Prepainted Metal Increases Profits And Helps The Environment

By Jim Dockey, National Coil Coating Association

Factories that switch to prepainted metal are gaining a new competitive edge: energy savings. Outsourcing paint operations, via prepainted metal, can dramatically reduce a manufacturer’s total energy consumption. With prepainted metal, the coil coater assumes the energy costs needed to coat the metal and, thanks to coil coating’s highly efficient processes, uses less total energy, cutting energy demands for the manufacturer…and the planet. This makes prepainting a unique solution that can increase your profits while helping our environment.

In addition to energy savings, converting to the coil coating process further helps reduce costs for manufacturers by eliminating the time and hassles associated with EPA filing requirements and permits associated with vapor degreasers, paint booths, and washers. This helps manufacturers and our environment in the following ways:

• Reduces waste handling costs
• Eases burden of record keeping, reports and permits
• Curbs water usage
• Lowers maintenance costs

For years, coil coaters have worked to reduce waste and emissions with the latest technology and ongoing field research. Because of these efforts, coil coating is the most efficient process known for applying finishes to metals. Coil coating manufacturing facilities utilize state-of-the-art processes that employ EPA-approved water and pollution equipment to apply coatings to metal at high speeds with minimal environmental impact.

The National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) is committed to making manufacturers more efficient, profitable, and environmentally friendly. The NCCA’s Environmental Stewardship Committee continues to research and implement new ideas to build on the coated coil industry’s environmental benefits.

With the help of the NCCA and coil coating technology, now going green can help manufacturers stay in the black.

To learn more about coil coating’s green benefits, visit www.coilcoatinginstitute.org and view the NCCA’s Online Tutorial “Energy and Environmental Benefits of Prepaint.”

To find a coil coater near you, visit www.coilcoatinginstitute.org or call National Coil Coating Association at 216-241-7333.

Jim Dockey is Director - CENTRIA Coating Services, and president of the National Coil Coating Association.

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