The Atoll Shopping Centre in France is one excellent example where powder coating plays a key part in the visual appearance of a building. Constructed as the first eco friendly retail centre it is a 92000m2 building and is credited with being the largest private construction project of its kind carried out in the country. […]
Powder Coating
The different types of aluminium finishes
If you are an architect working on a design for a building, colour choices will be important to you. You will know that cladding, hardware, signs and interior finishes will all have colours chosen to match the style of the construction project and to ensure all building elements are in harmony with each other. For […]
Pretreatment of Aluminium Before Powder Coating
In most buildings you will see metal components that are coloured in some way. These will usually have been polyester powder coated. Whilst the finished colours look great it is the Pretreatment of Aluminium before powder coating that is most important. Polyester powder coating is applied to doors and windows, curtain walling, aluminium panels, building fascias, […]
How to ensure powder coating specifications are adhered to
Preparing the specification for polyester powder coating will normally be the architect’s responsibility after the colour has been agreed with the client. The choice of colour should be clear and without ambiguity to ensure there is no confusion. Polyester powder coaters won’t often get involved in the specification process for the colour. However the specialist […]
The powder coating process explained.
Aluminium windows, doors, curtain walling and aluminium framing are mostly polyester powder coated today. Powder coating is now the preferred way of finishing metal windows and doors. The powder coating of aluminium window products is a sophisticated one, calling for a sophisticated process of pretreatment, cleaning and painting. The powder coating process produces a painted […]