The most vivid and durable materials are required to keep up with the aesthetics and extremes of modern architecture and advertising. Prepainted aluminum Fluropon offers long-term durability, excellent color consistency, and resistance for sheet metal construction.

How Fluropon Is Applied

Fluropon coatings are shop-applied to aluminum by a spray coating method. In this process, coatings are cleaned and chemically pretreated. Two layers of primer surround the pretreated metal layer. A double layer of coating is applied to the surface of the pretreated substrate. The strength of this coat prevents a lot of heat by reflecting 70% of ultraviolet rays. This conserves energy on air conditioning which helps the environment and business budgets. The process of coating is also done safely for the environment. Any volatile organic content from the coating process will be captured and destroyed before it can escape into the atmosphere. The powerful chemical bond not only gives resistance to the sun but also to weathering. Chalking or powdering of the surface is prevented and brighter colors retain their vividness for a long time.

Appearance

Many studies on color psychology prove its power to affect moods. Having a diverse amount of colors at their disposal allows a company to lift the spirits of their employees or encourage their customers to stay longer. The wide palette of colors and surface textures available to aluminum Fluropon coatings can meet many intricate design demands. The amazing potential of Fluropon is its ability to shift, shine, and sparkle like a gem, and also to withstand weather and pressure like a metal. The visual effects created by color shifts in Fluropon surfaces can appear like they are moving. When passing by such material, the color will shift based on lighting. This stands out and catches the eye more than a static image. The ability for Fluropon surfaces to shine and sparkle is especially useful for making darker color surfaces appear more vividly at night time. Hundreds of colors are available and even if the perfect color isn’t available we can create a unique one.

Wrisco Painted Sheet Metal

The many types of aluminum available for construction can be provided by Wrisco Industries, Inc. Our specialized machinery allows for the coiling of aluminum sheets for delivery to any building project. Our product is used in many industries and not only has the ability to form to whatever industry needs it but also to any need of those industries. Contact Wrisco now to take advantage of the best aluminum sheet metal products. 

While the aluminum products we use every day do not last forever, the aluminum that composes them can. As one of the most recyclable metals in the world, aluminum is a leading product for the conservation of our planet. We usually think of used beverage containers as our main source of aluminum recycling, but it is one of the most widely used metals which is able to keep up with our growing industries and concerns for the environment.

How Recyclable Is Aluminum?

Aluminum is infinitely recyclable because it retains all of its properties when broken down and reused. Aluminum that gets thrown away instead of recycled ends up taking space in our landfills. More than $700 million worth of aluminum cans go unrecycled every year which wastes the potential energy of our earth. Every time potentially recyclable garbage is sent to a landfill instead of being reused, we pollute more greenhouse gases into the environment. The creation of virgin or previously unused materials costs 90% more energy than recycling old material. The process of aluminum recycling can also be constantly done. About 75% of all aluminum produced by the U.S. is still in circulation today.

Benefits of Recycling Aluminum

For many resources, the cost of recycling them does not yield much profit. They are done merely out of conservation of the planet. Aluminum, through the collection of waste disposal services and the breaking down and reusing of it, more than pays for itself. Because so much of the material is preserved when aluminum gets recycled the process is profitable. Shipping the material in from other countries also costs energy and resources. This makes it beneficial not only for the environment but also for sustaining the finances of communities to use and reuse aluminum.

Domestic waste is funded by local or national taxes, but commercial waste is often dealt with by commercial services. These services looking for the biggest profit often opt for the cheapest disposal methods. However, those looking for better profits will want to recycle their aluminum. In this way, aluminum promotes the conservation of resources despite capitalistic priorities. The energy required to make one aluminum can from a fresh bauxite ore be used to make 20 cans from recycled resources.

Waste Products

Technically there is a limited amount of metal available for mining from the earth. While the earth is much larger than we imagine it to be and there are many metals that rise to the surface from the core, this takes an extremely long time to occur which is out of our reach. Aluminum is the most reusable metal used in construction and many other industries. The use of steel is very similar to the use of aluminum today, but its percent of reusability is 56 compared to the 92 of aluminum. Water is another resource used in the production of new metals. By recycling aluminum water is also conserved.

For any company looking to use a more environmentally friendly metal for their industry, Wrisco can provide completely recyclable sheet aluminum. Call us now at (800) 627-2646.