Aluminum: light, strong and malleable, it is used in numerous different industrial sectors - in the construction industry, aerospace technology, the automotive industry and mechanical engineering, for example. However, it is only through the versatile possibilities of surface finishing that the material can develop its full performance potential, thereby increasing quality, durability and application possibilities. Coating in particular plays a central role as a popular process. The Association for the Surface Finishing of Aluminum (VOA) provides its member companies with its "Coating" document package developed by experts as a valuable benefit for daily practice. With this helpful tool, companies can document quality in production and at the same time have the opportunity to leverage potential for improvement. The updated version of the comprehensive document package is now available for members to download from the VOA website.
Detailed document package for the coating
The detailed document package includes the plant-specific process instructions, the production control plan and the visualization of critical process features for the coating. In addition, the experienced specialists from the "Process Documentation" project group, who developed the document package, also took into account the requirements in the globally valid specifications of the international Qualicoat quality mark and their practical implementation. For example, the work contains additional, useful supplementary tools in the form of the control register and the overview of quality tests in accordance with Qualicoat.
Document package based on the latest scientific and research findings
The reason for the current revision: The general licensor of the international quality mark Qualicoat is constantly working on the further development of the specifications and regularly adapts them according to the latest findings from science and research. The revision of the document package was therefore also on the VOA's agenda. The VOA project group "Process Documentation" developed the detailed material in 2021. In addition to the "Coating" document package, the experts from the VOA member companies also developed the "Anodization" document package four years ago. The VOA will update this as soon as the new specifications for the international Qualanod quality mark appear, which the general licensor is currently revising.
Interested VOA members can find the process documentation packages and the "General Section", which applies to both anodizing and coating, exclusively and free of charge at www.voa.de after logging in to the download area of the homepage. Of course, the documents for members can also be obtained directly from the VOA office (OM-8/25).
Contact
Verband für die Oberflächenveredelung von Aluminium e. V. (VOA)
Haus der Bayerischen Wirtschaft
Max-Joseph-Str. 5
80333 München (Germany)
Phone: +49 89 / 5517 8670
E-mail: info@voa.de
www.voa.de
About the VOA
As a trade association, the Verband für die Oberflächenveredelung von Aluminium e. V. (VOA) forms the industry network of companies in the surface finishing of aluminum and other materials and promotes the economic, political and technical interests of its members at national and international level.