directs the paint to the target, controlling the shape and density of the cloud that is created.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Powder coating <strong>plants<\/strong> generally consist of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>conveyor belts, whose task is to advance the items to be processed;<\/li>\n<li>a washing and pre-treatment system for optimum preparation of the workpiece for subsequent powder deposition;<\/li>\n<li>manual and\/or automatic application booths for coating powder deposition;<\/li>\n<li>a curing oven.<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n    <!-- module image -->\n    <div  class=\"module module-image tb_vi31231  image-top  \">\n\t                <div class=\"image-wrap\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-grigio-forno-zoccarato-1500x700-1-1024x478-710x331.jpg\" width=\"710\" class=\" wp-post-image wp-image-9124\" alt=\"cataforesi operatori impianto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-grigio-forno-zoccarato-1500x700-1-1024x478-710x331.jpg 710w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-grigio-forno-zoccarato-1500x700-1-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-grigio-forno-zoccarato-1500x700-1-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-grigio-forno-zoccarato-1500x700-1-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-grigio-forno-zoccarato-1500x700-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/>            \n                        <\/div>\n            <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/module image -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_d392231    \">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h2 style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3;\">Benefits of Powder Coating<\/h2>\n<p>A number of advantages characterize this application method, which can be summarized as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>powder that does not adhere to the substrate can be recovered and returned to the production cycle;<\/li>\n<li>possibility of adjusting the thickness of the film;<\/li>\n<li>excellent coverage of edges and corners of the items to be treated;<\/li>\n<li>low operating costs;<\/li>\n<li>the mechanical characteristics obtainable, such as hardness and elasticity, can be very high;<\/li>\n<li>no problems due to possible vertical dripping of the coating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In the video below, the combination of manual and automatic application of white powder coat.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1080px; \" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-9116-1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"620\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/P2-avvolgicavi-bianchi-orizzontale.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/P2-avvolgicavi-bianchi-orizzontale.mp4\">https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/P2-avvolgicavi-bianchi-orizzontale.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_oyvi231    \">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>The end result, at the end of the drying and cooling phase, will be an aesthetically perfect finish that is resistant to cracking, chipping and discoloration.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powder coating is a well-established standard in industrial coating, guaranteeing the highest quality of treatment and a low environmental impact. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at this process, how it works and what benefits it can bring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,51],"tags":[53,64,55,31,98,140,141,142],"class_list":["post-9116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-senza-categoria-it","tag-verniciatura","tag-verniciatura-a-polvere","tag-verniciatura-a-polveri","tag-verniciatura-industriale","tag-verniciatura-industriale-padova","tag-verniciatura-polvere-caratteristiche","tag-verniciatura-polvere-padova","tag-verniciatura-polvere-vantaggi","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","no-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<p>[smartslider3 slider=\"33\"]<\/p>\n<p><em>Powder coating is a well-established standard in industrial coating, guaranteeing the highest quality of treatment and a low environmental impact. Let's take a closer look at this process, how it works and what benefits it can bring.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Powder coating has undergone considerable development in recent decades, both technologically and in application, making it one of the most widely used coating processes in the world. It is a process which can only be carried out on metal surfaces which are coated with synthetic resin based powder coatings (such as epoxy powders) for both decorative and protective purposes. <strong>Let's take a closer look<\/strong> at what this practice consists of, the elements that make it up and all the benefits associated with it.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <h2 style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3;\">Powder Coating Application: Electrostatic Spray Coating<\/h2> <p>There are four different techniques for applying powder coatings:<\/p> <ul> <li>electrostatic spray coating;<\/li> <li>fluid-bed coating;<\/li> <li>fluid-bed electrostatic coating;<\/li> <li>flame-spray coating.<\/li> <\/ul> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The most common and well established of these is <strong>electrostatic spray coating<\/strong>, which is extremely flexible and versatile, using specially designed guns for both manual and automatic use.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The coating powder is contained in tanks, connected to the guns via hoses; here the powder is <strong>electrostatically charged<\/strong> and sprayed onto the item to be coated by compressed air.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-rossa-manuale-zoccarato-1500x700-1-1024x478-710x331.jpg\" width=\"710\" alt=\"cataforesi operatori impianto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-rossa-manuale-zoccarato-1500x700-1-1024x478-710x331.jpg 710w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-rossa-manuale-zoccarato-1500x700-1-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-rossa-manuale-zoccarato-1500x700-1-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-rossa-manuale-zoccarato-1500x700-1-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-rossa-manuale-zoccarato-1500x700-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/>\n<p>For the paint particles to remain attached to the article to be coated, the electrostatic effect comes into play: these particles are subjected to a process of negative electric charge, while the article to be treated on the surface is positively charged. The resulting electric field causes the coating to stick to the article.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The powder-coated article is then placed in the <strong>curing oven<\/strong> where the coating polymerizes and deposits permanently on the substrate, covering it with a uniform film.<\/p> <p><strong>It is worth emphasising the role of the gun in this process<\/strong>: as well as electrostatically charging the powder, it directs the paint to the target, controlling the shape and density of the cloud that is created.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>Powder coating <strong>plants<\/strong> generally consist of:<\/p> <ul> <li>conveyor belts, whose task is to advance the items to be processed;<\/li> <li>a washing and pre-treatment system for optimum preparation of the workpiece for subsequent powder deposition;<\/li> <li>manual and\/or automatic application booths for coating powder deposition;<\/li> <li>a curing oven.<\/li> <\/ul>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-grigio-forno-zoccarato-1500x700-1-1024x478-710x331.jpg\" width=\"710\" alt=\"cataforesi operatori impianto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-grigio-forno-zoccarato-1500x700-1-1024x478-710x331.jpg 710w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-grigio-forno-zoccarato-1500x700-1-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-grigio-forno-zoccarato-1500x700-1-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-grigio-forno-zoccarato-1500x700-1-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/verniciatura-polvere-grigio-forno-zoccarato-1500x700-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3;\">Benefits of Powder Coating<\/h2> <p>A number of advantages characterize this application method, which can be summarized as:<\/p> <ul> <li>powder that does not adhere to the substrate can be recovered and returned to the production cycle;<\/li> <li>possibility of adjusting the thickness of the film;<\/li> <li>excellent coverage of edges and corners of the items to be treated;<\/li> <li>low operating costs;<\/li> <li>the mechanical characteristics obtainable, such as hardness and elasticity, can be very high;<\/li> <li>no problems due to possible vertical dripping of the coating.<\/li> <\/ul> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p><em>In the video below, the combination of manual and automatic application of white powder coat.<\/em><\/p> <p>[video width=\"1080\" height=\"620\" mp4=\"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/P2-avvolgicavi-bianchi-orizzontale.mp4\"][\/video]<\/p>\n<p>The end result, at the end of the drying and cooling phase, will be an aesthetically perfect finish that is resistant to cracking, chipping and discoloration.<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9116"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10265,"href":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9116\/revisions\/10265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoccaratoverniciature.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}