Powder Coatings for Job Shop
Flexible, readily available, and reliable coating solutions for a wide variety of customer orders
Job shop operations process a wide variety of components, substrates, colors, and surface requirements—often in varying batch sizes and with short lead times. To do so, they need a broad range of powder coatings that are reliably available and offer consistent quality. TIGER supports job shops with more than 1,500 colors and effects, various package sizes, and coating solutions for numerous industrial applications and substrates.
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What requirements do job shops have for powder coatings?
Job shops must be able to respond flexibly to varying customer orders. A wide product selection, quick availability, and consistent coating quality are therefore essential.
Key requirements include:
- A wide variety of colors and effects to meet changing customer requirements
- Different finishes and gloss levels for a wide range of surface designs
- Short-notice availability of standard colors and effects
- Flexible packaging and order sizes for small and large orders
- High batch consistency for follow-up orders and recurring color shades
- Reliable application of metallic coatings
- Solutions for various substrates such as steel and aluminum
- A wide range of applications, from A for automotive to Z for fence panels
Job shops often have to meet a wide variety of customer requirements within a short time frame. The TIGER Drylac® standard product line includes more than 1,500 colors and effects, as well as a variety of finishes and gloss levels. The available finishes are suitable for applications on facades, white goods, and furniture, as well as in the automotive sector, retail store design, and general industry, among others.
Not every coating job requires a full standard carton. That’s why TIGER offers different package sizes: 2.5-kg minipacks and 20-kg cartons accommodate both smaller jobs and larger coating projects.
With the TIGER Eco-Pack, you can also order custom quantities ranging from 1 to 19 kg from the current TIGER Drylac® standard product line. Orders placed in standard containers by 2:00 p.m. will be delivered the day after next.
Consistent color and surface quality are crucial, especially when there are frequent color changes and follow-up orders over extended periods. TIGER Drylac® powder coatings offer high batch-to-batch consistency within tight tolerances.
For metallic coatings, TIGER uses an advanced bonding process that ensures reliable processing and recyclability while also enabling reproducible effect finishes.
What types of applications can job shops handle using TIGER powder coatings?
The broad TIGER Drylac® product range enables contract coaters to handle a variety of customer projects and serve different industries.
Typical areas of application include:
- General Industry
Powder coatings for a wide variety of industrial metal components and mass-produced products.
- Furniture and Interiors
Colors, effects, finishes, and gloss levels for furniture and interior design elements.
- Automotive
Powder coating solutions for applications in the automotive sector.
- Facades
Coating solutions for components and surfaces in the architectural sector.
- White Goods
Powder coatings for household appliances and similar industrial applications.
- Retail Fixtures
Decorative and functional finishes for metal components and interior design elements.
What materials can job shops powder coat?
Depending on the coating solution, TIGER powder coatings can be used on a variety of substrates. The existing TIGER product line includes solutions for:
- bare steel
- galvanized steel
- outgassing substrates
- aluminum
The appropriate coating depends on the specific substrate and the requirements of the individual customer project.
Why Choose TIGER Coatings for Job Shops?
Job shops need not only a wide variety of products, but above all, quick availability and flexibility. TIGER combines an extensive in-stock product range with various package sizes, high batch consistency, and coating solutions for numerous applications and substrates.
The TIGER online color palette makes the product range available digitally around the clock, facilitating the quick selection of colors and effects.
“You have the surface—TIGER offers the perfect coating solution!”
The TIGER Drylac® product line offers a wide selection of colors, effects, finishes, and gloss levels to meet a wide variety of customer needs.
TIGER has the industry's largest inventory of powder coatings. This allows us to fulfill orders for all standard products on short notice.
With 2.5-kg mini-packs, 20-kg boxes, and the TIGER Eco-Pack for custom quantities ranging from 1 to 19 kg, powder coating quantities can be better tailored to actual project needs.
Consistent product quality within tight tolerances supports job shops in handling recurring orders and follow-up production runs.
The TIGER bonding process for metallic coatings is designed to ensure high process reliability and recyclability, as well as reproducible textured surfaces.
For steel and aluminum, TIGER offers coating solutions for a wide range of surfaces and customer projects.
The most suitable powder coating depends on the substrate, the intended application, the desired surface finish, the required quantity, and the technical specifications of the customer's order.
The TIGER Drylac® standard stock list includes more than 1,500 colors and effects in a variety of finishes and gloss levels, covering a wide range of typical contract coating jobs. The products are available through the TIGER stock line or the online color palette.
For decorative metallic finishes, TIGER offers bonded metallic powder coatings. The bonding process used ensures reliable application and recyclability, as well as a uniform finish.
Suitable coating solutions are available for special substrates, such as galvanized and outgassing steel.
What package sizes are available for job shops?
TIGER offers a variety of order quantities so that powder coating can be purchased in amounts that best match the specific order volume:
- TIGER Minipack: 2.5 kg
- Standard carton: 20 kg
- TIGER Eco-Pack: customizable quantities between 1 and 19 kg
Minipacks and cartons are available on short notice from the central warehouse. For the Eco-Pack, desired quantities can be ordered from the current TIGER Drylac® standard product range.
The most important factors are, above all, a wide selection of colors, effects, and technical properties; short-notice availability; appropriate order quantities; and high batch consistency for recurring orders.
The TIGER Drylac® standard product line includes more than 1,500 colors and effects, as well as various finishes and gloss levels.
Yes. In addition to 20-kg boxes, TIGER offers 2.5-kg mini-packs. With the TIGER Eco-Pack, you can also order custom quantities between 1 and 19 kg from the current TIGER Drylac® standard product line.
For repeat orders or coating processes carried out over an extended period, the color shade and surface finish must remain as consistent as possible. TIGER Drylac® powder coatings offer high batch consistency within tight tolerances to ensure this.
Bare and galvanized steel, outgassing substrates, aluminum. The choice of powder coating must be tailored to the specific substrate and the requirements of the application.
The bonding process used by TIGER supports the safe processing and recovery of metallic powder coatings and enables long-lasting decorative finishes.
Eco-Pack orders received by 2:00 p.m. will be delivered the day after next. This offer applies to individual quantities between 1 and 19 kg from the current TIGER Drylac® standard product line.