Stardust Guarantees Supplies Despite Raw Material Shortage
In the face of ongoing difficulties in the procurement of many raw materials necessary to manufacture paints and coatings and resulting price increases, Stardust renews its commitment to reliable service.
Blistering Defects and How to Avoid Them
Verney Denerville of TIGER Drylac discusses recommendations for avoiding or mitigating blistering defects in powder coatings.
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High Fives for the Surface Finishing Industry
National Surface Finishing Day offered what seems to have been a missing component in our makeshift gatherings over the past year, which is a chance to celebrate together.
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Powder Coating and Green Building
How powder coating can aid architectural applications in achieving environmental certifications.
#sustainability #construction #education
Tiger Group Listing PVD and Other Equipment For Bulk Offers
Tiger Group is listing four robot-automated parts-washing, powder-coating and vacuum metallizing lines from Winona PVD — including “like-new” PVD equipment.
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Winona Powder Coating Receives AAMA 2604 Certification
Winona Powder Coating has achieved AAMA 2604 Certification, becoming a certified applicator of AkzoNobel for Architectural Powder Coatings Technologies.
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X-Rite and Pantone's Pantora Makes Digital Material Samples
X-Rite Inc. and Pantone LLC have updated their Pantora application to connect with X-Rite spectrophotometers, enabling brands to convert physical materials into digital samples.
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Non-reactive Cleaning for Powder Coating
Northeastern Ohio industrial hinge manufacturer Midlake Products & Mfg. Co. recently added a powder coating line to its operation after years of contemplation. One deciding factor was a phosphate-free, non-reactive cleaning process.
IFS Coatings Breaks Ground on Expansion in Texas
IFS Coatings has broken ground on a 40,000-square-foot facility, the first part of a planned 70,000-square-foot expansion in Gainesville, Texas.