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IFS Coatings Wins General Motors Product Approval
Novel powder coating to meet material specifications for underhood and underbody components, providing both dielectric and weathering properties.
Edited by Grace Nehls
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Source | Gema
IFS Coatings Inc. (Gainesville, Texas) has secured a General Motors (GM, Detroit, Michigan) materials specification approval for underhood and underbody components. The IFS powder, available in several colors and textures, has dielectric and weathering properties.
According to the company, this powder coating will meet and exceed the performance requirements of GM’s materials spec, delivering dielectric strength of 57-68 kV/mm@ 50-100um and 40-46 kV/mm@ 180-200 um. The powder has also been tested against GM hardness, adhesion, humidity, scratch resistance, cyclic corrosion, gravelometer, chip resistance, and various chemical resistance and flammability tests.
“Powders with both dielectric and weathering properties are not common, and this product allows automotive coaters to deliver both properties in one coat of powder,” explains Harvey Johnson, transportation market development manager at IFS Coatings.
IFS Coatings is a privately owned powder coatings company. It supplies powder coatings for metal and heat-sensitive substrates to industries and consumers globally. Its brand portfolio includes IFS coatings, Polychem and OpenThrottle for architectural, automotive, appliance, furniture, hardware, interiors and retail markets.