Powder coatings for new markets; innovative technologies for coating development

A customer coating in constant evolution: Sercolor case

Quality and development of powder coating cycle of aluminium profiles starting from the metal alloy

Ecocoatech the thematic exhibition of Lamiera 2017

Competence and organization for an efficient and quality powder coating service

Competence and organization are two rewarding factors for 

third parties’ painters: we discussed about it with  

Marco Borgolotto, manager at Colorema, a company with two 

locations, the headquarters in Canzo (province of Como), 

and the “branch” in Calco (province of Lecco), within the 

client company of which is a service provider.

“Our company is an historic company of Como’s area: 

steadily growing, the relocation was a challenge that we

have taken thanks to the trust of our customer, who as the 

production site in Calco, which required a quality service 

tailored to the company's production times. The decision 

to install a new plant comes from the fact that we have 

seen increasing the number of trips from Calco to Canzo 

and vice versa, a problem that over time had become 

unmanageable and economically unsustainable. 

Thanks to the valuable advice of Pier Luigi Vertova, 

Ripol’s local agent, the one who provides us with powder 

coatings, we built the new production center and at the 

same time we have implemented the branch’s plant in Cantù 

in order to maintain our painted product’s quality”.

The "delocalized" expansion is very interesting: the client company, Satech Safety Technology, that operates in security arrangements for plants, decided to delegate all the finishing process to a subcontractor located in the same production area: flexibility, production time’s adaptation, constant control, logistics efficiency and competence are the reasons for this choice. Forms of close cooperation between customer and contractor as this one are not unusual: for example, it is quite common in overall automotive industry’s context (see VI 524/2011), less common in other sectors.

Sirca goes on with the meetings with architects and designers through the Architects Territorial Platform

Automation: sustainable quality and productivity in Calligaris

Strategies for managing change

Decoration workshop

The decoration workshops were born in 2012 to meet the need to achieve finished product with in­creasingly high level in order to guarantee our customers an always higher quality. Decoration process in Sice Pre­vit Company goes from classical finish of the furnishings up to innovative wall finishes which follow contemporary trends, as well as the customers’ stylistic needs. The team consists of seven decorators, each one with his specific and highly professional skills. This close-knit team is the real resource of this department. The passion that cha­racterizes our decorators and their different backgrounds allow having a greater creative capacity thus giving an ad­ded value to the entire productive process… 

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Harps: artisanal historical masterpieces, waterborne coated by a cutting-edge plant

It is true that an instrument intended for high-level

professional performances, under the judgment of

an expert public, it must guarantee first of all that

the instrument has been built in order to avoid any

inappropriate sounds, but all the productive processes

we visited all even the less important, are so refined, to

understand what means a “Salvi harp”.

We ask Gabriele Dutto, manager of the company

together with we visited the company, if the coating

process of the instrument has only an aesthetic

function; he answered that: «the soundboard,

due to strings’tension- it can reach a carrying capacity

of 1200 kg-tends to deform, even if the parts needed to

built are stored in a well-ventilated and heated room

for about 4 months. For this reason coating in

addition to meet high aesthetic requirements, must be

elastic so that it absorbs the dimensional changes of

the instrument and will not “break” the film».

In brief: all the instrument components are prepared

in the joinery then they area pre-assembled creating

a “raw harp” (as we call it), whose validity is carefully

checked in order to guarantee the right functioning

(the assembly of the various components is so perfect,

that at the end it looks like a unique item).

All the components are then disassembled and coated,

to be next assembled again to built the “definite harp”, at

least in terms of structure, not yet tested in its primary

function, the sound production: the specialists of the

company (harp tuners and harpists), must do it later.

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Tradition, high technology, quality and design in kitchen

THE IMPORTANCE OF FINISHES

Quality furniture requires an appropriate coating,

which meets at the same time, protection and aesthetic

needs, especially now when architects and designers

are increasingly directed towards the use of material

“as it is”.

«We need always more to use “natural effect” coatings

–tells us Nicola Stangherlin architect.

In particular for Minà collection, which includes

modern kitchens (island or wall), which remember the

industrial style ones (with for example many details

made of cast-iron); we needed finishes reproducing

the iron effect (corten, oxidation in its

different shades, zinc).

The coatings’ role is essential: they do not only

reproduce materials, but the effects too, in addition to

have aesthetic and protective functions».

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A material surface for the facade of the University of Hertfordshire’s Science Building

The Science Building, on the one hand, fully expresses its function through a maximum reduction of
the elements, while on the other, the choice of an ‘emotional’ coating, linked to materials that resonate with revisited local traditions, addressing the facade’s theme with suggestive implications. The building’s ‘skin’ - with the exclusion of the north wall - is composed of a double facade whose external part is composed of rectangular modules of drilled metal panels, which, in addition to acting as solar shades, create a ‘waved’ effect thanks to the disposition “open/close“ of the rectangular panels. The internal wrapper is a glass parallelepiped with exposed steel stringcourses.

