Painted, powder-coated or galvanised? UV-resistant, waterproof or nice and shiny? Surface coatings are available in a wide range of variations and are an integral part of everyday industrial life. But how do you find the perfect coating for your production or your latest development? We can help you make the right decision.<\/p>\n
Some materials can already fulfil all the requirements placed on them in their pure form. Others need a little help - for example in the form of a surface coating. Coating in the narrower sense is a complementary process.\u00a0Manufacturing process according to DIN 8580<\/strong>. Coatings can fulfil various tasks, consist of different materials and come in different thicknesses. Some have a purely visual benefit and ensure that a workpiece looks particularly good. Much more important, however, are\u00a0Functional surface coatings<\/strong>which give the corresponding parts additional properties.<\/p>\n With the large number of coating types that are used, there are virtually no limits to the wishes and ideas of producers and users. However, not every surface coating is equally suitable for every purpose.<\/p>\n The perfect surface coating is the one that best fulfils your individual requirements. In order to make the right choice, at least three aspects should be considered in advance.<\/p>\n Coating a workpiece of any kind is always an additional work step that is either integrated into the process from the start or has to be added later. This raises the question of which surface coating method is best suited to the process and the workpiece. One way of categorising the various coating processes is to differentiate between the aggregate state of the coating material:<\/p>\n Other categorisations distinguish between chemical, mechanical, thermal and thermoplastic processes. Some of these processes can be easily integrated into a wide variety of processes, while others require a little more preparation and investment. And:\u00a0Not every substrate can be coated with every process.\u00a0<\/strong>Anyone who wants to solder plastic, for example, will very quickly look for alternatives.<\/p>\n In addition to the application of the surface coatings, the final properties are of course at the centre of the selection process. There are two categories here: The quality of the coating itself and the specific properties.<\/p>\n Three parameters can be used to assess the quality of a surface coating, as different results are desirable depending on the area of application. The decisive factors are above all<\/p>\n Surface coatings are true all-rounders. With the right coating, the properties of the substrate material can be enhanced or supplemented with desirable aspects. These include, for example<\/p>\n Finishing materials such as metals or plastics with a surface coating offers various possibilities, because\u00a0Many coatings fulfil several wishes at once<\/strong>. A tin coating, for example, impresses with its elegant, silvery-white appearance, good conductivity and high temperature resistance, which are in demand in the automotive sector or for household appliances, among others.<\/p>\n As described, surface coatings are used in various areas. This leads to another important decision criterion:\u00a0Because even if the coating is intended to fulfil the same purpose, completely different materials can be used.<\/strong>\u00a0For example, a coating for an artificial joint that is intended to increase gliding properties must be biocompatible and generally harmless to the body. On the other hand, a certain degree of lubricity is also desirable when using a ball joint in drive technology. Here, however, it does not have to be the often more expensive biocompatible surface coatings in order to fulfil this task.<\/p>\n Whether it's simple painting with a spray gun or powder coating with metal powders in several steps: surface coatings are part of everyday life across all sectors, from the woodworking industry to medical technology and aerospace, in order to get the maximum out of components and products. As is so often the case, there is no such thing as a universal solution. In order to find the perfect surface coating, it is important to clarify as precisely as possible which requirements arise from production, budget, substrate material, desired properties and area of application. Then you can make an informed decision in favour of the right coating and benefit from it in the long term.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lackiert, pulverbeschichtet oder verzinkt? UV-best\u00e4ndig, wasserdicht oder h\u00fcbsch gl\u00e4nzend? Oberfl\u00e4chenbeschichtungen sind in den verschiedensten Variationen erh\u00e4ltlich und fester Bestandteil im Industriealltag. Doch wie finden Sie die perfekte Beschichtung f\u00fcr Ihre Produktion oder Ihre neueste Entwicklung? Wir helfen Ihnen bei der Entscheidungsfindung. Oberfl\u00e4chenbeschichtungen: Echte Allesk\u00f6nner Manche Materialien k\u00f6nnen bereits in Reinform alle Anforderungen erf\u00fcllen, die an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17,7,18,8],"class_list":["post-1125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metallpulver","tag-beschichtung","tag-metallpulver","tag-oberflaechenbeschichtung","tag-pulvermetallurgie"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmd-metalpowders.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmd-metalpowders.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmd-metalpowders.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmd-metalpowders.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmd-metalpowders.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmd-metalpowders.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmd-metalpowders.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmd-metalpowders.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmd-metalpowders.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmd-metalpowders.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What characterises suitable surface coatings?<\/h2>\n
1. they can be easily integrated into the production process<\/h3>\n
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\n \nGaseous coating material<\/th>\n Liquid coating material<\/th>\n Loosened coating material<\/th>\n Solid coating material<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Physical or chemical vapour deposition<\/td>\n Lacquering, painting, plasticising, enamelling, dip coating<\/td>\n Chromating, galvanising, tin-plating, nickel-plating, electroplating, phosphating, sol-gel process, anodising<\/td>\n Powder coating, brazing, build-up welding, whirl sintering, sputtering, thermal spraying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n 2. you fulfil all requirements<\/h3>\n
Quality of surface coatings<\/h4>\n
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Properties of surface coatings<\/h4>\n
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3. they fit the area of application<\/h3>\n
Get the most out of it with the right coatings<\/h2>\n