Precision Coating FTB Blog

Are You Utilizing Available Technologies to Their Fullest Potential?

If you aren’t making the most of the technologies available at your disposal, you are very likely to find yourself spending more time cleaning rather than producing. Does that sound like you?

If yes, Precision Coating and Coated Fabrics, Tapes, Belts, recommends every food processing plant, bakery, or kitchen to consider using PTFE-coated fiberglass release fabrics and/or PTFE-coated fiberglass release belting somewhere in their process.

PTFE-Coated Fiberglass Release Sheets and Peel Ply Make for Better Release Agents for Performing Lay-Up and Curing on Your Tools

Release agents such as Frekote are often used to perform layup and curing on tools. But, if you find this process to be time-consuming and exhausting, there are more efficient alternatives that can be used in this application, such as release sheets or peel ply.

In-Stock and Ready to Go!

For many of you, the following scenario isn’t a matter of if this has happened to you, but how many times you’ve found yourself in this predicament.

After speed-dialing the procurement department, you say, “Hey, Paul, glad I caught you. Looks like I just used the last piece of PTFE-coated fiberglass tape and we need replacement material, like, yesterday. How quickly can you get some in?”

Custom Boat Building Made Easier with PTFE Coated Fiberglass Tape

It’s common that custom boat builders use waxes and other chemical release agents (i.e. frekote) to cover your composite molds. There are also some common problems associated with this. Here’s the short list:

• The methods to apply these materials are extremely time consuming.
• The ability to get an even, consistent coating over the entire mold.
• If unable to get a consistent coat, parts may stick to the mold due to the uneven coating buildup.

No Burn, Better Savings on Resources

This is an easy quiz. Questions you have likely already considered, answered, and left still searching for better alternatives to. Ready?

1. Does your company incur significant energy bills?
2. Are you seeing your molded pulp or fiber products being rejected due to burn marks or metal particles?
3. Are you using an expensive metal belt to convey your product through the drying oven?