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POWDER COATING '96Ken Kreeger, Nordson Corp.;
Steve Kiefer, Morton International;
Paul Mills, Nutro Machinery
This seminar will provide an overview of powder coating materials and
the powder coating process - pretreatment, application equipment,
powderbooth and recovery systems, oven curing, and maintenance.
Terminology commonly used in the powder coating industry will be
emphasized, allowing those new to powder to get the most out of the
technical conference program that follows and discussions with
exhibitors on the show floor.
Brad Gruss, Fremont Industries;
Jeff Hale, Gema;
Jeff Wroblewski, H.B. Fuller Co.;
Alan McLaughlin, Milbank Systems, Inc.
If you attend the advanced powder coating seminar, you'll get a more
intensive presentation on powder coating materials and the
application process, with specific emphasis on troubleshooting the
powder coating system. This seminar is designed for those who have at
least one year of experience working with powder.
Daren Jorgensen, Jorgensen Environmental, Inc.
While there are many environmental advantages to powder coating,
maintaining environmental compliance remains a constant
consideration. This seminar, for custom powder coaters and captive
shops, will focus on waste powder disposal, wastewater and storm
water discharge, and Title V air quality regulations. Federal
regulations will be discussed with respect to these issues and
insight for possible solutions will be provided.
Chris Merritt, Gema;
Ron Cudzilo, Milbank Systems, Inc.;
Nick Liberto, Powder Coating Consultants
What are the advantages of powder coating over my existing system?
Are powder coating materials suitable to meet my finishing
requirements? What considerations, approvals and commitments must be
achieved before moving forward with this project? These are the types
of questions you'll need to answer prior to making the choice to
convert. This seminar will focus on the analysis of an existing
system and its capabilities, a system needs analysis, equipment needs
analysis, vendor selection and comparison, additional considerations
and making the change.
Bruce Bryan, Binks Industrial Powder Systems;
Rodger Talbert, Talbert Consulting;
Phil Bechtold, Nordson Corporation;
Doug Brown, Fremont Industries;
Todd Rainey, Spraylat Corp.
If you are currently spraying liquid coatings and are considering
installing a manual powder coating operation, this seminar is for
you. This seminar will focus on a batch or conveyorized line that may
provide for adding automation in the future, but your original
conversion will be batch.
Three tracks of technical presentations will take place at the same time. Choose the presentations that are most applicable to you and your finishing operations. You can choose to change rooms between presentations if you wish. Exact times of presentations will appear in your final Conference & Show Directory to be distributed on site.
This presentation will discuss a new powder application device that generates a uniform horizontal spray pattern that can continuously coat parts in an omega loop-type configuration. It utilizes triboelectric charging technology and has inherently high transfer efficiency. It is suited for coating extrusions, wire goods, and a wide variety of other products. Systems designed using this technology offer a variety of benefits. This paper will describe the benefits of the disc for new powder coating lines as well as the opportunities it offers for converting liquid omega loop systems to powder coating.
Michael F. Napadow - Tri-Star Technology, Inc.
You will be introduced to the benefits of using an environmental room
in powder coating systems. This paper will also go through the
calculations of sizing the air conditioning system, things to make
sure are included and the importance of each component.
Marty Vicens - Nordson Corp.
This paper will cover all factors that should be considered when
purchasing a new powder coating line or upgrading an existing line.
Emphasis will be placed on the details that can easily be overlooked
but can be critical to getting the maximum return on your investment.
A discussion of the fine print that covers warranties, penalty
clauses, and the terms and conditions of a purchase will be included.
Mike Kennings - Industrial Coatings Services
Industrial Coating Services of Indiana, a custom coater who has
recently expanded their powder coating capabilities, will share their
experiences with you during this presentation. ICS will review the
decision process used in determining to expand the facility. They
will also examine the various recovery methods available and how they
finally chose to stay with cyclone recovery. Aspects of the
installation process and current capabilities will also be discussed.
Jeff Wroblewski H.B. Fuller Co.
Various methods of evaluating a coating for use as a functional heat
resistance coating will be reviewed. This paper will also cover QC
methods for these specialized coatings.
G. Bruce Bryan, Jr. Binks Industrial Powder Systems
Companies that are considering converting from liquid painting to
powder coating should conduct demonstrations at powder equipment
suppliers to gain an understanding of what to expect with a powder
coating system. However, there are many aspects of a demonstration
that need to be considered in order to have realistic results that
can be reproduced in a production environment. This paper will
evaluate the demonstration process for preparing and achieving
realistic expectations and results.
Chris Merritt Gema
Over recent years new and different materials have been developed and
utilized for the construction of powder coating booths. This paper
will explore the suitability of these various materials for powder
booth construction based on their mechanical properties, durability
and the potential effects they may have on electrostatic application
and performance.
Willie Witten Richards-Wilcox
Richards-Wilcox is a metal fabricator located in suburban Chicago. In
this presentation you'll learn how Richards-Wilcox introduced powder
coatinginto its operation, including the motivation and justification
for doing so. Actual results and the adjustments made along the way
will also be addressed. A discussion of what the future holds for
powder coating at Richards-Wilcox will also be covered.
Michael C. Siminski Morton International
Thermoplastic coating powders have a long history of successful use
in North America. This paper will provide historical perspective and
identify the seven most popular varieties available, with strengths,
weaknesses and typical end use applications for each. It will also
provide basic property information and describe the three methods
used to apply thermoplastic coating powders.
