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
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Problem
A powder coat cure issue on certain substrate was causing product delivery delays for this large appliance manufacturer.
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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.
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Result
The powder coat cure issue was resolved and the customer’s product was successfully released to market.