FEI - Powder Coating

POWDER COATING IS A SUPERIOR METHOD OF ELECTROSTATICALLY APPLYING A DECORATIVE AND PROTECTIVE DRY FILM FINISH.

POWDER IS A MIXTURE OF FINELY GROUND PARTICLES OF PIGMENT AND RESIN THAT ADHERE TO THE ELECTRICALLY GROUNDED PRETREATED SURFACES UNTIL HEATED AT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND FUSED INTO A SMOOTH COATING THROUGH AN INFRARED PROCESS AND THEN INTO A CURING OVEN.

FLORIDA EXTRUDERS OPERATES A STATE OF THE ART MULTI-STAGE CLEANING AND PRETREATMENT SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE

NON-CHROME CHEMICAL PROCESS THAT ETCHES THE SURFACE TO ASSURE OPTIMUM FINISHING PERFORMANCE.

POWDER COATED PRODUCTS HAVE A MUCH THICKER FILM APPLICATION RESULTING IN A MORE UNIFORM AND DURABLE FINISH THAN THE TYPICAL LIQUID PAINTED FINISH. PRODUCTS COATED BY FLORIDA EXTRUDERS MEET OR EXCEED THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AS PER AAMA 2603.

THE POWDER COATED FINISH APPLIED TO EXTRUSIONS PRODUCED BY FLORIDA EXTRUDERS WITHSTANDS SEVERE FABRICATION SUCH AS BENDING, DRILLING, PUNCHING, NOTCHING, AND SHEARING. FOR EXAMPLE, MILESTONE® DESIGNER WINDOWS INCLUDING FULL CIRCLES AND OVALS ARE FORMED INTO ITS SEVERE SHAPE FROM POWDER COATED EXTRUSIONS. THE FINISHED WINDOWS ARE AESTHETICALLY-PLEASING WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF DEFECTS TO THE PAINTED SURFACE SUCH AS CHIPPING, FLAKING, CRACKING, OR PEELING. OTHER POWDER COATED MATERIAL IS SUBJECTED TO RIGOROUS QUALITY CONTROL TESTING TO ASSURE THAT AN EXCEPTIONAL FINISH IS ACHIEVED.

POWDER COATING IS CONSIDERED THE FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIAL FINISHING TECHNOLOGY WORLDWIDE. PRODUCT APPLICATIONS INCLUDE APPLIANCE, AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS, AWNINGS, CASUAL FURNITURE, FENCING, PATIO AND POOL ENCLOSURES, MAILBOX POSTS, RAILING, SLIDING GLASS DOORS, SPORTING GOODS, SIGN POSTS, SHUTTERS, RAILING, AND WINDOWS.

FLORIDA EXTRUDERS WAS AN INDUSTRY PIONEER IN POWDER COATING AND HAS USED THIS TECHNOLOGY SINCE 1991. IT OPERATES AN ADVANCED FINISHING SYSTEM AND THE FACILIITIES ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPLIANT AND EFFICIENT.

FLORIDA EXTRUDERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A DUPONT® CERTIFIED STAR COATERSM AND IS THE ONLY ALUMINUM EXTRUDER AND WINDOW MANUFACTURER IN NORTH AMERICA TO ACHIEVE THIS STATUS.