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Products - Prepainted> Advantages, Benefits Exterior and Interior Applications Prepainted steel sheet ...now more than ever Throughout the world, the construction, appliance and various other industries are switching more and more to prepainted steel sheet. In North America alone, there is an ever increasing number of new or upgraded continuous coil painting lines to serve these various industries. In recent years, the markets for prepainted steel sheet have grown to a total of two million tons. These markets include industries that construct buildings of all kinds and manufacture appliances, automotive vehicles, containers, metal cans, air conditioners, and residential roofing.
Usage is increasing dramatically because prepainted steel sheet is so practical and efficient. Prepainted steel sheet is very cost effective for manufacturers of painted sheet steel products. Because it requires no in-plant painting either before or after fabrication, prepainted steel sheet eliminates the manufacturer's capital burden for paint facilities as well as paint-line costs associated with the preparation, handling, spraying and baking or drying operations. In addition, it eliminates the costs of meeting stringent air-quality standards and paint-chemicals disposal requirements. The excellent paint film properties combined with advanced forming and joining technologies allow prepainted steel sheet to be used for many applications that, heretofore, were not possible. The result: short manufacturing and assembly cycles; affordable and salable products; a cleaner environment through the advanced pollution controls on the coating lines; and a better bottom line.
Prepainted steel sheet is replacing other materials because of its application versatility. For example, in the construction industry, its availability in an almost infinite variety of colors, profiles, and strengths, means it can satisfy the most creative and discerning of architects and designers. As the following pages show, it can beautify structures for all kinds of purposes: schools, churches, town halls, malls, libraries, medical centers, recreation centers, gymnasiums, laboratories, garages, farm buildings, warehouses, factories, office buildings, as well as homes and apartment buildings. Prepainted steel sheet is equally versatile in other industries, appearing in homes, offices and commercial establishments in such items as washers, dryers, refrigerators, desks, file cabinets, computers and related devices, shelving, street signs, acoustical ceiling tiles, awnings, drapery rods and tracks -- the list is virtually endless.
USS Prepainted Steel Sheet is available in just about any combination of color, coating type and thickness, and metal thickness to meet any specific strength, design and decorative need. (This photo shows roll application of paint to steel sheet in a continuous coil-coating paint line. In this modern process, computer control ensures paint films of uniformly high quality -- corrosion resistant and so tough, flexible and adherent that they withstand forming of the sheet into many shapes, some of which are shown on the following pages.)
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