Jason will continue to work from their Corporate office in Statesville, North Carolina. 

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Almost everywhere I’ve gone for the past several years, the top issue facing  American manufacturing and industrial finishing is the lack of skilled workers.  From meetings and conventions to trade shows, everyone is saying the same thing: “We can’t find and keep skilled workers!” 

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Whether you’re new to powder coating and need to build a new system or you’ve been at it for years and need an upgrade, you undoubtedly have a lot of questions. 

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It has been said by some that the quality of metal finishing is like a three-leggedstool. The legs represent pretreatment, substrate and paint.

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You can have the greatest, most beautiful coating in the world, but without decent pretreatment, it’ll be worthless and flaking off in sheets within days. 

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Every product that you coat has its own unique characteristics. And even though every product hangs differently on a rack, the temptation is to find a one-size-fits-all solution. 

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As an equipment supplier to the finishing industry, it is very rewarding to travel the country and visit people who have realized “The American Dream” and own their own business.

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So, you have decided you are ready for the investment in a finishing system and you need to figure out the oven portion.  Where do you start?

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Selecting the best powder coating for your application may seem straightforward; however, providing your powder supplier a detailed description of the coating performance needs for your parts will avoid headaches with the ultimate quality of your products.

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With 2018 in our rear-view mirror, all I can say is “Whew!” What a year! So much going on, both good and not so good. It’s enough to make your head spin. But I believe this is our “new normal.” 

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