Case Study
Powder Coat Cure Issue Slows Speed to Market
Due to impact failures on certain substrates under powder coatings, a cure issue was slowing the speed to market. Our CPI Solution Squad experts worked with the customer to develop a root cause analysis and implemented a plan to mitigate the issue, increasing speed to market.
Industry
Appliance Manufacturer
Product
Pretreatment
Location
Clyde, Ohio
Problem
A powder coat cure issue on certain substrate was causing product delivery delays for this large appliance manufacturer.
Action
The CPI Solution Squad worked closely with the powder vendor and the customer on developing a root cause analysis, discovering that it was a cure issue. The oven temperatures were too high and needed to be lowered.
Result
The powder coat cure issue was resolved and the customer’s product was successfully released to market.