The southwest corner marks the entrance, obtained by a hollowing out both the parallelepiped in bottom half as well as the top half, in which a symbolic tree will be placed.
The characteristic coating of the drilled metal panels is obtained with a special powder coating- Patina collection by Adapta Color, based in Pensicola, Spain, color Turquoise Cooper - accentuates the facades dynamic ‘wave’ effect which varies with the incidence of the light and the perspective of the observer. The bicolor effect obtained is very ‘material’ as it creatively reproduces oxidized copper.
The low environmental impact powder coating creates a suggestive effect, which would otherwise be difficult to achieve, except and at an extremely high cost, using copper, the inspired material.

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Heat Resistant Coatings

Seminario Heat Resistant Coatings
Verniciatura resistente al calore: qualità ed economicità
a cura di ANVER, Sala Mascagni, Uff.Stampa, Pad. 4/5 - 25 Febbraio 2016


L’ANVER – Associazione Verniciatori Industriali e la rivista Verniciatura Industriale hanno organizzato questo convegno per presentare le nuove soluzioni per il pretrattamento e la verniciatura di manufatti che producono calore ed energia quali camini, stufe e caldaie, i cui materiali devono poter resistere alle alte temperature e contemporaneamente mantenere un alto livello di finitura estetica.
L’incontro focalizzerà quindi l’attenzione sulle possibili problematiche legate all’introduzione di prodotti e apparecchiature a basso impatto ambientale,creando un filo diretto con gli utilizzatori finali e sottolineerà l’importanza nell’utilizzo delle apparecchiature innovative che permettono di ottenere notevoli risparmi produttivi.

Il programma

10.00 L'Anver e le sue attività dedicate alle vernici termoresistenti, Danilo O. Malavolti, Anver
10.15 Rivestimenti in polvere resistenti alle alte temperature per la protezione di stufe, caminetti, termocucine, barbecue e altri manufatti Fabio Pedron, Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings
10.30 Protezione termostabile della verniciatura di metalli Walter Bissoli - Alberto Filippa, PPg Univer
11.00 Vernici all’acqua termoresistenti Alfredo Signorelli, Philip Jennen, PLP
11.30 Linea Hydrotherm - Pitture siliconiche all’acqua per alte temperature, senza cottura a forno Marco Trentini, Ti.Pi.Ci
12.00 Come risparmiare il 30% nei forni di cottura di vernici liquide e in polvere con bruciatori in “vena d’aria” Renzo Scavini, Savim Europe
12.30 Biomasse per la produzione di energia termica negli impianti di verniciatura: risparmio del 50% Massimo V. Malavolti, Anver
12.45 Fervor: la specifica di qualità della verniciatura termoresistente Danilo O. Malavolti, Anver


ANVER/La Rivista del Colore Srl
Via Torri Bianche, 3P - 20059 Vimercate MB
Tel. +39 039 9633500
e-mail: info@anver.org, info@larivistadelcolore.com
Internet: www.anver.org, www.larivistadelcolore.com

Vernici effetto "metallo" all'acqua per il decking

L'importanza che ricopre la finitura si riscontra sensibilmente nell'attuale tendenza a mantenere l'aspetto naturale del materiale utilizzato, che diventa in questo modo utilizzabile in svariati contesti e con diverse valenze. Grazie alla continua ricerca e sperimentazione di rivestimenti materici, anche chi lavora il legno è in grado di renderlo simile al metallo.
È ciò che succede, per esempio, alla Ravaioli Legnami di Bagnacavallo, in provincia di Ravenna che, in sinergia con la ICA di Civitanova Marche, ha messo a punto un'innovativa linea di finiture ad effetto "metallo" che, oltre a migliorare ed innovare l'aspetto estetico del pino, ne aumenta la resistenza agli agenti atmosferici.
I prodotti Arborea Metal di ICA usati da Ravaioli per il decking e per i rivestimenti di facciate, oltre che essere a basso impatto ambientale, sono caratterizzati da un'elevata resistenza ai raggi UV e da un'ottima durezza superficiale, necessaria soprattutto per la pavimentazione, sottoposta di continuo al calpestio.
Insomma, un esempio sorprendente del ruolo fondamentale che ricoprono le vernici: estetico, protettivo ed ecologico.

