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News Release from: MacDermid | Subject: Electrophoretic lacquers
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 October 2006
Lacquer Range Expanded and Improved
MacDermid's range of electrophoretic lacquers now includes solid colours and low bake systems that crosslink around 120 centigrade.
MacDermid's range of electrophoretic lacquers now includes solid colours and low bake systems that crosslink around 120 centigrade Applying organic coatings by Electrophoresis is well established and has been in commercial use for over 40 years
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Many of our customers use this type of product to colour code their finished items with their corporate colours in order to differentiate themselves in competitive markets.
Electro Mac ULB was developed to meet the very high demands of an International lock maker.
This company was having difficulty in finding a method to colour code and provide corrosion protection to its zinc based die-casting.
Under normal conditions the finish such as powder coating or electrocoating needed to be cured at 160 centigrade.
However heating the casting to this temperature was causing damage to a low cost zinc die-casting.
MacDermid's research team was asked to assist and developed ElectroMac ULB.
This is a material that is available in just about any colour imaginable and is applied using Electrophoresis, however having the ability to cross link this novel polymer at 120 centigrade ensures that sensitive substrates do not become distorted or damaged. Request a free brochure from MacDermid ...
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