Powder Coated Tough - Fall/Winter 2007 - (Page 26) Pretreatment After installing the one-step pretreatment process, Boehm reports that he no longer has to rework any parts. The powder bonds tightly to the surface for a fine finish like the one seen on this engine block (left) and these wheels (below). Right for Your Process? Because no process is appropriate for every application, here is a list of benefits and limitations of this onestep process. cement floor. In September 2006, Boehm moved to ✔ Simplicity and stability. a larger location, and he says that he will ✔ Overall cost savings. (An ROI calculator is be growing again soon. Bridgeport available to assist in determining what Powder Works now treats thousands of levels of savings can be achieved for a parts in a somewhat larger dip tank. given user.) Boehm says that the only mainte✔ Small footprint. nance involves running the solution ✔ Ease of maintenance and operation. through a bag filter to collect metal ✔ No heat required. fines, dirt, etc., and adding to it every so ✔ Protection against flash rust. often to keep the level up. The parts are ✔ Friendly to the environment. immersed in the solution, with agitation provided by a pump, for about 60 Limitations seconds. He then pulls them out to drip ✔ Because there is no heat and low pressure, it does not remove high melting or air blow dry. Boehm says, “We have point waxes and stearates that are only had independent salt spray testing effectively eliminated with high heat and done, and the [one-step chemical] heavy impingement. passed everything.” ✔ Not designed as a scale or rust remover. Steve works on both large and small ✔ Does not provide corrosion resistance at orders, including cars, motorcycles, the level of chrome. household and kitchen items, sports and hobby items, machine and fabricating Benefits shop parts, and industrial manufacturing parts. Given his own disability, Steve says the company is especially proud to service Amigo Mobility International Inc. and to be part of the work they do for the disabled. Sharon Spielman is editor of Powder Coated Tough. She can be reached at 847302-2648 or via e-mail at sspielman@powdercoating.org. To learn about this one-step pretreatment process, contact Mary Carpenter, president of Carpenter Chemicals LC, Alexandria, Va., at 866-683-1570 or via e-mail at info@cc-lc.com, or visit www.cc-lc.com. For information about TriMech Finishing Solutions Inc., Kitchener, Ont., contact Jeff Thomas at 519-342-5647 or via e-mail at jeff@trimechfinishing.com. Or, visit www.trimechfinishing.com. To contact Bridgeport Powder Works, call 989-7460231 or e-mail saboehm50@hotmail.com. 26 Powder Coated Tough http://www.cc-lc.com http://www.trimechfinishing.com
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