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PRETREATMENT, SURFACE PREPARATION, DEGREASING & CLEANING
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ASD lighting choose Metavate
Pretreatment Technology
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ASD lighting have
been designing and
manufacturing products
in South Yorkshire for
over 35 years, employing
over 200 people at their
200,000 sq. ft. site in the
heart of Rotherham. Their
installations range from the
Tate Modern Gallery, Railway
Stations, International
Freight Depots to Schools,
Universities and Hospitals,
to name just a few. conventional multi-stage phosphating.
ASD pride themselves on their reputation for
high quality, hard-wearing equipment and
Metavate were delighted to partner with them
in bringing their powder coating process
in-house using Metavate’s PlaforizationTM
pretreatment technology. By adopting the
one stage Plaforization pretreatment process
ASD were able to fit the entire system in 93
metres of conveyorized track, something
which could not be achieved using Products are then Powder-Coated in a
state-of-the-art highly efficient booth.
The driving factor behind the investment in
this new system was that it should be as
environmentally friendly as possible for an
industrial process.
Metavate’s part in this was using our unique
VOC-free Toran 3 technology which
degreases, cleans and polymer-coats all
metals in one 90 second application at
ambient temperature. The process eliminates
the need for costly heating of tanks thereby
eliminating CO² and other related emissions
(NOX, CO etc) from the pre-treatment
process. Furthermore no rinsing is required,
parts are simply treated and dried so there is
no waste to dispose of and no water use
whatsoever.
As Plaforization absorbs all oils and grease
on the parts there is no sludge, while solid
particles are filtered out, meaning there
is no need for tank cleaning.
Before installation extensive trials were
undertaken including salt-spray testing
and over 2000 hours of protection was
consistently achieved.
Previously, ASD lighting had been
outsourcing all their powder coating; by
bringing it on site and adopting Metavate
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technology not only have they reduced delays
but they’ve made huge savings whilst also
reducing their carbon footprint. By using
Metavate’s process ASD have eliminated
the roughly 200 tonnes of carbon which
is released each year in heating each
phosphate tank.
Metavate have a range of different products
which address every type of requirement for
individual customers from air-dry products for
dip systems, through to products for batch
processors and on-line spray tunnels.
ASD lighting are reaping the benefits of
a system with;
No water
No heat
No sludge
No VOCs
Take a look at their website to see a
video of their new Powder coating line.
https://asdlighting.com/news/2019/07/
new-powder-coating-line/
Get in touch with Metavate today to learn
more about how this innovative technology
can improve your processes and increase
productivity while saving money.
Visit: www.metavate.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
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