Celebrating the Experts of Surface Finishing
From recent events like Powder Coating Week to virtual celebrations like National Surface Finishing Day, a sense of optimism for the future of surface finishing is palpable.
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Color and Quality in Powder Coating
Diverse and customized powder coating colors can give you a competitive edge.
Anti-Corrosive Powder Coatings for Agriculture, Construction
AkzoNobel Powder Coatings’ Interpon ACE range is specifically designed to withstand harsh weather conditions, chemical corrosion and scratching and abrasion.
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Powder Coating Over Electrocoat
Powder coating expert and PF columnist Rodger Talbert offers advice for powder coating over an initial ecoat layer.
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Gema Launches Web-based Powder Coating Information Tool
Gema’s new GemaConnect web-based tool allows for comprehensive monitoring and analysis of powder coating equipment.
Growth Through Collaboration, Year After Year
Micron Metal Finishing, a job shop based in the south suburbs of Chicago, is a veteran of the Top Shops program. The shop’s co-owners walk through the shop’s growth over the years.
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Automated Powder Coating Line Powered by AI
CoatingAI claims this technology will be the world’s first closed-loop control solution for automated powder coating processes.
Keyland Polymer, PolySpectra Powder Coat 3D-Printed Parts
Keyland’s color-matching capabilities, combined with PolySpectra's COR family of materials, now enable consumer and industrial brands to adopt a new approach to digital manufacturing.
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Pioneer Achieves Medical Device Certification
Pioneer Metal Finishing’s South Bend, Indiana based Medical Center of Excellence facility has achieved ISO 13485 medical device certification.
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Over Curing Vs. Under Curing
Are defects in your powder-coated parts due to curing too long or not long enough? Verney Denerville of Tiger Drylac discusses the dangers of over- and under-curing and steps you can take to ensure a proper curing time for your parts.
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