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Freeform - Powder Coating

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Powdertech (Corby) Ltd Third party certifications:
  • EPD

    EPD

    Certificate type

  • ISO 9001 Quality Management

    Certificate type

Generation of patterns, shapes, text and images using powder coating.

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Application

Typical applications are flat facade panels or folded trays, feature walls, signage and similar. Suitable for external architectural design or interior design use.

Description

Freeform™ is an exclusive process developed using techniques perfected over 20 years. Freeform allows the transfer of images from photos, patterns, writing, sketches or any 2D format, to be realized in powder coating and has significant advantages over laminate.


Features and benefits:

  • Excellent weather resistance.
  • Reaction to fire class A2 s1,d0.
  • Excellent UV resistance.
  • Colour stability
  • Good edge coverage.
  • Can be folded or bent.
  • Fine detail and good colour range.

General information

Color

Other

Guidance for specification option:

This product locks images into powder coating. We work from digital files to reproduce your image

Finish

Etched

Guidance for specification option:

Freeform can replace etching, printing, embossing with UV stable technology

Embossed

Guidance for specification option:

Freeform can replace etching, printing, embossing with UV stable technology

Stained

Guidance for specification option:

Freeform can replace etching, printing, embossing with UV stable technology

Manufacturer guidance

Customer specified.

Material

Polyester

Guidance for specification option:

Specify under the standard BS EN 12206-1

Manufacturer guidance

Powder coating material is a thin layer of pigmented polyester resin applied to a base metal.

Shape

Formless

Length

Bespoke

Manufacturer guidance

Maximum image length is 1800 mm.

Width

Bespoke

Manufacturer guidance

Maximum image width is 1200 mm.

Height

-

Manufacturer guidance

N/A

Warranty description

20 year

Guidance for specification option:

For C2 and C3 environments: Up to 25-year warranty for gloss, colour and adhesion.

For C4, C5I and C5M environments: Guarantees are conditional on project.

Uniclass

Pr_35_31_68_66 Powder coatingsPrimary
Pr_35_31_22_55 Multicoloured finish spatter coatings
Pr_35_31_22_54 Multicoloured coatings

CAWS

H92/130 Major non-standard components

H92/120 Rainscreen cladding

H31/120 Metal

H20/155 Sheet cladding (attached to timber battens)

H20/150 Sheet cladding (attached to metal support systems)

H20/10 Sheet cladding

H11/110 Curtain walling

H92/830 Powder coating

Z31/120 Powder-coating materials

Z31/220 Powder-coating applicators

H11/830 Powder-coating

Specification data - Powder coatings

Standard

BS EN 12206-1.

Gloss level

20–70%.

Guidance for specification option:

At 60ᵒ.

Film thickness

>60 µm.

Adhesion

Rating 0.

Guidance for specification option:

Dry adhesion cross hatch (ISO 2409) Rating 0, no coating detachment, wet adhesion (ISO 2409) after 1 hour pressure cooker rating 0, no detachment.

Accelerated weathering

1000 hours no significant change in colour, >50% retained gloss.

Guidance for specification option:

To ISO 16474-2:2013.

Sulphur dioxide resistance

24 cycles no infiltration.

Guidance for specification option:

Exceeding 1mm from the scribe, no change in colour or blistering in excess of 2(S2) to ISO 4628-2.

Constant humidity resistance

1000 hours.

Guidance for specification option:

To ISO 6272-2, <1mm scribe creep. No blistering in excess of 2(S2) to ISO 4628-2.

Impact resistance

No cracking or detachment.

Guidance for specification option:

Tested to ISO 6272-2: Reverse Impact test.

Erichsen cupping

No cracking or detachment.

Guidance for specification option:

Tested to ISO 1520, minimum 5 mm indent.

Permeability

No blistering or coating detachment.

Scratch resistance

E2 Pass.

Guidance for specification option:

To BS 3900.

Pre-treatment

Aluminium - Titanium-zirconium (TiZr) non-chrome six-stage pre-treatment.

Application method

Corona discharge system.

Guidance for specification option:

Powder application.

Fire rating (to BS EN 13501)

A2-s1, d0.

Design

-

Manufacturer guidance

Insert requirement.

Colour/ Finish

-

Manufacturer guidance

Consult manufacturer and insert requirements.

Dimensions

-

Manufacturer guidance

Insert details of area to be covered, maximum 1800 x 1200 mm.

Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Country of material origin

Europe

Country of product manufacture

Europe

Embodied carbon

A1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804

-

Manufacturer guidance

LCA: A1-A3. 3.29 to 5.06 Kg CO2 eq/kg. Contact Powdertech for more information.

Recyclability

Does not affect the recyclability of the base material

Recycled content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

0 %

Third party certifications

BIM objects

BOS

NBS BIM Object Standard

This BIM object has been authored to meet the requirements of the NBS BIM Object Standard.

Find out more about the NBS BIM Object Standard.

Platform Compatible Version
Revit
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1

IFC
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1

Third party certifications

EPD

EPD

EPD guide

ISO 9001 Quality Management

ISO 9001 Quality Management

ISO 9001 : 2015 Management System

Literature

Freeform data sheet

Freeform data sheet

ISO 9001 certificate

ISO 9001 certificate

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