Canadian Finishing & Coatings Manufacturing Magazine November/December 2021 - 23

INDUSTRIAL FINISHING: AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS
Additional research from Researchandmarkets.com says the
automotive industry is witnessing an overall increase in the R&D
and deployment of protective paints and coatings.
" Leading automotive coating producers are developing
solutions which enable faster preparation and drying times, " the
researchers say.
The report also says coatings producers are putting an
emphasis on paints which enable painters to make small scratch
repairs without using costly clear coatings. And, with stricter
environmental regulations and industry efforts, development of
waterborne coatings that minimize waste and reduce airborne
emissions is also prominent.
Covestro, which describes itself as a supplier of premium
polymers, agrees and has categorized these main trends driving
change in automotive coatings into five areas: increased vehicle
usage, sustainability, luxurious interiors, process efficiency, and
consolidation.
INCREASED VEHICLE USAGE
Passenger vehicles are being driven more often than ever,
Covestro says. Due to new consumer business models like
ridesharing services, and overall longer vehicle lifespans,
consumers are using their cars a lot more frequently, and for a lot
longer. The inevitable wear and tear that is a result of these shifts
has left the automotive industry in need of especially robust and
durable materials to combat the effects of extra use.
Ultra-durable technologies like raw materials for scratchresistant
coatings, burnish-resistant matte finish coatings,
and self-healing coatings are all ways to help extend the vitality
of vehicles. Temporary, peelable coatings can also be used to
protect vulnerable vehicle exterior parts that are subject to
heavy exposure, while high-performing adhesives offer humidity
resistance for interior components.
SUSTAINABILITY
Consumers across many markets are demanding more
environmentally friendly products, and the automotive is not
exempt. The trend toward sustainability demands a shift to more
environmentally conscious vehicles, materials and processes,
and is also driving increased health and safety improvements for
assembly and end use.
Materials can help to enable safe and sustainable vehicles
with technologies like bio-based polyurethane dispersions and
waterborne alternatives that replace traditional solventborne
solutions. In addition to exterior coating solutions, waterbased
raw materials for textile coatings provide protection,
performance, and aesthetics for interior surfaces through the
adoption of polyurethane synthetics.
Options such as DirectCoating technology from Covestro
offers a very low VOC solution with no overspray and fewer
health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) concerns.
In the DirectCoating process, the plastic substrate is first
injected into the cavity of a mold. The resulting component
is then transferred to a second, slightly wider mold with its
ABRASIVE ACRYLIC ADDITIVES ACRYLIC RESIN ADHESION AGGLOMERATE AIR CAP/NOZZLE AIR VELOCITY AIR VOLUME ALKALI AMBIEN
ANCHOR PATTERN APPLICATION AQUEOUS ARCING B-STAGING BACK IONIZATION BLAST CLEANING BLACKED ISOCYANATE BONDING
BTU CARTRIDGE BOOTH CARTRIDGE COLLECTOR CATALYST CLEANER CLEAR COAT COALESCENT FILTER COLOR CHIP COMPLIANCE
COATING COMPLIANCE COATING CORROSION CHARGING COUNTERFLOW CRATERING CREEPAGE CROSS CONTAMINATION CUBIC FEET
PER MINUTE CURE CYCLONE DECORATIVE COATING DEFLECTOR DEIONIZED WATER DELAMINATION DELIVERY DISCOLORATION DOI
DOWN-DRAFT BOOTH DRAG-OUT DRY FILM THICKNESS EDGE COVERAGE ELECTRODE ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY TECHNIQUE EPOXY ETCH
EXTRUDER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FADING FAN PATTERN FAN SPRAY NOZZLE FARADAY CAGE EFFECT FEED HOPPER
FERROUS FILLER FILM BUILD FILM THICKNESS FINES FISHEYE FLASH RUSTING FLOW FLUIDIZE FPM FLUIDIZED BED GASSING GAUGE G
TIME GEYSERS GLOSS GPM GLOSS RETENTION GROUNDING GUN EXTENSION HARDENER HARDNESS HEPA FILTER HEXAVALENT CHRO
HIDING POWER HVAC HYBRID HYGROSCOPIC IMPACT FUSION INFRARED RADIATION INTEGRAL CHARGING INTERCOAT ADHESION IRON
PHOSPHATE ISOCYANATE RESINS LANCE EXTENSION LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (LEL) MAGNEHELIC GAUGE MANDREL BEND TEST MASK
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS) MATERIAL UTILIZATION MATTE MELT MIXING MIL MILD STEEL MILEAGE MILL SCALE NATIONAL
FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) NON-FERROUS NYLON ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER OFF-COLOR OHM OPACITY
ORGANIC POWDER OSCILLATOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OVERALL EFFICIENCY OVERATOMIZED OVERB
OVERSPRAY PART BRING-UP TIME PART OPENING PARTICLE SIZE PASSIVATION PH VALUE PHOSPHATE PIGMENT PINHOLING PLENUM
POLYESTER POLYETHYLENE POLYMERS POLYMERIZATION POLYPROPYLENE POLYVINYL CHLORIDE POROSITY POST-CURING POWER &
CONVEYOR POWDER PRESSURE POWDER BOOTH POWDER COATING POWDER ROOM PRETREATMENT PRIMER PRODUCTION RATE PRI
SURFACER PROFILE POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH PROFILE DEPTH PUMP PURGING PUMP SCREEN RADIATION CURE RECIPROCATOR REC
RECOAT RECLAIMED POWDER RECOVERY RESIN RECOVERY SYSTEM RESISTIVITY REVERSE OSMOSIS REWORK RUNS SALT SPRAY TEST
BLAST SANITARY PAN SCALE SCREEN MESH SIZE SEAL RINSE SEEDING SHELF LIFE SHOT BLASTING SIDE-DRAFT BOOTH SIEVE ROTARY
VIBRATORY SIEVE SILICONE SINTERING SOILS SOLVENT SPECIFIC GRAVITY SOLVENT-BORNE COATING SPECULAR GLOSS SPRAY PATTE
SPRAY-TO-WASTE OPERATION STORAGE LIFE STORAGE STABILITY SUBSTRATE SURFACE DEFECTS SURFACE PREPARATION SURFACTAN
SURGE TAKE UP TAPE ADHESION TOTAL DESOLVED SOLIDS TECHNICAL DATA SHEET (TDS) TELEGRAPHING TRIGLYCIDYL ISOCYANURAT
THEORETICAL COVERAGE THERMOCOUPLE THERMOPLASTIC THERMOSETTING THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV) THROUGHPUT TIME
WEIGHTED AVERAGE (TWA) THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE TOOTH TOTES TOXIC TRANSFER EFFICIENCY TOXICITY TRANSFORMER PNEUMAT
TRIBOCHARGING TRIGLYCIDYL ISOCYANURATE (TGIC) TRIGGERING TURBULENT FLOW TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE TWO-STAGE
COMPRESSORS ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBER (UVA) ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION UNDERATOMIZED UNDERCURED UPPER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT
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