A smarter, simpler, more user-friendly range of coatings is to be launched by the world’s leading automotive powder paint supplier. Interpon A, to be unveiled by AkzoNobel on May 4th, brings together the company’s vast range of automotive powders into one clear and comprehensive global collection - without losing any of the products’ impressive technical and innovative capabilities.
Interpon A’s global standardisation allows customers to quickly identify products from one of six ranges (underhood/body, interior trim, exterior trim, alloy wheels, powered wheels and body shell). Within each range, products are broken down into more specific categories which detail, for example, their performance capabilities, energy requirements, colour range and approved manufacturers.
"This makes our range much more transparent," says Oscar Wezenbeek, AkzoNobel’s global automotive director. "Customers can see at a glance the benefits of individual products, and which car manufacturers use them - even how we can help them improve their carbon footprint."
AkzoNobel’s automotive products are well-known for their high technical qualities, including durability, corrosion-protection and high transparency. Interpon A will continue the company’s commitment to investment in product development in order to bring customers products that meet their demands in these challenging economic times. One of the latest additions to the range is a low temperature cure primer that reduces curing time by 20 degrees centigrade, allowing significant energy cost savings.
Equally important, adds Wezenbeek, customers can order Interpon A products to be delivered to any site in the world, and be confident that the quality will remain the same. "More and more of our customers are globally active," he says. "They want consistency, and a product they can trust."