Portable System Powder Coats Metal With Flame

Portable System Powder Coats Metal With Flame FARM SHOP Painting With a Flame Coating System FCS from IBIX you can powder coat equipment anywhere All the portable system needs is air pressure and propane It lays down a flexible coat of polymer that is resistant to chemicals salt chipping and cracking If a problem does occur it can be easily repaired “A standard powder coating is 3 to 5 mm thick ” says Robert Langhans IBIX Surface Technologies “Our thermo coating goes on at 10 to 20 mm Because it is thicker if an edge or corner gets chipped or dinged we heat that area and the material melts together It is self-healing ” Langhans notes that the FCS is a perfect match to the company’s portable micro-abrasion systems Clean surfaces with one and powder coat them with the other The ability of the material to flex has made it popular with people repurposing shipping containers “The thick coat provides an absolute vapor barrier; think no pinholes ” says Langhans “We have customers coating the insides of 20 and 40-ft containers and using them as water tanks They can move them and drop them and the coating won’t fail ” Recommended organic polymer coatings are VOC-free and available in 17 colors Applications can be made in confined areas with no concern for additional ventilation or oxygen feeds Coated surfaces are UV stable and acid and alkaline resistant They are also NSF61 drinking water approved Langhans notes that the flame coating system is ideal for use with farm equipment and facilities Simply clean the surface with abrasive and spray on the polymer No other preparation or primers are needed even on steel He has even done feed troughs in Iowa “Another benefit of flame coating is you can use it on many different surfaces like aluminum concrete and even insulating foam ” says Lanhans “We do a lot of flooring and containment tanks ” IBIX offers three sizes of flame coating systems from the Centurion Backpack to the Maximus for large-scale projects up to 1 200 sq/ft per hour The major difference is hopper size Multiple spray guns are also available two for general surfaces and one specifically for concrete Prices start at $8 000 for the Centurion and range up to $20 000 for the Maximus Contact: FARM SHOW Followup IBIX North America 2075 Lake Ave SE Largo Fla 33771 ph 727-322-4611; sales@ibixusa com; www ibixusa com

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