The switch to a new two-coat electrocoat finishing system is helping Kohler reduce rework, paint usage and VOC emissions.
The generators and electrical controls produced at Kohler Co. America’s Power Systems Division are installed in a variety of hostile environments and require a durable finish. The electrocoat line that has provided the company’s corrosion-resistant primer was aging and required upgrading or replacement to improve the finish quality. The new coating process needed to meet the desired corrosion standards and not increase VOC emissions beyond the facility’s permitted VOC limits.
Three options were investigated to meet these requirements: