Recent efforts to use laminates and molded-in color to replace painting plastic have encountered a number of issues, including fade and mar resistance problems as well as color and gloss consistency. As a result automotive plastic part painting, in particular interior trim pieces such as instrument panel skin, bolsters, door trim panels, door handles, bezels, glove box doors and air bag covers, remains the best choice for Tier 1 and Tier 2 molded plastic manufacturers.
Efforts to reduce the overspray problems associated with painting plastic parts (which can be as high as 35% to 65%) have been under taken, and A&K Finishing, Inc. is a leader in this effort through the use of plastic painting technology, specifically analog computer controlled robotics for optimizing paint transfer to molded plastic parts.
Another area where A&K Finishing excels is in providing painting solutions for molded plastic parts through the control of greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide and meeting VOC regulations. Another trend is the use of 100% solid UV curable paints in plastic painting to address these problems.
When it comes to providing painting solutions for plastic molders A&K Finishing, Inc. is a leader in painting plastic with 2 modern plants and over 60,000 sf of facility space, more than 45 highly skilled non-union employees, 11 state of the art robotic painters which provide high productivity consistency control and 20 paint booths and 10 paint lines.
A&K Finishing specializes in automated mask and open spray plastic painting processing solutions utilizing air and force dry lacquer, water borne, 2 component, urethane and soft touch finishes. With over 20 years experience in automotive plastic part painting A&K Finishing is uniquely positioned to help any plastic molder win contracts and achieve just in time quality when painting plastic parts.
In addition, A&K Finishing is able to apply specialty plastic painting finishes such as Zero Gloss black non-reflective paint finishes for plastic molded interior automotive parts.
A&K Finishing has been providing plastic painting solutions for the automotive, electrical and office furniture businesses since 1990, delivering high quality on time molded plastic part painting solutions and a reputation as "First to Finish with Quality".
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