A

  • Academy

    Test glossaire titres

  • Accumulator

    Device installed in a coil coating line to store metal strip in process and decouple entry, exit and process sections

  • Adhesion

    Adherence of a paint coating to a metal substrate

B

  • Backing coat

    Paint coat applied to the reverse side of a prepainted metal product, usually of lower specification than the main decorative coat

  • BAT

    Best Available Techniques - as required for IPPC compliance

  • Binder

    Polymer which forms the basis of a paint system - also known as resin

C

  • Chemcoater

    A small-scale roller coater used to apply a conversion coating

  • Cladding

    Products used for decorative purposes on the outside of walls, can be either structural or purely decorative

  • Coil

    A coiled strip of metal, either before or after coating, of a constant width and gauge

  • Coil Coating

    A process for coating a continuous strip of flat metal