Editorial, News, and Products
Col-Met's SmartBatch Optimizes Cure Process
Integrated probes are designed into the batch oven and control panel for monitoring part temperature during the cure process.
Making it Fit: Converting a Grocery Store to a Top Flight Powder Coating Operation
Pryority Powder Coating finds a home in a vacant Piggly Wiggly store in the middle of a shopping strip.
Downing Promoted to Col-Met Regional Sales Manager
Luke Downing has experience working with distributors as part of inside sales team.
Col-Met AutoSeal Door Saves Energy
Batch oven roll-up door also designed for safety, maintenance and space savings.
Van Buren joins Col-Met as Regional Sales Manager
Bill Van Buren has more than 40 years experience in finishing applications and processes.
Designing Batch Ovens for Powder Coating Operations
Curing ovens are an important part of any finishing operation, and Col-Met’s John Owed says understanding key elements will assist in selecting the right oven for your application.
Col-Met Makes LED Lighting Standard in Spray Booths
The LEDs are available for both liquid and powder booths, offering more energy efficiency and providing more vibrant, truer color.
How to Know When to Change Spray Booth Filters
When it comes to determining when to change your spray booth filters, Trey Peavy from Col-Met Engineered Finishing Solutions says to first differentiate between intake filters and exhaust filters.
Col-Met Creates Both Custom, Standard Finishing Equipment
Its featured products include paint booths, powder booths, ovens, preparation equipment, air makeup units, accessories and components, as well as complete finishing systems.
Woyame Joins Col-Met as Eastern Regional Sales Manager
Josh Woyame has 20 years of experience in coating applications and processes.
Lietzke Joins Col-Met as Marketing Manager
Brings finishing industry experience.
Determining the Type of Spray Booth Your Shop Needs
John Owed from Col-Met Engineered Finishing Solutions explains what to look for when buying your first spray booth.
Gerardo Perez Carpy Joins Col-Met EFS as Business Development Manager for Mexico
Perez will work to develop distribution partners in Mexico to promote the sales of Col-Met standard and RP Filtration products.
Wade Hickam Joins Col-Met as Co-Owner
Hickam, who has 30 years’ experience in the finishing industry, will work alongside founder and CEO Eric Jones and the entire Col-Met team.
Air Make-Up Units Customizable to Volumes of 120,000 cfm
Col-Met Engineered Finishing Solutions’ CT air make-up (AMU) products are available in as many as 10 orientations, as well as with programmable logic controllers and automatic balancing as a standard configuration.
Col-Met Adding Director of Sales and Marketing
John Owed will be responsible for all of the company’s product lines in the industrial and automotive industries.
Understanding Liquid Film Defects
Col-Met Engineered Finishing Solutions’ Judith Lietzke explains the causes of paint film defects and how to prevent them.
Col-Met Opens New Manufacturing Facility
150,000-square-foot facility expands company's capabilities and allows them to achieve an aggressive growth strategy for the long term.
Col-Met Engineered Finishing Solutions Launches New Website
New site more closely aligned with company’s strategic vision for growth, promotes entire product line to the market.
Col-Met Engineered Finishing Solutions Breaks Ground On New Facility
Scheduled for completion year-end 2015, the new 150,000 sq.ft. building will have the capability to grow over 200,000 sq.ft.
A Conversation With ... Eric Jones, Col-Met Spray Booths
As president and CEO of Col-Met Spray Booths, Jones has overseen several expansions of his company, which sells and installs paint spray booths, batch ovens and related products throughout the U.S.
Passion for Paint
A look at Orange County Choppers' in-house finishing process