Electrostatic Spray Coating

(Micro Fabrication Techniques )

By

1- Ahmed Abubakr
2- Mostafa Amer

Outline!
Basic

Idea of Electrostatic Spray

Coating
Charging Methods
Coating Materials
Advantages
Limitations

Basic Idea of Electrostatic Spray Coating

Charging Methods
(1-Corona Discharge)

Charging Methods
(2-Conduction Method)

Charging Methods
(3-Induction Method)

Coating Materials
Coating Materials: materials (or paint or photoresist)
used to coat the object or target.

Key
Properties
Resistivity

Conductivit
y

Flammabilit
y

Coating Materials
(Resistivity & Conductivity)
Optimum

range for resistivity to spray best is

20-200 megaohms.cm
Lower resistivity materials may require
special fluid tube or hose configurations to
prevent them from shorting out.

If

the coating material is too resistive a

higher conductive solvents are used to
reduce the resistivity.

Coating Materials
(Resistivity & Conductivity)

Coating Materials
(Flammability)
Coating

materials have a flashpoint

temperature rating to indicate the
temperature at which vapors from the
material are flammable.
How easily these vapors can be ignited ?!
Flammable materials may ignite if an
uncontrolled electrical discharge (spark)
occurs.
Note: any metallic or otherwise electrically
conductive object is in the vicinity should be
properly electrically grounded

Advantages
Saves

material because it utilizes overspray and

rebound
Reduces clean-up and maintenance time.
Increases production rates
Reduces equipment wear because lower air and
fluid pressures are used.
Eliminates secondary operations in some cases
because of wrap-around.
Better atomization because like charges repel
each other causing the spray pattern to open up
better using less air pressure

Limitations
Uniformity

of coverage will vary depending on

the size and contour of the object.
The product to be sprayed must be a conductor.
Parts which are not conductors can be sprayed
by having parts immersed in a special solution
to make them conductors.
Conveyors, as well as the product, must be
grounded at all times.
Electrostatic spray guns are limited to the
amount of fluid they can efficiently charge in a
given period of time.

References
1-

Basic electrostatic spray finishing,

Retrieved from:
http://www.elliottequipment.com/Medi
aLibraries/ElliottEquipment/PDFs/Ask
%20Elliott/ELECTR_1.PDF
2- Electrostatic Spraying, Retrieved
from:
http://infohouse.p2ric.org/ref/50/49414
.pdf

Questions!