PPG Introduces Anti-Chip Electrocoat Process for Autos
PPG Industries announced the installation of a new automotive electrocoat system that the company says is expected to “revolutionize” the automotive finishing processes.
PITTSBURGH — PPG Industries Inc. announced the installation of a new automotive electrocoat system that the company says is expected to “revolutionize” the automotive finishing processes. The system, now in operation at a
DaimlerChrysler assembly plant in Campo Largo, Brazil, involves the application of a corrosion-inhibiting primer and then a new full-body anti-chip primer-surfacer electrocoat.
The electrocoat finishes are applied by immersing negatively charged vehicle bodies in positively charged coatings baths. The coating system, named the “Power-Prime” process, is being used to apply coatings to Dodge Dakota pick-up trucks.