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DEA Italian Worklab expands its coating expertise through a partnership with its pre-treatment chemical supplier

The surface coating of furniture, even in less conventional contexts such as car repair shops, must combine aesthetics and functionality to withstand particularly critical conditions of use. DEA, an integral part of the RO&Co. Group and a manufacturer of modular furniture for workshops, has tackled this challenge together with Chemtec, with which it has developed a pre-treatment cycle capable of guaranteeing high corrosion resistance and aesthetic quality, but also launched a training and skills consolidation programme to improve its coating process, which it insourced a few years ago.

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The Perfect Combination of Mechanical and Chemical Pre-Treatment Improves the Corrosion Protection of the Coatings Applied on ABF Color’s Heavy and Light Metal Fabrications

Powder coating contractor ABF Color has identified mechanical pre-treatment as the key to its success. This company was indeed one of the last coaters to be established in its area but one of the first to install a shot blasting machine from Carlo Banfi, now an OMSG brand, for the mechanical pre-treatment of large parts. In 2023, it acquired its third coating plant, retaining its trusted suppliers, including OMSG, Silvi, Gema, and Futura, and combining mechanical pre-treatment with a chemical stage for even more effective substrate preparation.

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