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No. "WORK INSTRUCTION FOR POWDER

COATING"
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OBJECTIVE

The work instructions cover activities to be carried out for powder coating on valves.

• Product painting is carried out as per the requirement given in Work Order.
• QC Engineer is responsible to see that the painting is carried out as per Work Order/ Customer Req.

Application system: Electrostatic Spray Gun with Flat jet spray nozzles
Voltage: 60 – 90 KV
Curing Schedule: Between 180 - 210°C for 10 - 12 mins
Coating Finish: Glossy /Semi glossy/Matt

Procedure

• Before powder coating ensure that all products/ i t e m s a r e c o m p l e t e l y d r y f r o m i n s i d e

and outside,if any water traces or foreign material is there then dry it with
air/cotton cloth.
• Surface Finish of items should be as per MSS-SP-55 and should be grease free.
• Before starting of painting the workplace should be properly cleaned.
• Load the required coating powder (Colour-Red/Blue/Black) to the spraying system.
• Hang the item in booth, spray the powder uniformly on all sides.
• Wherever powder coating is not required, carefully remove the powder from that area with
compressed air.
• Hang the sprayed item on hanger stand.
• Start the box type furnace (Gas fired) and set heating temperature to 210C.
• When the furnace temperature reached 60c, open its door and place the loaded stand inside it.
• When the temperature reached to required temperature, then soak the items for 10 mins at same
temperature.
• Turn of the furnace.
• Partially open the furnace door when temperature drops to 100c.
• When temperature drops to 60C, remove the stand from furnace and remove items from stand
• QC Engineer must ensure that the Quality of painting is proper by 100% visual check.
• If required by customer, coating thickness is measured against qty. specified in work order.
• Overall coating thickness shall be min. 60 micron or as specified in customer’s requirement.

Prepared By Approved By

QA Engineer Management Representative

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Precautions

• Make sure that that air supply to powder coating gun is dry.
• Relative temperature of material at the time of painting shall be 25°C ±15°C.
• Relative humidity at the time of painting shall be Max. 85%.
• Paint Spray Gun and Object distance shall be between 9" - 12".
• On completion of painting, powder coating gun to be properly cleaned and kept ready for next
operation.
• Unused powder paint must not be left open.
• Keep in dry cool condition, Avoid Sunlight/UV light.

Prepared By Approved By

QA Engineer
Management Representative
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