Different paths, shared progress
How the IONOMY™ ecosystem helps every business find its own path.
Every coil coating line is unique - in its setup, its output, and its ambitions for the future. That’s why the transition to energy curing, ideally powered by renewable electricity, can’t follow a single blueprint.
At the heart of the IONOMY™ ecosystem is a simple principle: no prescribed architecture.
Instead of offering one fixed solution, IONOMY helps each customer define their own path to renewable energy curing because we know every business starts from a different place. An integrated steelmaker upgrading a high-throughput line has very different needs from a job coater adding hybrid capability, or an appliance manufacturer exploring in-house coating for the first time. Some are looking to test pilot projects or make partial upgrades, while others are ready to design entirely new lines. However, many coil coaters have recently invested in gas ovens, and many will continue operating lines which still have years of productive life ahead. For them, renewable energy curing isn’t about wholesale replacement, it’s about evolution before revolution. The IONOMY™ ecosystem model recognises that transformation isn’t one-size-fits-all, and it helps protect assets by supporting hybrid and retrofit options that allow businesses to integrate new curing technologies gradually, without writing off existing equipment or disrupting production.
For some manufacturers, the right first step may be a hybrid configuration that combines conventional gas ovens with UV or electron beam (EB) curing. For others, it might mean a complete conversion to a renewable energy curing line powered by renewable electricity. What matters isn’t following a rigid design - it’s finding the right combination of process, equipment, and speed that fits the business.
Through IONOMY, this process becomes collaborative from the start. Coatings chemists, curing specialists, engineers, and systems integrators work together with customers to map possibilities, assess feasibility, and validate performance. By bringing all expertise into one ecosystem, IONOMY helps ensure solutions are practical, efficient, and ready for industrial scale, and that give greater confidence in both the technology and the business case.
There’s no prescribed architecture for renewable energy curing because there doesn’t need to be. What matters is that every business has the expertise and support to design its own journey — and the confidence to take the first step.
If you’d like to explore what that journey could look like for your operation, follow the IONOMY™ ecosystem to see how we’re helping manufacturers turn ambition into action.