Matalizing is the general term used to refer to a group of processes used to coat non-metallic materials with metal. The method was invented by a German called Von Liebig around 1835. It is believed that the first application of metalizing was in making mirrors. Actually, Liebig was trying to coat aluminum on a glass surface at the time of the discovery. In Los Angeles metalizing is applied in many applications and the industry provides employment for many people.
This process occurs inside vacuum chambers to avoid contamination of metal coatings by impurities. The vacuum chamber system comprises of several components which include spray torch, robot, power supply, control console, feeder, and media supply. The number of control consoles may be more than one on a single machine depending on size and how much it is sophisticated. Consoles may be separate devices or they be integrated into the rest of the system.
The metal that forms the coat on objects is melted by the spray gun. Some metals have very high boiling and melting points hence the spray torch must reach those temperatures for the metals to vaporize. Temperatures are controlled using the control consoles. After melting the coating material, the gun accelerates them to the object to be deposited. Temperature of the spray torch is raised through resistance and plasma heating among other techniques.
Media supply serves the task of supplying the fuel used by the system to produce flames for heating the torch. This feature lacks in some models or it comes as an integral component. The wire, liquid, or powder that is coated on substrates is supplied by the feeder. It supplies the material directly to the gun for melting. Normally feeders have components that terminate on the exterior of the equipment for ease of access by the person operating the machine.
Robots are the circuitry used for the manipulation of substrates and torches. The object may need to be turned over and over during the process so that the coat can be applied effectively in all parts. Besides the substrate, the torch may also need to change the direction in which it applies the coat. Power supply is normally a standalone component that powers the torch.
The substrate is prepared properly first before it is fed into the system. Once inside the feeder, the material goes straight to the spray torch to be vaporized. The torch applies heat on the wire until it reaches boiling point and vaporizes into fumes. The vaporized fumes take time in the air and but finally settle onto the surface of the substrate. Substrates should be placed directly beneath the torch for efficient results to be achieved.
The control console can be used to vary the thickness of resultant coating. Generally, thicker coatings are formed if more fumes settle on the substrate as a result of powering the system for long. The fumes cool down to form uniformly spread coatings.
Metalizing has applications in commercial, household, and industrial settings. The main industrial use is in producing structural materials. Surfaces are protected against excessive heat by thermal barriers made using the structural materials. The coating produced is also effective at protecting surfaces from corrosion, erosion, and wear. Beautiful surfaces are also produced by the process.
This process occurs inside vacuum chambers to avoid contamination of metal coatings by impurities. The vacuum chamber system comprises of several components which include spray torch, robot, power supply, control console, feeder, and media supply. The number of control consoles may be more than one on a single machine depending on size and how much it is sophisticated. Consoles may be separate devices or they be integrated into the rest of the system.
The metal that forms the coat on objects is melted by the spray gun. Some metals have very high boiling and melting points hence the spray torch must reach those temperatures for the metals to vaporize. Temperatures are controlled using the control consoles. After melting the coating material, the gun accelerates them to the object to be deposited. Temperature of the spray torch is raised through resistance and plasma heating among other techniques.
Media supply serves the task of supplying the fuel used by the system to produce flames for heating the torch. This feature lacks in some models or it comes as an integral component. The wire, liquid, or powder that is coated on substrates is supplied by the feeder. It supplies the material directly to the gun for melting. Normally feeders have components that terminate on the exterior of the equipment for ease of access by the person operating the machine.
Robots are the circuitry used for the manipulation of substrates and torches. The object may need to be turned over and over during the process so that the coat can be applied effectively in all parts. Besides the substrate, the torch may also need to change the direction in which it applies the coat. Power supply is normally a standalone component that powers the torch.
The substrate is prepared properly first before it is fed into the system. Once inside the feeder, the material goes straight to the spray torch to be vaporized. The torch applies heat on the wire until it reaches boiling point and vaporizes into fumes. The vaporized fumes take time in the air and but finally settle onto the surface of the substrate. Substrates should be placed directly beneath the torch for efficient results to be achieved.
The control console can be used to vary the thickness of resultant coating. Generally, thicker coatings are formed if more fumes settle on the substrate as a result of powering the system for long. The fumes cool down to form uniformly spread coatings.
Metalizing has applications in commercial, household, and industrial settings. The main industrial use is in producing structural materials. Surfaces are protected against excessive heat by thermal barriers made using the structural materials. The coating produced is also effective at protecting surfaces from corrosion, erosion, and wear. Beautiful surfaces are also produced by the process.
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