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Maximise the potential of your pre-treatment system
If you are in the metal finishing industry , then you have many different options when it comes to preparing your products prior to painting . One of those many possibilities for you is to chemically pre-treat your components . The most common types of chemical pre-treatments are applied in immersion or spray systems similar to those in the image .
The reasons for pre-treating components are essentially to increase adhesion , and corrosion protection of the substrate or paint system being utilised . Phosphates and chromates have been the go to products for many years , but with Health & Safety , and environmental sustainability at the forefront of people ’ s minds and design concepts , it may well now be the time to consider changing to one of BONDERITES new generation coatings .
Some of the benefits of using these new generation coatings are ;
They create less sludge . They contain less harmful chemicals They can operate at lower temperatures . They are easy to control ,
They can process multiple metal through the same stage
Both cleaner and conversion coating can sometimes be combined in the same stage .
With traditional pre-treatment chemicals , regular removal of sludge from treatment baths is required . Theses maintenance days are not only expensive , they are time consuming , often performed on a weekend with the necessary overtime rates paid to staff . Specialist contractors may have to be employed for waste removal or disposal , and your staff are often in very close proximity to what on times can be hazardous chemicals . So it would be nice then for pre-treatment chemicals to have the ability of extending the life of the bath . With the new generation coatings , bath life can be extended , and this saves you money . Due to the reduced amount of sludge being created with BONDERITE NGC ’ s , it has the added H & S and financial benefits of extending time between bath maintenance , thus reducing the proximity and contact time of operators with the chemicals . A win , win situation then .
Customers with traditional set ups often utilise two stages , one for the for the cleaner and one for the conversion coating . Also with traditional products operating anywhere between 35 – 65 degrees , and in the two stages , switching to one cleaner / conversion coating bath at ambient temperature can massively reduce the gas or electric costs of running the process . But the savings do not end there , as BONDERITES new generation coatings operate at lower temperatures which again helps to reduce those bills . Coupled to the fact that the reduction in stages can offer the side benefit of allowing you to process quicker through pre-treatment , creating the potential of greater throughput . So as you can see , the NGC ’ s are great for your green credentials too !
So , in summary , these NGC ’ s can be easier to operate , easier to control , cheaper to run , have Environmental and H & S benefits . Stowlin can assist you in maximising the potential of your pre- treatment system , and for further information contact the Stowlin Sales team on 0116 278 5373 or come and visit us at the Surface World Live show on stand G1 .
2nd & 3rd MARCH 2022 Hall 11 , NEC , Birmingham
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