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Coater's Innovations Deliver Customer-Centered Success

Continuous growth in its powder coating and electrocoating capabilities has enabled Winona Powder Coating to expand its customer base to reach many industries while building relationships.

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Powder Coating Week 2025 Offers Industry Education, Networking

Learn from industry experts and explore the latest technologies at PCI’s Powder Coating Week in Orlando, April 14-16. 

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Why We Celebrate National Surface Finishing Day

At its core, the surface finishing industry is about people. Let’s take a day to honor finishers, the unsung heroes of manufacturing. 

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Continuous Learning Helps Industry Steward Keep Up the Pace

With a zeal for chemistry, a life-long love of learning, a good teacher and supportive employer, Rebecca Bennett, Products Finishing’s first Champion of the Industry, became passionate about the electroplating industry, spawning her success and loyalty to Precision Plating Co.

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HVOF Coatings for Severe Service Valves

Chrome carbide thermal spray coatings extend the service life of valves and other flow control components.

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Episode 53: An Interview With Kevin Coursin, The Powder Coating Institute

Kevin Coursin, executive director for the Powder Coating Institute, discusses manufacturing trends, industry education and what to expect at Powder Coating Week 2025 in Orlando, Florida in April.

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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #123: Electrochemical Manufacturing for Energy Applications - 12th Quarterly Report

Within this white paper, NASF researchers extended their work on 3D printing porous yttria-stabilized zirconia, focusing on the mechanism of porosity formation, as well as evaluating its mechanical strength and thermal shock resistance.  

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Outsource the Powder Coating Process With These Steps

Parker Ionics’ President John Cole offers a step-by-step process for finding a company to outsource your powder coating process.  

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Powder Coatings Are in Full Swing at the Playground

A powder coated finish on playground equipment is an example of how durability, diverse color palettes and environmentally friendly features converge to benefit manufacturers, consumers and the planet. 

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Galvanizing Vs. Painting

Does a trailer that will last 10 to 12 years really need 75 years of corrosion protection? The answer will depend on numerous factors.  

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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #123: Electrochemical Manufacturing for Energy Applications - 11th Quarterly Report

This paper is focused on investigating the new ceramic slurry with different packing density to create porous zirconia at final sintering temperature for different applications.

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Hope Floats: Corrosion Prevention for Marine Applications

Cortec Corp. answers a question about corrosion protection for floating structures and caisson legs that rust from the inside out. 

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