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CCAI Updates Technical Manuals
The Chemical Coaters Association International is updating two of its technical manuals.
CCAI Recognizes 2023 Award Recipients
The 2023 recipients of the James F. & David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award were recognized by CCAI at its annual awards ceremony.
CCAI Names Board of Directors, Officers for 2023-2024
The Chemical Coaters Association International is a technical and professional organization that provides information and training on surface coating technologies.
CCAI FEF Celebrates 2023 Student Scholarship Recipients
The Chemical Coaters Association International Finishing Education Foundation has awarded its 2023 scholarships to seven recipients.
CCAI Finishing Education Foundation Opens 2023 National Scholarship Program
The Chemical Coaters Association International Finishing Education Foundation has opened scholarship applications for the 2023 Matt Heuertz Scholarship Program.
Episode 26: Interviews from FABTECH 2022
PF’s On the Line Podcast offers a roundup of interviews from the 2022 installment of FABTECH.
CCAI Announces Its Board of Directors, Officers for 2022-2023
The organization announced its 2022-23 national board of directors & officers at its annual meeting in Avon, Colorado.
CCAI Recognizes 2022 Award Recipients
The Chemical Coaters Association International awarded the CCAI Chapter Users and Suppliers of the Year, as well as the 2022 James F. & David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award.
CCAI Names Top Scholarship Award
The Chemical Coaters Association International has named its top scholarship after the late Jim Gallagher.
CCAI Opens Registration for Women in Finishing Forum
CCAI’s Women in Finishing FORUM is scheduled for May 2 - 4 in Cleveland, Ohio.
CCAI Announces Industrial Finishing Safety Seminar
Chemical Coaters Association International’s Industrial Finishing Safety Seminar will take place April 5 & 6, 2022 in Elgin, Ill.
CCAIFEF Announces 2022 Scholarship Program
The Chemical Coaters Association International Finishing Education Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2022 Scholarship Program.
Registration Open for CCAI Online Finishing Courses
CCAI’s Liquid Coating online course is scheduled to begin February 21, 2022; its Powder Coating online course begins March 21, 2022.
Episode 13: On the Line — The Year In Review
In this episode of On the Line, Products Finishing takes a look back at the most pertinent stories covered by the podcast in 2021.
It's About Perseverance
Products Finishing Editor-in-Chief Scott Francis talks about the importance of in-person trade shows.
Registration Open for CCAI’s Two Online Finishing Courses
The Chemical Coaters Association International Finishing Academy is offering two online courses this Fall, Powder Coating and Liquid Coating, each set to begin on October 4, 2021.
CCAI Finishing Education Foundation Presents 2021 Scholarships
This year the CCAIFEF has awarded a total of $17,500 in scholarships to deserving students.
CCAI Offers Architectural Coatings Webinar
Free architectural coatings webinar will be held Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
FABTECH 2021 to Bring the Industry Together
FABTECH returns to McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill., September 13-16.
CCAI Features Online Courses, Safety Seminar, Training Docs in Spanish
CCAI Online Courses, Safety Seminar, Training Docs in Spanish
CCAI Announces Board of Directors and Officers for 2021 - 2022
The Chemical Coaters Association International has released a list of officers and members for its Board of Directors for the coming year.
CCAI Announces Online Finishing Academy Powder Coating Course
CCAI launches online course in a series of industrial finishing training opportunities.
Reinvigorating the Workforce
Do education and outreach hold the key to solving manufacturing’s workforce problem?
CCAI Announces 2021 Women in Finishing FORUM Dates
2021 Women in Finishing FORUM set for October 4-6
A Conversation with Sheila LaMothe
Sheila LaMothe, executive director of the CCAI Finishing Education Foundation, discusses educational opportunities within the finishing industry and the foundation’s overarching mission.
CCAIFEF Opens 2021 Scholarship Applications
The Chemical Coaters Association International Finishing Education Foundation has opened applications for its 2021 Matt Heuertz Scholarship Program.
CCAI Finishing Education Foundation Awards 2020 Student Scholarships
The Chemical Coaters Association International Finishing Education Foundation (CCAIFEF) announced 2020's Matt Heuertz Scholarship Award winners.
Women in Finishing Webinar: Living & Leading Through the Storms of Life
Women in Finishing group will host a free webinar, Living and Leading Through the Storms of Life, on April 24 at 2 pm GST.
Coronavirus and Manufacturing as We Enter April
The week of March 23 saw significantly more manufacturers make adjustments to production/capacity as automotive OEMs closed facilities and states closed non-essential businesses.
CCAI Accepting Scholarship Applications
CCAI is currently accepting applications for its national scholarship program until April 1, 2020. Chapter scholarships are also available.
CCAI Announces Finishing Tip Tuesday Video Series
The Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) has launched a new video series offering tips on a wide variety of finishing-related topics.
Jason Lippert to Speak at Women in Finishing Forum
The presentation is “World-Class Operations Driven by a Culture of Caring,” which supports Lippert Components’ mantra of ‘Everyone Matters.’
CCAI Establishes Education Foundation
It's a non-profit charitable organization established to support education and training in the industrial finishing and coatings arena.
CCAI Training Manuals Available in Spanish
Translations of all five existing manuals are in progress and expected to be complete the first half of 2020.
PCI Releases Consumer Awareness and Certification Videos
Powder Coating: A Stronger Kind of Paint focuses on the durability and weatherability of powder coating when compared to liquid paint.
John Sudges Receives CCAI James F. and David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award
Sudges is a long-time CCAI member who has served both his CCAI Northern Illinois Chapter and the CCAI National organization for many years.
CCAI Honors Chapter, Installs Officers and Board
The CCAI Chapter User and Supplier of the Year awards and the James F. and David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award were presented during the Annual Awards Ceremony, also held during the Annual Meeting.
CCAI, PCI Hold Joint 2016 Annual Meeting in Colorado
2016 Annual Meetings from June 19–23 at the Westin Riverfront Beaver Creek in Vail, Colorado.
Awards and Leadership at the 2015 CCAI Annual Meeting
CCAI announced 2015 award winners and recognized board members and officers for 2016.
CCAI Announces New Salt Lake City Chapter
Joe Jeppson with Coral Chemical is taking the reign as the first chapter president along with Ken Nein of IFS Coatings as vice president and Jared Ainsworth of TCI Powder as treasurer.
CCAI Twin Cities Expo Draw Large Crowd
Held with the Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) at the University of Minnesota at Century College in White Bear Lake.
CCAI Publishes 6th Edition of Powder Coating for Industrial Finishing Applications Training Manual in Color
208-page manual has been revised with new color graphics and photos, several new chapters and a re-written glossary that serves as a guide to operating a powder coating system and managing the process for efficiency and profit.
A Conversation With ... Sam Woehler, George Koch Sons and CCAI President
Sam Woehler was recently named president of the Chemical Coaters Association International, which is getting ready to host the Finishing Pavilion at Fabtech, Nov. 12–14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.