Some people have predicted that in the future, the material field will be dominated by powders, and all materials are made of powders. If you think about it carefully, there is a reason for it. Simply, we can see from the current rapid development of 3D printing that perhaps the future will be dominated by powders.
Then, we who are engaged in the powder industry, especially those engaged in calcium powder, will not be called "beggars' gang".
Let's take a look at the four major areas of the powder coating market to see if we can get a glimpse of the prospects of powders:
Powder coating is a new type of solvent-free 100% solid powder coating. It has the characteristics of solvent-free, recyclable, environmentally friendly, energy and resource saving, reduced labor intensity and high mechanical strength of the coating film. Powder coating is completely different from general coatings. It exists in the form of fine powder. Because it does not use solvents, it is called powder coating. The main characteristics of powder coatings include: harmless, efficient, resource-saving, and environmentally friendly.
1. The most important application field: heat-sensitive materials
At present, powder coatings have been successfully applied to the coating of heat-sensitive materials and have truly achieved industrial production. As an emerging coating variety with broad prospects, powder coatings will further occupy the liquid coating market. The improvement of the manufacturing process of UV-curing powder coatings and low-temperature curing powder coatings makes it possible to apply powder coatings to heat-sensitive materials.
2. The fastest growing field of powder coatings: industrial coatings such as ship and pipeline powder coatings
At present, a considerable proportion of ship pipelines in my country have been sprayed with powder coatings, and the development momentum is very strong. With the continuous improvement of powder coating technology, its development prospects are very broad. Powder coatings for pipelines are a new type of coating that is completely free of, sprayed in powder form and melted into a film.
3. The largest demand area for powder coatings: automotive powder coatings
Automotive powder coatings include epoxy hybrid, polyester, polyurethane and PVC. The application of powder coatings in automobiles began at the end of 1990. when powder coatings were successfully sprayed on some automotive parts. With the improvement of technology and the improvement of powder coating performance, it can now fully meet the various requirements of cars, such as appearance decoration, weather resistance, chemical resistance, scratch resistance, UV resistance, etc.
At present, domestic powder coatings are mostly used in the automotive industry for the coating of automobiles, chassis, wheels, joysticks, mirrors, wipers and horns. Due to technical limitations, automotive powder coatings are currently only single-color series such as midcoat and clearcoat. Global Coatings Network believes that this is because powder coatings cannot change color as quickly as liquid coatings. With increasingly stringent environmental protection requirements and the continuous improvement of powder coating technology, the market application of powder coatings will become more and more extensive.
4. Future market prospects of powder coatings: construction projects and outdoor facilities
The gradual increase in the growth index of pure polyester powder coatings for outdoor use in my country in recent years fully demonstrates the development potential of this market. However, the powder products currently on the market generally have poor performance in terms of weather resistance, alkali resistance and water resistance, and there is still a need for continuous exploration, research and development to develop products that meet customer needs.
