What Is a Weldment Fabrication?

Weldment Fabrication

Have you ever sought a one-stop metal fabrication shop that offers machining, heavy metal spinning, cutting, welding, fabrication, and finishing services but didn’t know where to look? You’re in the right place.  Among the wide-ranging metal manufacturing techniques and disciplines is a service referred to as weldment fabrication. Keep reading to find out: What weldment […]

Is It Done Yet – Ceramic Coating vs Powder Coating

powder coated metal parts curing in the oven

The metal production process is incomplete without coating and finishing. The coating serves various important purposes in metals, including improving their functionality and increasing their durability. However, some coating materials perform better than others, and it is important to pick one that satisfies all of your needs and preferences.  Powder and ceramic are the most […]

7 Benefits of Powder Coating

metal gears with the words benefits and cost

Powder coating is a technique for painting metal parts, different from traditional painting methods. It’s a free-flowing dry finishing process that uses thermoplastic or thermoset powder material instead of a liquid suspension. Once applied to a surface, it cures, dries within a short time, and hardens, forming a protective coating. Minnesota Industrial Coatings uses the […]

How to Paint Over Powder Coat

paintbrush applying gray paint to rusted surface

For durable and lasting protection of metal surfaces, powder coating is an excellent choice. The convenient alternative to traditional paint looks good and protects against the elements, along with wear and tear.  Even though powder coating provides a beautiful, stylish surface, it does wear down over time. That might leave you wondering how to paint […]

What is E-Coating? Applications for E-Coating

Metal hanging to prepare for e-coating

What is e-coating? E-coating or electrocoating is a process that uses electrical current to apply paint to a metal surface. Its use in manufacturing grew out of the 1950s and 60s, but this technique is still in high demand today. So what is e-coating best for? The answer is that companies use e-coating to protect […]

The Right Powder Coat Formula

A technician spraying a powder coating for metal finishing.

Powder coating is a finishing process that consists of applying a dry powder to a metal surface. It is an alternative to using a liquid paint or solvent.  The powder coating can be formulated with different components that are mixed and processed into a solid. The solid is broken down and granulated into a fine […]

CHOOSING AN INDUSTRIAL COATING

e coating parts as an example of an industrial coating

The industrial finishing process is placing or applying a physical, mechanical, or chemical industrial coating to the surface of a metallic part or component.