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Electrocoat for the Agriculture, Construction and Earth Moving (ACE) and Home Appliance Markets from Axalta Carlos Rodriguez Santamarta and Werner Lehnard Axalta Coating Systems – Köln, Germany
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carlos.rodriguez-santamarta@axaltacs.com, werner.lehnard@axaltacs.com
oday’s ultra-competitive agriculture, construction and earth moving (ACE) and home appliance markets demand coatings expertise in quality, productivity and environmental responsibility. Advanced e-coat products have been successfully meeting or exceeding stringent manufacturer and regulatory requirements for more than 40 years. E-coats are applied not just to tractors, heavy equipment and appliances, but also
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to other metal fabricated products, including automobile bodies and parts, electrical switch gear and radiators. Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has many years experience and a good reputation for its AquaEC e-coat technology. The products support users by helping to increase business profitability and to reduce the process costs while still achieving a world-class performance.
N. 48 - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 - international PAINT&COATING magazine
E-coat has a number of advantages that have contributed to it being so widely used. First, it is suitable for use on a very wide range of metal materials. The application process is relatively quick and clean – no overspray and no droplet - and deposits a very uniform coating thickness without any porosity. And the application process is usually automated, which means reduced labour costs compared to other coating processes coupled with easy control