POLYMERPowder coatingsThree systems, chosen by environment.
Polyester for outdoor parts, hybrid for indoor decorative parts and epoxy for indoor functional parts. Every system comes in RAL and custom colours, three gloss bands, ten surface effects, and standard or low-cure grades.
PolyesterQualicoat
Our weather-resistant system for aluminium, steel and other metal parts exposed to UV and weather, including a Qualicoat Class 1 approved system for architectural aluminium.
Polyester rangeIndoor · decorativeHybrid
Epoxy-polyester hybrid powder for appliances, steel furniture, shelving and other indoor metal products where flow, gloss and a consistent appearance come first.
Hybrid rangeIndoor · functionalEpoxy
Pure epoxy powder for indoor parts that need chemical resistance, electrical insulation, hardness and strong adhesion.
Epoxy rangeCompare
The three systems side by side.
The environment decides the chemistry. Final suitability is confirmed on your part and line.
| System | Environment | Key properties (catalogue) | Typical parts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyester | Outdoor | Excellent weathering for parts exposed to UV; Resists yellowing; Good edge coverage | Architectural aluminium profiles, windows and hardware … |
| Hybrid | Indoor · decorative | Good flow and high gloss; Good mechanical properties and corrosion resistance; Better heat and light stability than pure epoxy | Refrigerators, washing machines … |
| Epoxy | Indoor · functional | Excellent chemical resistance and electrical insulation; Strong adhesion and mechanical properties; High hardness, acid and alkali resistance | Security doors, safes and office products … |
Epoxy and hybrid are for indoor use. Qualicoat Class 1 applies to polyester system PLM100611 only.
Shared across all systems
Cure, gloss, colour and powder.
- Cure grades
- Standard cure and low-cure grades in every system. Low-cure is considered for lines that need a lower oven temperature or faster line speed; it is confirmed against your actual oven profile. Cure conditions are on each product’s TDS.
- Gloss
- High gloss ≥ 90 · satin and matt 11–80 · dead matt ≤ 10, as specified by you.
- Effects
- Smooth, sand, wrinkle, vein, fine texture, hammer tone, pattern, metallic, transparent or translucent, fluorescent. See finishes
- Colour
- RAL and customer-specified colours, matched from a colour code or a physical sample.
- Powder (polyester catalogue)
- Specific gravity 1.4–1.8 g/cm³ depending on colour and gloss · average particle size 30–38 µm · more than 90% of particles between 10 and 84 µm; adjustable on request.
- Supply
- Minimum order 1,000 kg · standard lead time within 10 days; complex custom colours and large volumes confirmed per order.
Start a project
Send us your most-used colour and your hardest one.
Tell us the part, environment, process and expected volume. We reply with a proposed system and a sample plan. Orders from 1,000 kg.