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Curing and Ovens

Infrared curing of powder coating clearcoats: Why are our IR-cured samples cracking?

Q: I am looking for insight on some samples that we cured for a potential customer. We are trying to cure...

Gas or diesel vs. infrared ovens: Should our powder coating oven be fueled with gas/diesel or infrared?

Q: In South Africa, it is very difficult and very expensive to get piped gas into my plant. We are...

Powder coating on medium-density fiberboard: Is it necessary to UV cure powder coating on MDF?

Q: I’m working on a marketing research project and have a question regarding powder coatings used on medium-density fiberboard (MDF)....

Cure time and oven temperature: Is flash-curing a potential method to properly cure powder coating?

Q: I get all my powders from the same West Coast supplier, but they surprised me today. I’m not sure...

Gas-fired vs. electric oven: Can a gas-fired oven produce powder coating gloss variations compared to an electric oven?

A: We are getting different results in gloss value using my electric oven vs. the gas-fired oven of my customer....