PROTECTIVE MARINE COATING SYSTEMS COMPATABLE WITH VOC EMISSION REGULATIONS

PROBLEM: THE PROTECTIVE MARINE PAINT SYSTEMS IN USE BORDER ON VIOLATING THE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) EMISSION REGULATIONS AND BY NATURE ARE HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT. REPLACEMENT COATING SYSTEMS ARE NEEDED. THE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM MUST BE DURBLE, PROTECTIVE, SAFE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, AND BE TECHNICALLY EASY TO APPLY IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS. THIS PROJECT DEMONSTRATES HOW 'POWDER COATING' MATERIALS, PROCEDURES, AND TECHNIQUES CAN SATISFY THESE REQUIREMENTS, AND SERVE THE NAVY AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY AS A VALUABLE REPLACEMENT COATING SYSTEM. PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE 1) MATERIALS (COATING & ADDITIVE) SELETION BAISED ON CRITERIA TO MEET EMISSION SAFTY STANDARDS. 2) INVESTIGATE AT LEAST 5 INNOVATIVE WAYS TO CURE POWDER FOR ON-SIGHT APPLICATION. (RADIANT - INFRARED, ULTRA VIOLET, PLASMA SPRAYON, LASER HEARING.) 3) DOCUMENT THE FACT THAT POWDER COATING SYSTEMS MEET REQUIREMENTS (VOC, S-F BAAQB, ETC.) FUZETRON HAS EXPERIENCE IN DESIGNING AND APPLYING POWDER COATINGS AND HAS EQUIPMENT ON HAND FOR SUCH APPLICATION. THIS EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE WILL BE APPLIED TO MAKING A MARINE COATING SYSTEM TO MEET THE PRESENT CRITERIA AND REGULATIONS.