Coatings for Metal

Sustainable, energy cured metal coatings that create a variety of finishing properties.

Collaborate with RDC Coatings for metal finishes that enhance the finished product’s appearance.

Coatings for Metal

Clear Finishes

RDC formulates an extensive selection of UV and EB clear finishes in high to low gloss. They are applied with roll, spray, curtain, or vacuum coating technologies to metal substrates and vacuum metalized parts. Specialized chemistries for steel, aluminum, galvanized brass, and other metal materials ensure uniform thicknesses and successful adhesion. Depending on the desired specifications for a given product, RDC’s clear finishes can be enhanced with chemistries that resist slips, scratches, or corrosion.

Colored Finishes

Applied with roll, spray, or vacuum coating equipment, RDC offers a wide range of UV and EB curable color coatings for metal with 100% transfer efficiency. Formulated specifically to coat metal substrates completely, these energy cured finishes can be engineered with high to low gloss properties, as well as for improved resistance to slips, scratches, or chemicals.

High-Speed Applications

For the fastest production lines, RDC offers an EB vacuum coating system that cures linear parts — such as tubular products like pipes, fencing, railings, furniture components, and more — at speeds up to 400 feet per minute with nearly 100% transfer efficiency and zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Benefits of RDC’s Custom Metal Coatings for Manufacturers

Using application methods commonly employed throughout the metal finishing industry, RDC’s UV, EB, water-based, and Excimer coating systems provide exceptional flexibility across manufacturing environments. Depending on the coating technology and application requirements, RDC finishes can be applied through roll coating, spray coating, curtain coating, vacuum coating, and dip coating.

One size doesn’t fit all. That’s why RDC specializes in custom-formulated metal coating solutions tailored to specific application requirements.

RDC’s development process begins with on-site audits and detailed evaluations of customer equipment, substrates, application methods, production goals, environmental requirements, and performance expectations. The team then recreates process conditions within RDC laboratories to validate coating performance before implementation.

Whether a project requires rapid UV curing, high-performance EB systems, environmentally conscious water-based technologies, or the distinctive aesthetic capabilities of Excimer coatings, RDC develops formulations designed around the realities of each production line.

Selecting a coating that offers robust durability is essential for manufacturers producing high-quality, long-lasting metal products. RDC’s protective coating systems are engineered to withstand harsh environments, resisting abrasion, chemicals, corrosion, and weather exposure.

Whether you’re producing automotive components, building materials, consumer products, or industrial equipment, RDC develops coating systems that provide the long-term protection your products require.

Not every application can be solved with an off-the-shelf coating. RDC specializes in developing custom coating technologies for unique performance requirements, challenging substrates, and demanding production environments.

Whether the goal is improved adhesion, enhanced durability, specialized appearance characteristics, premium matte aesthetics, regulatory compliance, or unique functional performance, RDC develops solutions around the application rather than forcing the application to fit a standard product.

Metal manufacturers are increasingly seeking coating technologies that support environmental and sustainability initiatives. RDC offers a range of environmentally responsible solutions, including UV-curable, EB-curable, water-based, and Excimer coating systems.

UV and EB technologies can significantly reduce VOC emissions compared to traditional solvent-based systems, while water-based coatings provide another effective pathway toward lower-emission manufacturing. By leveraging the appropriate coating technology for each application, manufacturers can improve sustainability performance while maintaining the appearance, durability, and productivity their operations demand.

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How can RDC Coatings help you?

Manufacturers in multiple industries apply RDC Coatings’ custom formulations to a wide variety of materials and products. Leverage RDC Coatings’ 35-plus years of experience in engineering, developing, and manufacturing custom, energy-cured coatings to address your unique needs.