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HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH
The COOL POWDER Coatings will be Displayed at the Next Fuorisalone 2022
Enrico Dall’Igna
ST Powder Coatings SpA – Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), Italy
enrico.dalligna@stpowdercoatings.com
ST Powder Coatings will display the COOL POWDER coatings’ series at Fuorisalone 2022 from 6 to 12 June as part of the Urban Matter(s) collective exhibition, curated by Materially.
The studies conducted by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panelon Climate Change) have clearly and unambiguously established that the reduction of CO2 emissions (as envisaged by the Kyoto protocol) is a mandatory path to ensure a liveable world for future generations. Manufacturing companies are the first to be called up on to implement new production processes and/or use new materials that allow a reduction in the energy consumed, and therefore a reduction in the amount of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere, a sign of responsibility and respect for the environment. This is also the path chosen by ST Powder Coatings, a company specializing in the powder coatings manufacturing, which will display its COOL POWDER series developed with a sustainable approach during the next Fuorisalone in the Urban Matter(s) collective. Urban Matter(s) - Material Reduction for a Lighter City is the concept as well as the name of the collective exhibition curated for the next Milano Design Week by Materially, a social enterprise that helps companies in the development and promotion of sustainable innovation starting from materials, and of which ST Powder Coatings is an exhibitor partner.
© ST Powder Coatings
© ST Powder Coatings
Interior of the ST Powder Coatings plant.
The COOL POWDER’s features
The powder coatings of the COOL POWDER series are distinguished by a curing temperature starting from 140 °C, while maintaining excellent mechanical properties and, for polyesters, excellent resistance to weathering and UV radiation. The reduction of the polymerization temperature brings with it three advantages: • Economic: professional powder coaters can reduce the consumption of electricity or gas needed to bring the powder coating to complete hardening; • Environmental: reducing consumption means reducing CO2 emissions; • Technical: coating of very thick items, with a high thermal mass, which can hardly reach 180 °C in the oven.
The above-mentioned properties do not negatively impact on the performances of this powder coatings’ series. Its excellent outdoor performances are summarized in the graph, which shows the gloss retention of several RAL tones in the accelerated aging test. Its mechanical properties also fully meet the traditional market standards.
The “Energy Transition” at Fuorisalone
“We have chosen to represent our commitment to the research and development of eco-sustainable products through the composition of a mosaic of coated metal sheets. An immersive cascade of colours arranged to simulate a thermal trace, from top to bottom, a metaphor for the decrease in temperature, made visible through the transition of the tones of which the setting is composed, with their progressive
The gloss retention of several RAL tones in the accelerated aging test.
POWDER COATING Color-on-Demand
Maximum flexibility – any color, any time
Nordson’s Color-on-Demand® powder coating system provides automated ultra-fast contamination-free color change. It enables efficient production management, minimizes work-in-progress by dynamically adapting to production requirements.
The system can accommodate up to 28 colors at one time for more color changes per shift, higher throughput, and just-in-time manufacturing for zero inventory and improved production efficiency.
Explore the unique features of our powder coating systems online www.nordson.com/hdlv or get in contact for more information!
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© ST Powder Coatings
© ST Powder Coatings
© ST Powder Coatings cooling”, says the company. Thanks to the COOL POWDER series the ST Powder Coatings’ energy transition will be displayed at the Urban Matter(s) exhibition from 6 to 12 of June at the SuperStudio Più in via Tortona 27 in Milan.
About ST Powder Coatings
The ST Powder Coatings group operates in the chemical industry by producing a wide range of powder coatings, in polyester, epoxy-polyester, epoxy, polyurethane and silicone systems, also offering accessory products, complementary to them, such as sprays and customizable color charts. Founded in 2004, the group has grown considerably and is now present with its own commercial network throughout the European Union, to which it exports about 50% of its turnover, which in 2021 exceeded 40 million euros. The group’s strategy aims to combine its organic growth, through the strengthening of its brand, and external growth, through targeted mergers and acquisitions. Headquartered in Italy, in Montecchio Maggiore (VI), the ST Powder Coatings group now has two production sites (one in Italy and one in Spain), and a distribution network in 20 countries of the European Union. All company structures are involved at various levels in the perspective of Lean Production, an effective system that has created a unique standard of work to ensure quality at every stage of the product production and distribution process, and to achieve a single common goal: excellence.
