Transcript ST POWDER COATINGS The new company Summer 2004: the owners of the old Pulverlac decide to re-enter the Powder Coating market. September 2004: ST POWDER.

ST POWDER
COATINGS
The new company
Summer 2004: the owners of the old Pulverlac decide to re-enter the Powder
Coating market.
September 2004: ST POWDER COATINGS was borne.
The fundamental idea is to replicate the past philosophy that had brought the
company to success, and to optimize
all those aspect that had been
neglected in the past.
In this optic, a basic step for the
successful growth of ST Powder
Coatings will be the cooperation
with dynamic and modern
companies.
Our mission
ST’s mission is to understand the Customer’s requirement and to fulfil its
expectations.
Highly qualified technicians and salespeople with years of experience work
together to reach a common goal: the Customer’s satisfaction.
The flow of knowledge within the company and continuous evolution for
constant improvement of the production process represent ST’s guidelines
and assure the products’ high performance.
To reach his mission, ST has chosen to use
only the best raw materials present on the
market. This means that ST has chosen to
collaborate only with the best suppliers.
Our philosophy
Starting from the past experience, ST’s philosophy will be considering also some
new important aspects.
 high flexibility
 real time replies
 excellent after sale service
OUR SUCCESS !
 the logistic process is absolutely
linear and simple
 all the system is modular
 strong investments in technology
Technology
ST’s plant represents the state-of-the-art of production technology for
thermosetting powder coatings.
It is fitted with the most modern machinery for highly automated solutions
which minimize manual intervention
and guarantee high standards of
coating quality, all while respecting
the environment, safety the regulations
in force.
Research and development
The innovative heart of ST Powder Coatings is the laboratory , which is split in
Applicative Laboratory and Research and Development Laboratory.
 The Applicative Lab aims to guarantee the highest and most consistent
quality standards throughout the different manufacturing phases - from
checks in the incoming raw materials to the final approval of the finished
products.
 The R&D Lab guarantees – throughout the
pure research phase – the continuous
progress of the company and insures
market leadership.
Logistic positioning
“5th corridor” is a combined set of transport and communication infrastructures
that the European Union has decided to realize in order to favour the traffic of
goods and people across the line that goes from Lisbon (Portugal) to Kiev
(Ukraine) passing through the northern part of Italy **.
ST Powder Coatings is located in a strategic position along the 5th corridor.
The company is just 5 minutes away from
the motorway and half an hour from both
Verona and Venice airports.
This allows us to reach quickly all major
European cities and to be easily reached
by everyone.
** www.corridoio5.it
The market and our strengths
ST Powder Coatings enters the market with large competitive advantages:
 latest technologies
 strategic position
 perfect layout
 excellent team
The customers demands and ST Powder Coatings replies in real time.
Our strength lies in versatility,
flexibility and in giving a high
degree of performance at all times,
starting from the preparation until the
finishing of every product, which
remains, in all cases, unique and
personal.
Strategy and market positioning
Our objective is to develop new technologies, new products and to enter new
markets (in terms of applications).
“The powder coatings process is widely
accepted as one of the fastest growing
finishing technologies in the world, making
the international powder coating market an
extremely attractive one and offering a
viable alternative to traditional coating
techniques**”
We see all this as a great opportunity.
To become leaders, however, we do need great
and reliable partners.
** From “Paints and coatings market research and analysis”
IRL, division of Business Research Group
Environment
ST Powder Coatings conducts business with the deepest respect for
environmental protection and workers’ health and safety.
The powder coatings produced by ST have 100% solid content and contain no
solvents; they therefore:
 have very low environmental impact;
 are easy to store;
 minimize the problems related to
explosion or fire.
Moreover, ST’s thermosetting powder coatings are considered ten times safer
than traditional liquid coatings.
Products
ST Powder Coatings takes advantage of the most modern technologies in
order to manufacture high quality thermosetting powder coatings with very low
environmental impact.
The company offers a wide product range, both standard and special items,
including epoxies, epoxy-polyesters, polyesters and polyurethanes in all RAL
colors.
Depending on the application field, ST’s different product lines can be
personalized with respect to the gloss levels (from high gloss to matte),
finishes (smooth, orange peel, wrinkling, hammered and marble effects),
metallization (sparkling, chromo effect, bronze and mica finishes) and other
special effects (fluorescent, pearlescent, transparent or colored transparent).
Typical applications
Typical applications include:
 aluminum or iron frames and fixtures,
 shelves, fridges, household appliances, lighting
appliances, chemical end electrical equipments,
 office and garden furniture,
 agricultural machinery,
 radiators, camping articles,
fire-extinguishers, pipes,
 car accessories, cycles, toys.
Powder Coatings advantages
The use of ST’s powder coatings offers innumerable advantages:
 Extremely easy application: our powder coatings need
neither special preparation before application nor
specialized labor;
 ST’s thermosetting powder coatings guarantee
yields up to 98%: the solvent-free final product,
together with the dry production process, allow for
almost complete waste recovery;
 Remarkable energy savings thanks to the very
low air exchange in the polymerization oven.
The building and the ground
Location
The ground lies in Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), near the main road nr. 246.
The factory is only 2 km away from the new highway exit of Montecchio.
Dimension
Total surface of the ground : 26.200 m2.
 Main building surface: more than 12.000 m2.
Internal usable height: 12 m.
 Office building on 4 floors : 3.000 m2
The future of our company
ST Powder Coatings is committed to continue investing in technology and
innovation.
We want to go always higher!
“A love for art, an eye for detail, the
search for the best materials and a
craftsman’s true passion… all combine
to produce excellence”.