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Everything you need to know about Fluoropolymer powder

Tuesday January 17, 2023

What’s a Fluoropolymer powder?

Fluoropolymer coating technology delivers the ultimate in exterior weathering. You may well know the term fluoropolymer from 70% PVDF liquid paint (often referred to as 70% Kynar after the brand name PVDF Fluoropolymer resin, Kynar). That's a liquid fluoropolymer coating.

Skyscraping vertical line reaches new heights

Thursday September 15, 2022

Quality, coated extrusions are a huge part of the architectural market, and this incredible new vertical line is taking the application of performance coatings with an improved sustainability footprint over liquid paint to a whole new level.

Architects Influence Sustainable Choices More Than You Think...

Thursday September 15, 2022

A recent conversation with a manufacturer of architectural framing systems was eye opening. This particular customer offers powder coating at an AAMA 2604 level, but has not yet also added 2605 powders to their portfolio. In a discussion about this very topic, a team member stated that the reason was that architects don’t want 2605 powder because they don’t specify it.

Fluoropolymers and PFAS - where do we stand?

Thursday September 15, 2022

IFS Coatings is committed to providing coatings with an improved sustainability footprint compared to liquid paint to the architectural industry and the broader built environment.  We choose to manufacture only powder coatings as they do not directly rely on solvents for manufacture or application.  Solvent free powder coatings with negligible VOCs are a more sustainable alternative to traditional solvent- based coatings.

IFS PureClad at IWF!

Thursday June 2, 2022

We are counting down the days to showing IFS PureClad powder for wood and MDF at the International Wood Fair (IWF). The show runs from August 23 - August 26 in Atlanta and is BIG!

Demystifying the Powder Coating Specification

Thursday March 17, 2022

So you’ve decided to specify a powder coating on your project.  Maybe your project owner values sustainability and wants to use materials with a lower carbon footprint.  Maybe your last project was delayed for months due to long lead times for liquid paint and you want to avoid those headaches on this project.  Maybe your project is a LEED project and you need EPDs for the Materials and Resources credit.  Or maybe you simply want a performance coating that is tough, lasts a long time, and that fabricators appreciate (high transfer efficiency, jnegligible VOCs and odor- free, and low reject rate).  Whatever the reason, you made a good choice.  Now, how do you specify it?

Diving in: to dip or to spray

Friday March 4, 2022

Fluidized Dip Coating Vs. Electrostatic Spray Coatings – The Deep Dive

“What’s better…spray or dip?”  I get asked this question a lot regarding thermoplastic powder coatings.  The two processes could not be more different.  Electrostatic Spray Powder (ESP) is an elegant process that employs a carefully metered amount of powder which is propelled through an electric field that makes the charged particle race towards the grounded part resulting in a wonderfully even coating.  Nice. On the other hand, Fluidized Bed Dipping (FBD) is a brute force endeavor if there ever was one.  A hot part is submerged in a bed of fluffy powder, moved around with great agitation to keep the film build even, and once out of the bed, the part is vigorously shaken to remove excess powder.  Lots of agitation and shaking.  However, there is no metering, no pumps, no coating booth, no electrostatics...just a hot part and a bucket of powder with a little air in the bottom.  Simple, but perhaps a little less elegant. 

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