With a 75-foot long oven, the entire automated track circuit measures close to 200 feet long.
Powder coating is a coating that is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder. The coating is applied electrostatically and is cured under heat, allowing it to flow and form a ‘skin’.
An Eco-Friendly Process That’s Controlled Entirely In-House.
All powder coating is performed in-house with our powder coating booth and 75-foot (25-meter) conveyorized oven.
Because no carrier fluid evaporates, the coating process emits few volatile organic compounds (VOC) and is deemed environmentally friendly.
All powder coating is performed in-house with our powder coating booth and conveyorized oven.
Agam uses an electrostatic gun to spray the powder. This gun imparts a positive electric charge to the powder, which is sprayed towards the grounded object by mechanical or compressed air. This powerful electrostatic charge is accelerated toward the parts to be coated.
When a thermoset powder is exposed to elevated temperature, it begins to melt, flows out, and chemically reacts to form a higher molecular weight polymer in a network-like structure. This cure process, called crosslinking, requires a certain temperature for a certain length of time in order to reach full cure and to establish the full film properties for which the material was designed. Agam cures most powders at 410°F for 15 minutes, but the curing schedule may vary according to different types of powder.
To achieve a curing time of 10 minutes, Agam has built a 75-foot (25-meter) convection oven. The parts are run through the oven via a conveyor which runs at 4 feet per minute (1.20 meters per minute), an automated process which achieves the required baking time.
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