Laser Cured Powder Coating

Our specialized in house 7 stage powder coating system was designed to deliver an unbeatable product pre treatment for a superior end product.

Laser cured powder coating.

It has been shown that it is possible to achieve a much faster curing by using a cw co 2 laser. Oven cured at 325 450 f. Oven cured between 200 300 f some applications require 5 day air cure. This applies to stripping and or applying a premium powder coat finish.

Finally rheological measurements and. Also note that thinner areas of your product will cure faster than thicker areas so you will want to keep an eye on it so that it cooks just long enough for the thickest part to reach proper temperature. We operate quality fiber and co2 lasers. So first powder coat the color you want.

Next jump on a laser and put in your design. The final product is very high resolution and super durable. Laser curing has been studied as a function of laser intensity laser beam size and. When paper met full color printing we had a new world of printed art and photos when powder coating met ap lazer a new era of powder graphics was born.

Wash off the excess powder coat. The picture above shows a panel on the left that has not been cured and one on the right that has been cured. The piece of acrylic is first engraved with a raster pattern at standard speed power and then powder coat power is placed on the piece and the operation is re run but at a higher speed and lighter power. When paper met printing we had books.

The result is a cured fused powder on top of the acrylic. Powders requiring 10 15 min at cure temperature in a convection oven reportedly cure within 2 4 min in an ir oven. Curing of solid powder coatings occurs with a curing rate of 3 6 m min 1 opening the possibility to introduce nir laser curing as a new technology in coating sciences. Do the final cure in this case it is an oven.

The latter demonstrates significant reduction of curing time. You don t need a lot of imagination to foresee the future. Curing of thermosetting powder coating is conventionally done in a convection or infrared oven. Mild to high temperature applications.

Over curing may result in cracks and breaks in the powder coating s finish forcing you to sandblast the powder coating and start all over. Plus our dual coat powder system allows both gel and topcoat to be applied at once greatly reducing production time. Laser your file onto the panel. Powder coat stock nissan pathfinder rims.

Powder coat laser engrave and powder coat with a clear coat to protect from rust. Powder coating doesn t seem to carry over a gradient so try and make a design 2 colors black and white like a stencil otherwise you may get mixed results. The curing schedule could vary according to the manufacturer s specifications. Powder coat finishes can be reached at 410 675 0743.

The application of energy to the product to be cured can be accomplished by convection cure ovens infrared cure ovens or by laser curing process.