The excitement builds as the start up procedure of a new powder finishing system begins. Months of planning and hundreds of thousands of dollars went into the project. Finally the washer is heated, the oven is started, and the conveyor begins to move.
Minutes seem like hours in anticipation of the first coated test panels to emerge from the system.
As the sample panels exit the oven they are allowed to cool before quality testing begins. So far everything looks great, the finish is glossy and smooth. The answer could be yes to one or all of the above. The cause of the problem is clearly under cure of the powder coated finish. The finish did not receive enough heat energy for the correct amount of time to properly cross-link and cure.