Pre-treatment is a critical step in the powder coating process and our state of the art pre-treatment facility, together with our affiliation with recognised chemical suppliers give confidence in the pre-treatment applied.
Pre-treatment is a critical step in the powder coating process and our state of the art pre-treatment facility, together with our affiliation with recognised chemical suppliers give confidence in the pre-treatment applied.
It is important to remember that no matter what the quality of powder or application, this is only as good as the chemical pre-treatment underneath it. Pre-treatment is a critical step in the powder coating process and our state of the art pre-treatment facility, together with our affiliation with recognised chemical suppliers give confidence in the pre-treatment applied.
AAC have a 10 stage pre-treatment process, including demineralised water and chrome free pre-treatment. Our pre-treatment plant offers a pristine finish to aluminium alloy extrusion sheet or preformed sections in readiness for the powder application.
AAC utilise a modern but mature pre-treatment chemical process comparable in terms of quality to zinc phosphating or chromating processes but giving options that are free from hazardous heavy metals such as nickel and chromium. In combination with a phosphate-free cleaner, the entire process becomes completely free of phosphates. As a result, disposal of phosphate sludge is no longer required, and there is no danger in case of an accidental discharge of phosphates into inland and coastal waters.
Zero is at the core of the latest global megatrend, zero emissions (i.e. CO2), zero defects and zero waste. Operating at lower temperatures with a lower energy requirement, producing little or no sludge, our pre-treatment technology takes a big step towards realising this megatrend.