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Coating Powders and Their Application: A Practical Guide

written by Mike Cowley & Malcolm Griffiths of Ad Qual Castech Ltd, edited by Dr Nigel Whitehouse of PRA.

The introduction of coating powders 50 years ago must have seemed a novelty at the time, with perhaps little hope of major commercialisation. However, in this new Millennium they offer an environmentally compliant and user-friendly approach to the industrial application of coatings. Recent estimates show an ever-increasing market share with figures suggesting that nearly 15% of the global market may now be taken by coating powder.

What of the future? In this new practical guide to coating powders and their application we hope to provide not only a primer to knowledge and understanding of these solventless materials but also a stepping stone for those new to the subject to discover the coating materials, applications, techniques, and opportunities.

The following topics are covered:

  • History
  • What are Coating Powders?
  • Coating Powder Manufacture
  • Types of Coating Powder
  • How to Make the Choice?
  • Coating Powder Application
  • Why Powder Coat?
  • Substrates and Pre-Treatment
  • Pre-Treatment
  • Handling During Processing
  • Fluidised Bed Method of Application
  • Electrostatic Spray Application
  • Powder Recovery
  • Ovens-Melt, Flow and Cure
  • Testing of Materials and Coatings
  • Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
  • Health, Safety and the Environment
Coating Powders Cover

About the authors

Mike Cowley and Malcolm Griffiths constitute Ad Qual Castech Ltd, offering advisory & training Services for the finishing industry. They are the joint tutors on PRA's Powder Coating Technology training course.

Price

The Guide costs £35 plus post and packing. See our online books order form for details on how to order.

Note on terminology: Powder coating is the process used to apply coating powders to substrates to produce powder coatings. You may also find 'coating powders' more loosely referred to (e.g. by many major manufacturers) as 'powder coatings'.

Wiley Books

PRA is able to offer a number of publications published by Wiley. These include:

Title Editor / Author Price
[GBP] 		ISBN Details
Automotive Paints and Coatings Hans-Joachim Streitberger & Karl-Friedrich Dössel £110.00 9783527309719 Now in its second edition and still the only book of its kind, this is an authoritative treatment of all stages of the coating process — from body materials, paint shop design, and pre-treatment, through primer surfacers and top coats. New topics of interest covered are colour control, specification and testing of coatings, as well as quality and supply concepts, while valuable information on capital and legislation aspects is given. Invaluable for engineers in the automotive and paints and coatings industry as well as for students in the field.
         
Failure Analysis of Paints and Coatings Dwight. G. Weldon £100.00 0471490725 Written by an analytical Coatings Chemist and consultant with eighteen years of experience solvent coatings problems, this is the first book that is devoted entirely to failure analysis of these problems. It deals with field and laboratory methods (both analytical and physical) involved in determining the causes of premature paint and coatings failures in the commercial and industrial arena. Practical examples are included to show both the thought processes behind such investigations and how the individual techniques complement each other.
         
Handbook of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, 2 volume set Krister Holmberg £395.00 0471490830 This handbook is the only reference work of its kind in the important field of applied surface and colloid chemistry. Unique in scope and including an enormous wealth of mainly practically orientated information, it treats the topic in a thorough and comprehensive manner.

Written by an international team of scientists, this work will be essential reading for all those in industrial and academic institutions carrying out colloid and surfactant research, development and manufacture.

         
Billmeyer and Saltzman's Principles of Colour Technology (3rd Edition) Roy. S. Berns £76.95 047119459X The Third Edition of Billmeyer and Saltzman's Principles of Colour Technology combines the clarity and ease of use of earlier editions with two decades of advancement in the theory and technology of colour. Defining colour as "a certain kind of light, its effect on the human eye or (more important of all) the result of this effect in the mind of the viewer", the book offers detailed coverage of colour, colorants, the coloring or materials, and reproducing the colour of materials through imaging.

Supplemented with copius numerical examples, graphs and illustrations that clarify and explain complex material, as well as sidebars that present technical details in a well-organised, accessible manner, this excellent and exciting introduction for newcomers to the field is also a valuable reference for experienced colour technologists, colour specialitsts, chemical and industrial engineers, computer scientists, research scientists and mathematicians interested in colour.

         
Applications of Synthetic Resin Latices, Three Volume Set H Warson, C. A. Finch £475.00 0471560367 Volume One surveys the fundamentals of polymer chemistry, the principles and practice of emulsion polymerization and the resulting latices and their properties in relation to the requirements of specific applicaitons.

Volume Two describes the principles of the formulation, manufacture and application properties of water-based emulsion paints and related surface coatings.

Volume Three covers the principles and practice of use of latex-based systems in building and construction products, paper coating, textile treatment, polishes, leather finishing and other specialised applications.

Other Books

Other books and publications are also available to order from PRA. Below you will find a list of publications currently available:

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Author / Publisher

Price (£ Sterling [GBP])

ISBN

Details
Minerals and Pigments for Paint in Europe - A Strategic Analysis and Forecast
 
Please note: we regret that this book is not available in the PRA Library and we are unable to offer a copy for loan.		 Materials Markets Consulting £1900.00   A 200-page report providing:
  • consumption volume and value for each mineral and pigment;
  • key trends in mineral usage by paint type;
  • producers, trends in consumption, outlook for each mineral and pigment;
  • profiles of 11 leading paint manufacturers in Europe;
  • market forecasts;
  • profiles of over 25 minerals and pigments producers.