INNOVATIONS IN SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR METAL WORKING
FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY
Metalcolor: a New Coating Plant with a Low Environmental Impact for Greater Production Versatility Barbara Pennati ipcm®
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n each issue of ipcm®, we bring examples
this purpose, Metalcolor collaborated
whereas for the pre-treatment phase we
of companies that, regardless of their
with SAVIM Europe, a company that
adopted Chemtec’s one-stage process
size, employee number, turnover, and
designs and produces both manual and
Toran 3®: an innovative technology with a
production capacity, have recognised the
automatic complete coating systems.
low environmental impact that uses organic
importance of making targeted investments
In 2016, faced with an increasing
polymers.”
to establish themselves in their target
demand and aiming at opening up to
sectors and stand out in an increasingly
new sectors, Metalcolor turned again to
fast and competitive market through very
SAVIM Europe to install a second coating
The new painting line for light carpentry components
high quality standards. An ever-changing
system. “In order to expand our service
“The layout of the first plant installed by
market, however, entails an evolution of the
range without slowing down our heavy
SAVIM includes two thermosetting powder © SAVIM Europe
demand itself. This, in turn, means that companies must cope with the most diverse needs, thus always
application booths, one automatic and one manual, an oven booth to apply liquid coatings
taking new challenges
on parts up to 14 m,
and looking for the right
and a static oven for
investment and the most
polymerising powder
suitable technological
coatings. The pre-
partner.
treatment is performed
This is the case of
with an automatic
Metalcolor (Caprazzino di
shotblasting system or, in
Sassocorvaro, PU, Italy),
the presence of complex
belonging to the Epta
shapes, with a manual
Group and specialising in the treatment and coating of metal. In 2015, it implemented an important
sandblasting operation,”
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says Davide Dini.
Figure 1: The new coating system designed by SAVIM Europe.
site expansion project (also
“Treating light carpentry workpieces in such a large system, however,
reported by ipcm®1) by moving to a 3500 m2
carpentry production rate, we installed
was uneconomical and not very productive.
facility equipped with cutting-edge systems,
a new automatic powder coating line
A new automatic line was therefore started in
with the aim of specialising in particular
devoted exclusively to the processing of
November 2016 (Fig. 1), equipped with a one-
in the treatment of large-sized parts. For
small components such as sheets and
stage pre-treatment tunnel, a drying oven, a
carters (ref. Opening photo),” explains
Wagner SuperCenter booth featuring a quick
Metalcolor production manager Davide
colour change system and 10 guns (Fig. 2),
Dini. “We relied again on SAVIM Europe,
and a bell curing oven (Fig. 3).”
1 “A coating line designed specifically for the heavy carpentry sector and to ensure maximum energy savings” ipcm®_International Paint&Coating Magazine Vol. VI, No. 35 September-October, pages 104-108
Opening photo: in order to expand its service range, Metalcolor (Caprazzino di Sassocorvaro, PU, Italy) installed a new automatic powder coating line devoted to light carpentry parts.
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