SUCCESS STORIES
Blasting with Stainless Steel - High Durability, Lower Wear, More Control
W
hat if your company can’t find
powder coating support,” remembers Jo
Coatings is an exception among them
a supplier that can meet your
Tilkin. “From our own experience, we knew
because they specialized in coating pieces
powder coating needs? The
exactly what metal processing companies
of large dimensions (Fig. 2). “Last summer
Tilkin family provided a solution in 1998 by
needed but we had to first familiarize
we purchased a new curing oven which is
jumping into the unknown world of powder
ourselves with the powder coating process.
able to handle work pieces up to 18 x 3.6
coating specialization. Today, after 20 years
At the beginning what we lacked in
x 3.6 m (60 x 12 x 12 ft). It is the largest in
of consistent growth, this Belgian company
knowledge, we made up for with courage
the Benelux countries. If a structure won’t © Ekkow Photography
services the Benelux countries with the largest curing oven. Purchasing the oven was the result
fit in our oven, then it won’t fit on the transport vehicle. Our customers are
of implementing a
now able to fabricate
philosophy of being
their structures in
able to measure each
one step and have
process step in a detailed
them completely
manner, in order to be
powder coated,
able to achieve constant
which is an enormous
improvement.
advantage. The new
This philosophy is
oven has opened up
what led Tilkin Powder
other opportunities
Coatings to switch to
in new markets,
VULKAN INOX’s stainless
including neighbouring
steel grit blast media,
countries.”
GRITTAL® (Fig. 1). With this decision, the desired surface quality is consistently achieved, dust disposal is
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Figure 1: Tilkin Powder Coatings has selected VULKAN INOX’s stainless steel grit blast media, GRITTAL® in order to improve its blasting process.
significantly reduced and cost efficiency is increased.
With Courage and Passion Powder coating specialist Tilkin began
Quality Through Process Monitoring An additional strength of Tilkin Powder
and passion. Our name stands for quality,
Coatings can be found in their complete
and this is something we work hard for
process monitoring and traceability of all
every day.”
production steps. “Industry 4.0 has been in use here for 10 years,” comments Jo Tilkin.
construction and currently has 30
Largest Curing Oven in the Benelux Countries
employees. Michel Tilkin and his children,
In the early years, the biggest challenge
only possible to retrace production quality
Jo and Rosy, have experienced continuous
was to convince customers about the
if you are able to measure everything and
development since their beginning. “In the
advantages of powder coating. Today, the
therefore guarantee quality for yourself and
1990s, there were very few companies in
process is established and the demand
for the customer. This is very important to
the Tongeren region of Belgium that were
for it has grown tremendously, so has the
us, since the quality of powder coating is
able to provide blasting, metalizing and
number of powder coaters. Tilkin Powder
often displayed years after being applied.”
its business activity in metal building
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“Our own ERP System has time and again driven us to achieve greater perfection. It is