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Some of the products powder-coated by Sud-Ouest Laquage (Barbezieux, France).
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The Key Role of Multi-Metal Pre-Treatment in Improving Powder Coating Adhesion and Quality Monica Fumagalli ipcm®
The integration of a 5-stage automatic multi-metal pre-treatment tunnel in its powder coating department has enabled Sud-Ouest Laquage to improve paint adhesion on steel and aluminium substrates and, thanks to the faster production process, deliver high-quality products within just a few days, thus optimising its ability to penetrate markets other than its own.
F
or more than twenty years, the art of transforming metal has
of product quality, led this French company to create a new production
been one of the specialisations of Charente Pliage, a company
unit dedicated exclusively to powder coating small and large products.
based in Montboyer (France) machining and painting aluminium,
Charente Pliage thus founded Sud-Ouest Laquage in 2021. It set it up
stainless steel, galvanised steel, and other components, be they
with a shot blasting cabin, a metallisation cabin, a powder coating booth,
mass produced or made to measure for the architectural sector. The
and two curing ovens, all supplied by Industrie-Systèmes (Bouches du
continuous search for solutions capable of preempting the needs of
Rhône, France), which has been offering turnkey painting products and
the market and reducing process times, without of course losing sight
equipment since 1985.
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