Why you should visit Polveri & Ecocoating

Industrial liquid, spray and electrophoretic painting systems are experiencing a fortunate moment in terms of technological and market development which has not been seen in many years. The change in the industrial structure that Europe has undergone in recent years implies a demand for higher levels of quality and traceability, personalisation (colours, effects, features), technical and economic efficiency and, therefore, precision in application and polymerisation, a more conscious adherence to policies to improve workplaces and the environment, and, indirectly, the resumption of research and development by chemical multinationals and the maturing of integration experiences in nanotechnology formulations, that are capable of drastically transforming and improving the performance (resistance) of the products available on the market.

Similarly, there is renewed interest in physical pre-treatment (shot blasting), while the introduction of organic and inorganic chemical nanotechnology systems is completely eliminating traditional, less efficient and more polluting degreasing-phosphating and phosphating processes.

The European powder industry is in a complex transition phase, in a market that has undergone major structural changes over the years. On the one hand, there is a temptation to continue with the policy that brought so much technological success up to the first decade of this century, a policy based on the growth of production volumes, economies of scale, increasingly competitive prices and the rapid replacement of solvent-based liquid cycles. On the other, the industry is seeking a new positioning, with the development and offer of specialities, complex cycles, certified durability and, lastly, high quality, conceived as customisation, custom solutions for industrial design and architecture, with prices in line with water-based liquid cycles with greater added value.