Nell'ambito delle manifestazioni Samumetal e Samuplast, Anver organizza il convegno risparmio 2016 per presentare le ultime novità e le possibilità di risparmio nella verniciatura di metalli e plastica. Convegno Risparmio 2016 INNOVAZIONE E RISPARMIO NELLA VERNICIATURA DI METALLI E PLASTICA FEBBRAIO 5 c/o Samuexpo Fiera di Pordenone Mattina - ore 9.30 Pomeriggio - ore 14.30 Viale Treviso 1 - Pordenone PARTECIPA Modalità di partecipazione INGRESSO GRATUITO Per partecipare al convegno è necessario inviare una mail a: info@anver.org  entro e non oltre martedì 2.02.2016   Modalità d’ingresso al quartiere fieristico: Riservato agli operatori del settore, ingresso gratuito. Registrazione obbligatoria. Maggiori info sulla fiera: www.samuexpo.com Il programma: Samumetal  ore  9.30 Registrazione ore 10.00 Il pretrattamento nanotecnologico di sgrassaggio dei supporti metallici preverniciatura: qualità, risparmio e ambiente Ciro Poggioli, STS ore 10.20 Efficienza nell’ambito della verniciatura industriale con il processo di pretrattamento monostadio Carlo Guidetti, Chemtec ore 10.40 L’autoforesi e il risparmio del 20-30% rispetto alla cataforesi Pierluigi Cerioli, Henkel ore 11.00 L’azoto in sostituzione dell’aria compressa nell’applicazione di vernici in polvere: risparmio del 20% Ottavio Milli, Eurosider ore 11.20 Esempi industriali di utilizzo dell’azoto come veicolo di erogazione polveri Dino Cancellier, Cancellier Impianti ore 11.40 La cataforesi e la cottura a 130 °C: risparmio energetico del 30% Stefano Lazzerini, Arsonsisi ore 12.00 Dibattito   Samuplast ore  14.30 Registrazione ore 15.00 Preparazione del supporto plastico: • Il trattamento fisico di pulizia del supporto prevernicitura con il plasma a pressione atmosferica Giovanni Zambon, Plasmatreat • Il pretrattamento chimico nanotecnologico di sgrassaggio dei supporti plastici preverniciatura Alberto Farinelli, STS ore 16.00 L’azoto in sostituzione dell’aria compressa nell’applicazione di vernici liquide al solvente e all’acqua: risparmio del 20-25% Ottavio Milli, Eurosider ore 16.20 Verniciatura UV di materiali plastici: qualità, ambiente, economicità Stefano Lazzerini, Arsonsisi ore 16.40 Stampaggio di materie plastiche e contemporanea verniciatura a polveri David Pellicer, Adapta Color ore 17.00 Dibattito   Mappa: Friend on Facebook | Forward to Friend

Innovation and new technologies in Euromask’s service: samples in 3 days!

As known, since 20 years Euromask is a leader in production

and trade of professional masking systems for every surface treatments: from liquid to powder coatings, from galvanic to sandblasting processes, masking tapes, silicone and rubber plugs, caps protections and hanging hooks.

In fact, Euromask is always in the forefront developing new technologies and productive/management processes in order to provide the best service to its customers, trying to improve and evolve itself as market require, right as a leader does.

That’s why with pride, Euromask is announcing the power to provide hanging hooks and mold samples for every appliance within record time!

Thanks to the new hook-machine for steel wires from 1,5 to 5 mm, Euromask will be able to dispatch huge quantity of hooks within 6 working days. In this way Euromask triples its daily output and is able to supply the growing demand of hooks, maintaining its “first-in, first-out” method.

But… that’s far from enough!

As a matter of fact, thanks to a new evolutionary step, Euromask developed a new technology in order to create and produce custom silicone samples suitable for many applications, high temperature and chemical bath processes included.

What to do? Simply provide a technical drawing or a physical sample of the part that needs to be masked. Than, Euromask’s experts will create a 3D drawing needful to produce a customer’s preliminary test silicone sample within record times: from 3 to 5 working day that depends on the complexity of the final object. This is a real improve, compared to the average timing of the market!

Moreover, the most important aspect is that once the sample is accepted by the customer, it will be perfectly the same in dimensions and features to the future product range.

In summary, Euromask shows once more its market leadership and won’t stops to challenge itself, in order to improve its own quality and its services for all customers.

Save time in the lab

Mettler Toledo announces the launch of a series of updates to its portfolio including the solutions for weighing and batching. Target: saving time and increasing lab productivity without sacrificing efficiency.

The Swiss manufacturer of laboratory equipment – as can be read in the press release sent to the editorial office by Kelly Warren (Fathom Columbus) – entrusts Erwin Studer, production consultant and efficiency expert, to develop a checklist that can help improving productivity in the laboratory.

“Laboratories – points out  Erwin Studer – experience a pressure to provide efficient performance. Process optimization can help improve efficiency and productivity in the laboratory. The application of efficiency principles allows laboratories to better understand the workload and the requirements in terms of resources in order to improve delivery times and reduce costs.

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