The History of Powder Coating Guns
It was the military that first looked into developing a process for coating metal parts to protect them. Powder coating is useful because it can be applied in low temperature environments, which makes it ideal for protecting sensitive equipment on planes and tanks. It doesn’t create any harmful byproducts either, so it’s safe for the environment, and the personnel who work with it.
The military experimented with powder coating guns
in the late 1940s. At that time, it was already well known that power coating metal parts could protect them from corrosion. It was also well established that the process allowed for non-contact application of anti-corrosive material to relatively delicate components like aircraft engine components and plane propellers.
The problem was that powder coating guns had to use a compressor,
which would have been impractical for the military. The demand from the defense industry, however, led companies to establish their own research and development departments in order to meet requirements. In fact, it was 3M who took up the challenge, and developed the first airless powder coating gun for use with both spraying and powder.
For some reason, it took until 1978 before precursors to today’s most common technology were developed, but one of the first guns was used by Boeing. Powder coating quickly became popular in commercial aerospace applications because it allowed them to reduce weight while increasing fuel efficiency.
But it wasn’t until the mid-1990s that powder coating really took off, with companies like Sate and Oregon becoming household names. These two pioneers helped to popularize the process by demonstrating its potential in new industries, which led to widespread commercial application for things like steel beams. The advent of color powder coatings made the process even more useful.
Today, powder coating is a well-developed process that is used in a number of niche commercial applications. It’s also being developed further, to find new applications as the result of cheaper materials and better equipment. For example, it can now be applied to plastics as well as metal parts, which opens up a lot of possibilities.
Powder coating is ideal for protecting sensitive equipment on planes and tanks. Not only does it protect them, but it also allows companies to reduce weight while increasing fuel efficiency.
Powder coating guns didn’t catch on right away,
but today they are used in a number of niche commercial applications. The use of color powder coatings has made the process even more useful.
Today, powder coating is a well-developed process that is used in a number of niche commercial applications and it’s also being developed further to find new applications because of cheaper materials and better equipment. For example, it can now be applied to plastics as well as metal parts, which opens up a lot of possibilities.
Color powder coatings have made the process even more useful. The use of color powder coatings has made the process even more useful.
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