Coating system

HCA Coating, a specialist in the application of industrial powder coatings to metal substrates, recently approached the Southampton branch of surface coatings technology specialist, Hi-Tec Spray to 'test drive' an ITW Gema Optiflex powder coating system. So successful was the trial that HCA bought three units.

The user-friendly Optiflex power management system offers up to 20 coating programs and three pre-set standard programs for flat parts, complex parts and re-coat, which can be achieved without the need to preheat, so saving on oven costs. The control unit ensures uniform powder transport capability enabling precision application with reproducible results for standard or metallic finishes and no re-visits. The saving on powder was estimated at 12 - 17%.