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Heat treatment and surface finishing

What is the difference between powder coating and e-coating?

Answer

Zhuji, Zhejiang, China Zhejiang Dongsheng Technology Co., Ltd. — electrophoretic coating plant in Ciwu Town, Zhuji, on the same industrial patch as Balford. Automatic e-coating line with its own control room. View Supplier → WHERE IT FITS Where E-Coating Fits E-coat is a corrosion-protection layer rather than a decorative finish.

Sources

  1. E-Coating Partner | Electrophoretic Coating | Balford
    Home › Support › Supplier Network › Surface Treatment › E-Coating SUPPLIER PROCESS · SURFACE TREATMENT E-Coating (Electrophoretic Coating) Cathodic electrophoretic coating — e-coat, also written EPD — applied by an audited partner. The paint is deposited electrically instead of sprayed, so cut edges...
  2. E-Coating Partner | Electrophoretic Coating | Balford
    Zhuji, Zhejiang, China Zhejiang Dongsheng Technology Co., Ltd. — electrophoretic coating plant in Ciwu Town, Zhuji, on the same industrial patch as Balford. Automatic e-coating line with its own control room. View Supplier → WHERE IT FITS Where E-Coating Fits E-coat is a corrosion-protection layer r...
  3. Zhejiang Dongsheng Technology | E-Coating Partner | Balford
    Is e-coating the same as powder coating? + No. E-coat is a wet electrophoretic process and normally thinner; powder coating is applied dry and cured. They are often used together, with e-coat as the corrosion layer and powder as the colour and durability layer. Powder coating of large sheet-metal pa...
  4. Surface Treatment Suppliers | Balford Supplier Network
    Home › Support › Supplier Network › Surface Treatment SUPPLIER CATEGORY · SURFACE TREATMENT Surface Treatment Suppliers Partners for surface treatment partners for corrosion resistance, appearance and functional surface performance. Every partner is evaluated on process capability, quality consisten...
  5. Zhejiang Dongsheng Technology | E-Coating Partner | Balford
    Home › Support › Supplier Network › Surface Treatment › E-Coating › Zhejiang Dongsheng Technology SURFACE TREATMENT · E-COATING Zhejiang Dongsheng Technology Zhejiang Dongsheng Technology Co., Ltd. — electrophoretic coating plant in Ciwu Town, Zhuji, Zhejiang, on the same industrial patch as Balford...
  6. Verified company facts and boundaries
    outsourced_processes: ["bulk heat treatment (die + production parts)","slow-wire EDM","passivation","electropolishing","plating","phosphating","liquid painting","electrophoretic coating / e-coating (电泳)","hot forging 红冲 (machining pre-forms)","cold extrusion 冷挤压 (machining pre-forms)","cold heading ...

What an engineer still needs from you

  • material and material condition (grade, temper)
  • material thickness, plus the key diameter, height and wall thickness
  • tolerances, burr direction and the visual acceptance standard
  • annual volume - it decides whether tooling is single-hit, progressive or transfer
  • surface finish, and any secondary machining, annealing or plating
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