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What we do
Painting & Surface Treatments
Our surface finishing departments are spread across 32,000 sq. ft.Our surface finishing departments are spread across 32,000 sq. ft and form a major part of our business, offering the largest range and highest specification of finishes available on the market.
Customers benefit from being able to have products priced and manufactured against their EAU and can call off parts JIT, shortening lead times, costs and the need for storage at their own premises.
All processes are carried out in-house so we have complete control over quality, production, planning and delivery. It ensures our products are manufactured and finished to the highest standards as we do not have to rely on the delivery performance, quality or capacity of subcontract suppliers.
For further reassurance, our quality control systems provide accurate traceability and documentation of all parts and we take the responsibility and accountability required to meet our customer demands.
- Stove Enamelling – LUL, Rolls Royce and DEF Standard approved
- Electrostatic Powder Coating to various standards including all architectural class finishes.
- Electro Plating Dept – 80 processes including Salt Spray & Conductivity Testing Chambers
- Silk Screening & all associated activities
- Bead Blasting & Thermal Zinc Metal Spraying
- Stainless Steel Polishing & Graining
- Laser Marking
- Engraving and labelling
Painting Department
Formed in 1992 our highly skilled, in-house painting department has many years’ experience in the powder coating, wet spray and stove enamelling industry. It helps us offer convenient and cost-effective end-to-end manufacturing and finishing solutions for all our customers.
Large investments in our state-of-the-art powder coating and stove enamelling plant, has given us the capability to finish components up to 4m high x 5m long
x 3.5m wide.
Propak can offer both DEF Standard and British Standard finishes. We are approved to use industry leading suppliers such as Akzo Nobel, Cromodex, Thermoset IGP, Trimite Sherwin Williams, AXALTA, Indestructible Paints, Addev Materials and Tiger coatings. We can provide back-to back warranties for all our finishes.
Pre-Treatments
To ensure excellent results, preparation is the key. Propak have a range of in-house pre-treatments to ensure the highest levels of adhesion and a blemish free finish.
- Phosphating
- Shot and bead blasting
- Thermal Zinc Metal Spraying – 25 year warranty
- SURTEC 650V
- SURTEC 650
- Anodising
- Iridite NCP
Aluminium must be subjected to rigorous pre-treatment to ensure thorough cleaning and surface preparation. At Propak our extensive in-house facilities and quality-assurance makes sure the pre-treatment process includes full-immersion acid cleaning, plus an acid etch which provides a superior matt surface for further chemical treatment and eliminates any defects.
These processes guarantee effective surface preparation for the relevant parts, to allow excellent application and adhesion of both electrostatic powder coating and wet spray applications.