Powder Coating and Spray Painting are part of Milspec's Support Activities

Milspec's support activities include powder coating, spray painting and surface treatment, such as chemical etching and cromate conversion.

Industrial Spray Painting is gradually being replaced by the environmental friendlier Powder Coating System.
So what is this new technology?
It is an advanced method of applying a decorative and protective finishes to a wide range of materials and products that are used by both industries and consumers.
The material used for the process consists of a mixture of finely ground particles of pigment and resin, which are elecrically charged and sprayed onto the surface to be coated.
The charged particles adhere evenly to the electrically grounded surfaces until heated and fused into a smooth coating in a curing oven.

The result is a uniform, durable, high-quality and attractive finish. The new coating is the fastest-growing finishing technology in the world, representing well over 10% of all industrial finishing applications.



One of Milspec's powder application booths

The Benefits of Powder Coating

More Durable The new technology gives consumers, businesses, and industry one of the most economical, longest-lasting, and most color-durable quality finishes available.

The coated surfaces are more resistant to chipping, scratching, fading and wearing than other finishes. Color selection is virtually unlimited with high and low gloss, metallic, and clear finishes available. And the colors stay bright and vibrant longer.
Texture selections range from smooth surfaces to a wrinkled or matte finish, and rough textures designed for hiding surface imperfections.

Protects the Environment
The new finishing technology is also highly protective of our environment. While liquid finishes contain solvents which have pollutants known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the powder contains no solvents and releases negligible amounts, if any, of VOCs into the atmosphere. Thus, there is no longer a need for finishers to buy costly pollution control equipment. In addition, most overspray that does not adhere to the part can be retrieved and reused, virtually eliminating the waste commonly found in liquid finishing processes.

Saves MoneyElimination of VOCs and reduction of wastes saves money and helps companies comply more easily and economically with the regulations of the Environmental Protection Agencies. In fact, one of the major elements in expanding the market for the new coating technology has been the implementation over the past 30 years of stringent air pollution control legislation.

Each new technology creates a trade and ironically also a new 'language'. We have done some research and compiled the powder coating glossary