Uniform interior exterior coating and
Non-electric corrosion protection technology replaces e-coating.
Modern chemical autodeposition processes have evolved into a powerful alternative to cathodic dip coating, or e-coating. Especially in cases where uniform coating
of interior surfaces and edges is required, or where powder topcoating is used, they can deliver significantly better corrosion
protection results.
In Germany, companies like Räckers and BBL have opted for
the non-electric Aquence technology from Henkel, a sustainable
coating process that additionally does completely without hazardous heavy metals.
When planning a new coating line, the first important step is
to determine the requirements. To enter new fields of application, the Räckers company decided in late 2008 to expand its
production facilities by adding a high-quality corrosion protection coating line.
The comprehensive scope of this systems supplier of commercial vehicle technology covered a variety of methods for producing
vehicle superstructures, including metal processing, CNC cutting,
and the use of modern foaming and adhesive technologies.
While initially considering installing a classic ecoating line
with metal pretreatment, Räckers finally decided on Henkel’s
chemical autodeposition process Aquence in combination with a
downstream powder coating stage.
The production line at Räckers uses the non-electric Aquence coating
process to protect metal parts durably against corrosion.
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