Changes in the E-coat world are occurring in the parts that are coated and the companies that are coating them. The list of new parts being E-coated is rapidly expanding. And adding an E-coat line to a shop that applies another type of coating is becoming surprising popular.
Increased competition among companies that apply only one type of coating is reducing costs to manufacturers, but cutting profits for coaters. Coating companies that are supplying only one or two types of coatings may have to add other coatings to grow and expand into new markets. E-coat is turning out to be a good addition. There is a lot of equipment in an E-coat line, but less labor is required to operate it than other coating technologies. In addition, parts can be processed in bulk. This enables the coater to produce more parts per hour in an E-coat system, which comes as a surprise to some coaters.