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A TRUSTED TEAM RELATIONSHIP ESSENTIAL ALONG THE PREPAINTED METAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Beyond the business advantages of coil coating of customer-owned metal, appliance and HVAC designers and engineers are able to simplify and reduce the risks of managing a potentially growingly complex supply chain.
This is especially true when a prepainted metal coater applies an experienced, dedicated supply chain team to identify customer needs, design coating systems that meet specific requirements while closing the loop among the metal source, mills, coil coater and appliance manufacturer and its specifying designers and engineers.
KEYS TO INCORPORATING PERFORATED METALS FOR NOISE CONTROL
If noise reduction is a goal in your designs, the right incorporation of perforated metals can sometimes help achieve that. Here’s some helpful design tips on how to do that.
Noise reduction is an increasingly important challenge for appliance designers, as OEMs seek to meet rising consumer demands for quieter, less intrusive products for their homes. Perforated metals, which fulfill various functions in an array of appliances, are particularly useful in this acoustical context. One reason is that they, unlike other common components of sound absorptive treatments, can be cleaned or refinished without harming the absorptive properties for which they were designed.
THE BENEFITS OF PREPAINTED STEEL IN THE OVERHEAD DOOR INDUSTRY
For several decades, the use of prepainted steel has been embraced by a number of industries from industrial to automotive. Not only can it be a branding opportunity, prepainting steel can transform everyday objects into eye-catching products. In the overhead door market, prepainting steel enables manufacturers and dealers to offer their customers more color and design choices, and an overall better product. This PDD report:
- Outlines the prepainting process for overhead doors
- Highlights the benefits for overhead door manufacturers, dealers, consumers and the environment
- Discusses how prepainted overhead door product is superior to postpainted doors
PAINT FINISHES FOR METAL
By Rob Haddock
Metalmag • March/April 2002
Metalmag • March/April 2002
A wide variety of paint systems are available for coated steel and aluminum roofing. In this writing, we will look at the basic coating processes and systems that represent the majority of pre-finished applications in metal claddings.