PPG Begins Operation of New Electrodeposition Application Center
PITTSBURGH - PPG Industries Inc. has begun operations at the company's new, $6 million electrodeposition coatings application center, located at the company's automotive Application Development Center in Flint, MI.
The e-coat center houses two full-size dip tanks that allow PPG and its customers to test and evaluate various vehicle primer products and processes, the company said. The 15,500-square-foot facility is the only one of its type in the industry and houses two 28,000-gallon e-coat tanks, two product storage tanks, a gas oven, and automated crane systems for dipping and removing vehicle bodies from the tank, PPG said.