Many customers ask if coating machines and spray coating machines are the same, and what are the differences,

There are many differences between the two in terms of name, process purpose, process principle, equipment structure and application scenarios, as follows:

1. Name:

Coating machine: There are various types of materials that can be applied, including three proof paint, UV glue, paint, glue, ink, sealant and other liquid materials.

AF spray coating equipment: mainly uses AF liquid, whose core components are usually low surface energy materials such as fluoropolymers, siloxanes, or nano silica, which can make the coated surface have characteristics such as anti fingerprint, hydrophobic, and oleophobic.

2. Process objective:

Coating machine: Its purpose is diverse, mainly to protect, insulate, decorate, etc. on the surface of objects. For example, coating three proof paint on circuit boards is to prevent water, dust, moisture, and corrosion; Painting the car body is mainly for aesthetic and anti-corrosion purposes.

3. AF spray coating equipment: specifically used to form anti fingerprint, hydrophobic, and oil repellent coatings on object surfaces to reduce the adhesion of fingerprints, oil stains, etc., improve touch experience, enhance surface wear resistance and ease of cleaning, etc. It is commonly used in electronic device screens, optical lenses, and other fields that require high anti fingerprint and smoothness requirements.

4. Process principle

Coating machine: coating liquid materials on the surface of objects by means of spray, brush coating, roller coating, drip coating, etc. Taking the spray coating machine as an example, it uses compressed air or other driving methods to make the paint form a fog through the spray gun and evenly spray on the surface of the object.

AF spray coating equipment: using high-pressure atomization to evenly spray AF solution onto the surface of the substrate to form a thin film. Some AF spray coating equipment also combines plasma technology, first treating the material surface with plasma to increase surface activity, and then spraying AF solution to better bond the coating with the substrate.

5. Equipment structure

Coating machine: generally composed of coating storage system, conveying system, coating actuator, control system, etc. The actuator varies according to the coating method, such as brush for brush coating and spray gun for spray coating.

AF spray coating equipment: usually includes AF liquid storage tank, spray gun system, plasma generation device (some have), conveying pipeline, control system, etc. The design of spray gun systems generally focuses more on atomization effect and spraying accuracy to ensure that AF liquid can be evenly and finely sprayed on the surface of the substrate.

6. Application scenarios

Coating machine: It has a wide range of applications, including electronics manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, aerospace, furniture manufacturing, and other industries. Used for circuit board coating in electronic manufacturing, etc.

AF spray coating equipment: mainly used in electronic device manufacturing, optical instrument manufacturing and other fields. Commonly found on screens of electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, televisions, as well as camera lenses, watch surfaces, and other components that require anti fingerprint, hydrophobic, oil repellent, and high transparency.

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