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The Coil Coating method is used to apply Vestis’ high durability polyester reinforced finish.<\/h4>\n

Coil Coating, is a\u00a0continual, automated paint application process,\u00a0commonly used on aluminium and steel. It’s fast, reliable, and capable of creating exceptionally\u00a0durable, colour accurate, construction products. Purpose-built machinery, operated in purpose-built facilities, completes\u00a0the coating process. On average a standard paint line is capable of coating\u00a0around 200 meters of coil per minute. Unique coil stitching technology allows for\u00a0continual production;\u00a0minimising downtime between different coils.\u00a0Pre-painted treatments follow strict and\u00a0controlled manufacturing processes to ensure consistency and quality.<\/p>\n

There are two main factors that set pre-coated metals apart from traditional paint coatings. The first, is uniformity of cleaning. Pre-treatment and coating and conducted are\u00a0controlled in purpose built manufacturing environments. The second, is layer synergy. From pre-treatment to finished topcoats, each layer compliments and enhances another. While pre-painted metals are often identified by their topcoat, when looking at Coil Coating as a method, it’s important to remember each layer contributes to a product’s success.<\/p>\n

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A typical pre-coated metal composition. Image source: ECCA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taking a closer look: the production line<\/h4>\n

It takes 12 steps to\u00a0transform each Vestis coil from raw aluminium, into a 35 micron, high durability reinforced polyester\u00a0pre-painted architectural product. The list and diagram below represent a typical Coil Coating production line.<\/p>\n

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  1. Coil stitching of the previous coil to the next coil strip in the line<\/li>\n
  2. Strip cleaning<\/li>\n
  3. Power brushing<\/li>\n
  4. Chemical pre-treatment<\/li>\n
  5. Drying<\/li>\n
  6. Dual primer application (applied to both sides of the material)<\/li>\n
  7. 15 to 60 seconds in the first curing oven<\/li>\n
  8. Cooling<\/li>\n
  9. Paint application to both or one side of the material<\/li>\n
  10. 15 to 60 seconds in the second curing oven<\/li>\n
  11. Cooling (to room temperature)<\/li>\n
  12. Re-coiled for sale and distribution<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Coil coating process, image source, NCCA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    For more information on Coil Coating, visit Europe’s leading body for pre-painted metals, the ECCA, by clicking here.<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Coil Coating method is used to apply Vestis’ high durability polyester reinforced finish. Coil Coating, is a\u00a0continual, automated paint application process,\u00a0commonly used on aluminium and steel. It’s fast, reliable,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[57,54],"tags":[71,67,87,68,61,86,83,88,81,85,84,70,62,69],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/architecturalmetalsaustralia.com.au\/development\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/architecturalmetalsaustralia.com.au\/development\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/architecturalmetalsaustralia.com.au\/development\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architecturalmetalsaustralia.com.au\/development\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architecturalmetalsaustralia.com.au\/development\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2720"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/architecturalmetalsaustralia.com.au\/development\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2950,"href":"https:\/\/architecturalmetalsaustralia.com.au\/development\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions\/2950"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architecturalmetalsaustralia.com.au\/development\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/architecturalmetalsaustralia.com.au\/development\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architecturalmetalsaustralia.com.au\/development\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architecturalmetalsaustralia.com.au\/development\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}