Founded in 1981, ISO-certified Powdercoat Services says it is always anxious to bring innovations into the American marketplace. It has invested substantial time and money in research and development on the process of three-dimensional dye sublimation into a powder coated surface. As a result, images are now transferred onto more complex parts that have been coated with specially formulated powders rather than on the more traditional flat surfaces.
Traditional dye sublimation has been available for products such as coffee cups, t-shirts and personalized mouse pads. Another process leaves the image on the surface where it can easily be marred. The sublimation process developed for powder coated products uses a new media and a patented process to embed the inks into the coating.