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Home » Keywords: » Plastic Coatings

Items Tagged with 'Plastic Coatings'

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SEM and 4Plastic Texture Coatings

Refinishing System for Textured Plastic Components

January 28, 2026
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A new system targets consistent texture restoration for plastic automotive components without full part replacement.



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Powder Coating Nonconductive Substrates

Nathan Biller
September 2, 2025
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New application methods are enabling electrostatic powder coating on plastics, MDF, composites and other nonconductive substrates.


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Painting Plastic Cost Effectively with Minimal Material Consumption

Dürr
January 8, 2024
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A global technology company has opted to use Dürr’s EcoBell rotary atomizer for painting plastic parts at its facility in Hungary. Mounted on a Kawasaki robot, the atomizer will provide multiple benefits including efficiency enchancement, reduced costs, and lower consumption of paint.


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Successfully Coating Non-Metallic Workpieces

A Case History
J. Wagner GmbH
April 7, 2023
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This exclusive covers a contract coating company's search for a sustainable powder coating solution that can also be applied to sensitive substrates — materials that are traditionally liquid coated. 


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Industrial Spray Coating of Low-Surface-Energy Thermoplastics

Scott R. Sabreen Dustin Kurath
November 4, 2021
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Coating processes on thermoplastics are multifaceted, and require precise engineering and quality controls. The effects of paint chemistry, plastic compatibility and surface quality are essential for product performance. Single-component lacquer, two-component thermosets and UV coating technologies are effective for painting and coating polypropylene substrates, and they are available in water-based chemistries.
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Expanding the Freedom of Design

Expanding the Freedom of Design

Powder Coating on FRP Thanks to Conductive Gelcoats with Graphene Nanotubes
OCSiAl
April 22, 2021
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New conductive gelcoats with graphene nanotubes as a protecting layer on top of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs) grant engineers and designers the ability to produce special surfaces and uniformly coat all final parts regardless of their conductive and non-conductive nature.
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UV Coatings on Plastics

Bringing Value to the Market
Paul Gevaert
February 5, 2020
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Recent energy-curable resin developments respond to the increasing demand for suitable oligomers for coatings on plastics in different segments such as consumer electronics, cosmetic packaging and automotive interiors for different specifications and aesthetic requirements.


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New Resins for Durable Coatings on Plastics

New Resins for Durable Coatings on Plastics

August 1, 2016
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This article will describe the individual properties and coating formulations for each of the three resins in this system before explaining how they can be combined into one innovative coating system that provides exceptional adhesion as well as chemical and scratch resistance.


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Hard and Invisible

Nanosilica Particle Technology in Solventborne, High-Gloss, Two-Pack PUR Clearcoats for Plastics
Marco Heuer Fabian Eichenberger Sascha Herrwerth
January 6, 2014
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Traditional two-pack PUR technology combined with surface-modified nanosilica particles results in increased scratch and abrasion resistance in transparent, high-gloss coatings for plastics.


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Siloxane Based Multifunctional Additives

An Innovative Approach Toward Formulating
Christopher Howard Wernfried Heilen Kai Steenweg Susanne Struck
January 4, 2012
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The challenges of substrate wetting and flow are especially problematic for formulators of water-based coatings.


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