Powder Coated Lift and Alignment Products Offers Exceptional Durability and Appearance |
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Hunter has replaced its alignment rack, jack and turnplate paint coating with TGIC polyester powder coat. Powder coating provides a uniform, high-quality finish that is more resistant to chipping, scratching, fading, corrosion and attack by caustic fluids normally encountered in a shop environment. The finish is applied to newly fabricated parts at Hunter’s recently opened 40,000 sq. ft. powder coat line, attached to the company’s Durant, Mississippi production facility. Parts are conveyed through multi-stage application processes that include five cleaning and surface preparation steps, electrostatic application of resin powder and oven gelling and curing. Within minutes of exiting ovens newly coated parts are ready for assembly in adjoining plant areas. Powder coating coats more efficiently reducing waste. Unlike conventional wet coatings, more than 85% of powder coating adheres to the part or is recycled for re-application. The dry application process also reduces chemical solvent release into the atmosphere.  Finished alignment rack runways are ready for assembly. With its unique combination of extreme durability and high-quality appearance, powder coat finish has quickly become a favorite for many automotive industry applications. |
 In a highly automated process parts receive a phosphate wash and are dried in ovens prior to application of the resin powder.  While most of the powder application is automated, production staff monitor quality and even out the application where necessary. An electrostatic charge attracts the powder to the part surface prior to the oven gelling process. |
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Hunter Highlights Vol. 106 |
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