Electrophoretic Painting West Midlands by Profin Protective Finishing Ltd

Profin Protective Finishing Ltd is a long established company based in the Midlands providing quality cost efficient anti corrosion metal finishing services to a variety of industries.

Established in 1895 we are your one-stop-shop for cost-efficient, high quality industrial protective finishing metal coatings. Accredited to IATF 16949, ISO 9001 & ISO 14001, our specialties lie in Electrocoating, E-Coat, EP Coating, Electropainting, Electrophoretic Painting, Powder Coating, Zinc Flake Coating, Dip Spin Coating and Wet Spray Coating. We offer metal pre-treatment capabilities in shot-blasting and iron & zinc phosphating.

Our strengths are in our speed and quality of service - providing a personal friendly response to your initial call or email, a fast quotation followed by a quick turnaround high quality painting service. Standard turnaround is 48 to 72 hours, with very urgent requirements able to be serviced within 24 hours using our Fast Track Service, from delivery to completion.

Electrocoat also known as E-Coat, Electropainting, EPD, KTL is the method of adding paint to a conductive substrate. All tier one motor manufacturers use EP coating as their specification of choice, making it one of the most popular coatings in the automotive industry.

E-Coat provides high aesthetic appeal, excellent resistance to the oxidative effects of corrosion (corrosive chemicals and liquids) as well as affording strong durability.

E-Coating Benefits:

- Great edge coverage.
- 100% component coverage.
- Compatible with various other coating finishes.
- Coating thickness uniformity across the entire part.
- Superb corrosion protection.
- Functionality of threads unaffected.
- Low reject rates thanks to process consistency.
- Single coating that can easily be overcoated.

Powder coating works by electrically charging powder particles to apply to a conductive substrate. The resulting finish offers a high resistance to corrosion and fading, strong durability to impact and an aesthetically pleasing finish in a wide range of colours (including metallics).

For many years powder coating has been the finish of choice for conductive materials, it is often used to coat components for metal office furniture, shop fittings, automotive parts and accessories, domestic appliances and radiators. Used extensively for rail (LUL), JCB & Caterpillar and marine industry sectors and available in a wide variety of (RAL, BS, NCS) colours, gloss levels, textures, anti-bacterial, anti-graffiti and heat resistant formulations.

Benefits of Powder Coating:

- The finish is visually attractive.
- A variety of textures and colours can be achieved.
- Provides a high resistance to chemicals like antifreeze, petrol, diesel, oil & battery acid.
- Damage resistant to stone chippings and scratching.
- Extremely durable and anti-weathering.
- Great adhesive qualities when sprayed over electrocoat.
- Shorter lead times and cost effective.

Dip spin coatings use a centrifugal force which controls film thickness to apply a thin coating on small parts. The high rate of basket speed generates force which allows for an even, consistent coating over a short period of time.

Zinc flake coatings use a combination of specialised base and top coats to provide a high grade corrosion protection. Zinc flake coatings are often used by the fastener industry thanks to its durable corrosion resistance and resistance to brake fluids, petrol and mild chemicals. This coating method is actually the most cost effective for smaller parts like pressed parts and fasteners.

When comparing zinc flake coating to zinc plating you will find that zinc flake coating not only lasts longer, but it is more predictable during the application process and is more resistant to corrosion.

Xylan is highly utilised in gas and oil industry as a dry film lubricant . Dip-spin painting is a bulk painting operation that can be advantageous in achieving very low unit costs in anti corrosion finishing of small parts.

Dip Spin & Zinc Flake Coating Benefits:

- Excellent corrosion resistance.
- Full black or silver finish.
- Inorganic top coat provides chemical and high temperature resistance.
- Approved by Tier 1s and OEMs around the world.
- Colour coding enamels.
- Centrifugal stoving paints.

Wet spray also known as spray painting allows paint, varnish, ink, etc. to be sprayed through the air directly onto a surface. The success of wet spray is dependent upon the pre-treatment process as well as the spraying itself.

We offer three painting options:

- Etch Primer (offers a more functional than decorative coating).
- One Coat Stoving Enamel (offers both a functional & decorative coating).
- Two Part Paint Finish (offers a smooth, decorative & functional finish).

Wet spray has a range of benefits; it is available in a wide range of colours, it is fully achievable to mask large areas, the process is fast, consistent and can be applied to almost any surface.

Profin Protective Finishing Ltd employ approximately 50 skilled staff. Situated on the Park Farm Industrial Estate in Redditch, we are ideally situated in the heart of the Midlands, with excellent transport links. Many of our customers send work via couriers although for customers based in the Midlands, we can offer a collection and delivery service, saving you time and resources.

We have a factory area of 1946 square metres and an office area of 332 metres. We are agile and proactive to be able to consistently meet the ever changing demands of our customer requirements, with full capability in offering bespoke masking and jigging solutions.