Jeff Hale Gema
Control of powder delivery is critical to electrostatic charging
performance as well as maintaining uniform applications. This paper
will cover four aspects of powder pump control. First, an in depth
review of powder pump theory. Second, the advantages of controlling
and maintaining consistent powder delivery. Third, what current
methods of pump delivery are available to powder coaters, and finally
a brief overview of the future in delivery control.
Rob Thorn Gema
This paper will provide a brief history of cyclones, and why they are
suited to powder recovery applications. From there the paper will
explore the effects on powder used in a cyclone and what current
technology has evolved out of the basic cyclone design. Finally, we
will take a look ahead, including a discussion on what the future
holds for color change in powder coating technology and where cyclone
separators will fit into that future.
Sergey Guskov Nordson Corp.
An up-to-date view on electrostatic phenomenas and processes, and
recent developments in powder coating's application equipment will be
discussed. Through an analysis of load lines of high voltage supplies
and various configurations of charging and grounded electrodes of
corona guns, emphasis is made on improving finish quality,
penetrating Faraday cage, and optimizing transfer efficiency. Results
of scientific experiments are included to support presented
conclusions.
Debra Gill O'Brien Powder Products
Technological advances have enabled the powder coatings industry to
become more competitive in the finishing marketplace. Advancements in
resins, curing agents, pigments and chemicals have enabled the
typical powder coatings manufacturer to offer all but the most
specialized surface effects. This presentation will explore
technologies - standard and newly introduced - for the attributes,
drawbacks, characteristics and "phenomena" associated with each broad
chemical category. Some review will be presented, but you'll also
find information presented of new interest.
Kevin M. Biller - Herberts Powder Coatings
Since the advent of powder coating technology formulators have
struggled to develop stable coatings capable of lower temperature
cure. The marriage of powder coating and UV curing technologies
present the breakthrough to a truly 200°F and less coating
system. This paper details the state-of-the-art of this emerging
technology and reports on how and where a 200°F powder coating
will benefit some industrial finishers.
Bruce Ushiro - Chrysler Corp.
This Chrysler assembly plant is utilizing a full body powder coating
system that is applying a primer-surface material over electrocoat.
The challenges of applying a powder over e-coat will be discussed
along with the methods to overcome those challenges.
Dr. Frederick S. Mandel - Ferro Corp.
The quest for an alternative method of producing power coatings has
beendriven by a need for lower processing temperatures, increases in
quality, and better particle size control. This presentation will
introduce a newmethod of producing powder coatings which provides the
lower processingtemperatures that have been sought. Goals include:
increased dispersion; superior gloss control; better hiding; rigid
color adherence; and tighter controlof particle size
distribution.
Five workshops make up POWDER COATING '96's Workshop Series. Each workshop will be offered twice...on Wednesday from 1:00 - 3:00 PM and on Thursday from 8:30 - 10:30 AM. Workshop leaders are listed with their work-shops. Be sure to indicate on your registration form, which workshops you will attend.
Brad Gruss, Fremont Industries
The Pretreatment Workshop will explore the importance of cleaning,
common mistakes to avoid, counterflowing rinses, and energy
conservation in washers. Actual parts displaying various problems
encountered in the pretreatment process will be used in a hands-on
portion of this workshop. Attendees and workshop leaders will discuss
how toresolve these problems.
LEADERS: Steve Houston, O'Brien PowderProducts;
Steve Kiefer, Morton International;
RogerCummings, H.B. Fuller Co.;
Rob Wick, Raabe Corp.
This workshop is designed to assist you with the quality control of
your powder coating from the time it is delivered to your facility
until the time your coated product is shipped. A fictional part will
be shown through an entire coating operation, with all quality
control steps discussed in detail. The focus will be on a process to
control consistency in the finished product.
Alan McLaughlin, Milbank Systems, Inc.
This workshop will cover the design, operation, performance standards
and troubleshooting of both convection and infrared type curing
ovens.
Dave Meissner, Jervis B. Webb Co.; Lee Cullen, Mighty
Hook
Material handling is an extremely important consideration in the
overall success of your powder coating operation. You need to look
for the most efficient way to transport your product through the
process. Some of the issues and how they affect your material
handling systems to be covered in this workshop include: choosing the
right conveyor & its installation, principles of rack design with
emphasis on achieving maximum line density and more.
Lois Pozega, Nordson Corp.; Jim Darland, Gema
I n order to get the most out of your powder coating system, you need
to beable to service, maintain and operate the equipment to its peak
performance. This workshop will assist you in developing a program of
plannedmaintenance procedures, including an overview of daily, weekly
and periodictasks that should be done to achieve better performance
and longer life for yourapplication and recovery equipment.
Patrick Schoening, Sr. Project Engineer, General Motors
and
Dave O'Ryan, Dir. of Marketing, ABB Flexible Automation
Mr. Schoening and Mr. O'Ryan will review the mission, goals &
objectives, research & development and progress of the automotive
Low Emission Paint Consortiums' (LEPC) powder clear coat test
facility in Wixom, Michigan. This lively discussion will include a
detailed look at the design and construction of the facility, funded
by the BigThree automakers under the U.S. Council for Automotive
Research. Results of powder clear coat application and testing
performed to date will be presented and discussed. You'll want to be
sure to join us for this interesting closing presentation and
luncheon!