Autophoretic® Coating

Operations:

Chesterfield Plant

50271 E Russell Schmidt Blvd
Chesterfield Twp, MI 48051
Phone: 586/949-2735
Fax: 586/949-2700

General Description:

The Autodeposition process is a simple, reliable chemical coating process.

WHAT IS AUTODEPOSITION?
Autodeposition is a patented waterborne organic coating process using chemical rather than electrical energy to coat metal parts with a uniform, high quality finish.

HOW DOES IT WORK?
Following conventional cleaning and rising, metal parts are immersed in a coating bath containing Autophoretic® coating chemicals. It is here where the chemical deposition of resin and pigment particles takes place.

EASE OF PROCESS CONTROL
The thickness of the coating is time and temperature dependent. The coating itself becomes “self-limiting” as the reaction slows with the thickness of film. That is why autodeposition creastes a uniform coating, even in hidden or recessed areas. The final result is a coating by autodeposition providing a uniform, high quality finish that is tough and resistant to corrosive environments.

Product and Process Development

For many years Parts Finishing Group and predecessor companies have been working with Henkel Surface Technologies (website: www.ThomasRegister.com/HenkelSurftech) to develop 800 and 900 Series Autophoretic® processes and know-how as a job shop coater to the automotive and industrial markets. It is likely that Parts Finishing Group has more applications knowledge and experience than most any company in the USA. Parts Finishing group has coated thousands of different parts and parts configurations over the last 15 years.

Parts Finishing Group is the first 900 series job shop coating applicator. The following shows a comparison of Autophoretic® properties to E-coat and powder coat.