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Internationally
several applications have been developed for coated coils as
explained below:
Coil Coating - Typical End Uses
Transportation
Aircraft,
bus, and train ceilings, aircraft trim, arm rests, automotive
trim, baggage racks, bicycle fenders, commercial truck sheathing,
highway guard rails, instrument panels, interior door panels
and trim, license plates, miscellaneous parts, horn shells,
voltage regulators, oil caps, braces, oil filters, canisters,
mobile home sheathing and interior components, recreational
vehicle, snowmobiles, station wagon flooring, window frames.
Recreational Equipment
Aluminum
boats, barbecue grills, basketball backboards, camping equipment,
exercise equipment, fabricated playhouses, folding camp cots
and chairs, golf carts, picnic jugs, playground equipment, portable
swimming pool frames and sheathing, prefabricated baseball dugouts.
Furniture - Residential and Commercial
Cabinets
(storage, beverage, filing functional), card tables, chairs,
clothes hampers, coat racks, desks, display cases, fireplace
accessories, institutional furniture, ironing boards juvenile
furniture, lamps and shades, lawn furniture, library shelving,
lockers, metal drawer dividers, radiator covers, shelving, store
fixtures, tubular products, TV trays, waste baskets.
Farm and Garden Equipment
Animal
shelters, farm storage bins, feed troughs, garden equipment,
grain dryers, mowers, snow blowers, spreaders, tools .
Construction Products
Accessories
for siding, fascia, trim, corners, awnings, canopies, baseboard
heating covers, bathroom cabinets, building soffitt systems,
bus stop shelters, carports, boat shelters, car wash booths,
ceiling tile, commercial building marquees, curtain wall and
building sheet, decorative chimney, decorative shutters, doors,
doors and window frames, ductwork, electrical switch and outlet
plates, elevator paneling, fencing, garage doors, gutters and
downspouts, interior partitions and trim, kitchen cabinets,
lighting reflectors & housings, louvered vents, patio covers
and supports, radiator fin stock, refreshment booths, residential
siding, roof decking, roof flashing, roof shingles and sheet,
screen frames.
Packaging
Bulk
containers, cans and containers, caps and closures, drums, edging
for cartons, film canisters, semi-rigid container, (TV. dinner
trays, etc.) strapping .
Large Appliances
Air
conditioners, clothes dryers, dishwashers, furnaces, gas or
electric ranges, radio and phonograph cabinets, refrigerator
and freezer liners, refrigerator and freezer doors and shells,
space heaters, vending machines, washing machines, water coolers,
water heater jackets.
Small Appliances
Business
machine housings, can openers, clock faces and housings, dehumidifiers,
electric fan blades, floor waxers, hair dryers, homogenizers,
humidifiers, knife sharpeners, sound recording equipment, vacuum
cleaners.
Miscellaneous
Metal
blackboards, bread boxes, camera shells and parts, casket handles,
dispensing machines, drapery fixtures and curtain rods, games
and toys, house numbers, instrument gauge faces, clocks, thermometers,
etc., instrument panels, luggage, mail boxes, measuring tapes,
interior and exterior metal signs, picture frames, tool and
tackle boxes, window blinds, Venetian blinds, pivot shades and
accessories.
The
main usage of pre-coated coils is in roofing in Nigeria although
numerous other products are also being fabricated out of pre-coated
aluminium and steel coils. The applications include cladding,
sidings, fascia, canopies, decking, flashing, bathroom cabinets,
ceiling tiles, doors, feed trays in poultry farms, fencing and
partitions. Other applications such as large and small appliances
like air-conditioners, machines water coolers, cans and containers,
furniture items like cabinets, desks, shelves, lockers, waste
basket as well as bus and train ceiling, caravan bodies for
transportation etc. are under development in Nigeria.
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