Springco Metal Finishing, a large finisher of metal parts for the automotive, heavy-duty equipment and general industrial markets, was experiencing long downtimes and rising operational costs on its two e-coat lines due to accelerating dump cycles in its waste treatment process. Springco approached PPG, which has provided the Cleveland-based manufacturer with e-coat, powder and pretreatment products since 1983 for a solution to these issues.
“PPG has always worked hand-in-hand with us to offer solutions and new products,” said Jason Conn, Vice President of Springco. “When we told our rep that we were experiencing rapid sludge development in our zinc-phosphate tank, he suggested we try the PPG VERSABOND® system, which performs at lower temperatures and produces less sludge as a result.”