CARY, N.C. (March 13) — Lord Corp. has added a new custom coater, Wuxi Zhongjie Vibration Isolators Co. Ltd., in China to help Lord's customers meet a growing demand for the firm's MetalJacket coatings for both automotive and industrial applications.
The Zhongjie application line installed a traditional hoist transfer process and will apply the MetalJacket 1100-2110 system.
MetalJacket coatings are applied via an autodeposition process over either bare steel or zinc phosphate pretreatment, according to Lord. The final finish exhibits a uniform film thickness, without high voltage electric assistance or rinses, regardless of past configuration, the company claimed.