Greenkote Coatings Are Making New Cars More Colorful
BROOK PARK, OH – Greenkote PLC, Brook Park, Illinois, has reported a notable upsurge in its business coming from auto manufacturers – specifically for applying brightly colored powder coatings to brake caliper assemblies. Greenkote provides powder-coating services at its facility in Queretaro, Mexico.
“One of the main reasons the car companies are coming to us is because we’ve been able to solve a fundamental problem in the powder coating of brake calipers," said Jaime Camacho, General Manager of Greenkote IPC, Mexico. "Powder coating is definitely superior to paint for brake calipers; however, most brake calipers are cast from ductile iron, which can release gases during conventional powder coating processes, creating bubbles and blisters in the finished surface. Fortunately, Greenkote has developed a unique process that eliminates the gas-release issue and produces a smooth Class A finish on every caliper – which is what all the major OEMs are looking for.”