PCI® 2013: New Products, New Services
Posted on Friday, February 1, 2013
The Powder Coating
Institute (PCI®) is committed
to serving its members in the
North American powder coating
industry by promoting the
benefits of powder coating to
manufacturers, consumers and
government.
In 2013, PCI® is embarking on
a series of new products and new
services that will be of interest
to companies throughout
the industry. In January,
we introduced the first of
our monthly eNewsletters
for New Products that is
emailed to the entire list
of PCI® members and
related professionals. This
eNewsletter is designed to
bring the latest products in
the powder industry to our
members every month, while
generating sales leads for our
advertisers.
In February, we introduced a
White Paper section on the PCI®
website www.powdercoating.
org. This section, available to
Members Only, allows technical
and application information and
data to be placed on the web site
at NO charge to our members.
White Papers are important to
help advance technology and
share information with companies
around the world.
In March, we plan to introduce
the PCI® Job Board, which will
allow a completely interactive
web-based system for employers
and job seekers alike who are
looking for the very best match
of skills and experience. This Job
Board will be dedicated to the
powder coating industry.
Also in March, we will
debut the SOS program, which
stands for Powder Coating
Specifications Online. Housed
on the PCI® home page at www.
powdercoating.org, the SOS
program provides an electronic
product to select the best
process options for any powder
application. The user simply
answers questions from a list
and the program will advance to
the next question to define the
process and powder material.
The outcome is a specification
with explanations for the user.
In addition, the SOS is an
educational tool to help entry
level users give more accurate
input to Custom Coaters.
The most important product
for the PCI® is the Powder
Coating Show to be held in St.
Louis October 8-10, 2013. The
buzz generated by the show last
year has carried over to 2013. For
2013, we have more to see and
do than ever before with another
auction, more prizes, more
exhibitors and even Spanish
language conference sessions.
Check out the information at
www.powdercoatingshow.com.
Look for more new
products and services, along
with our nine workshops,
five webinars, Custom Coater
Summit, Powder Coating
Summit and of course the
newly re-designed Powder Coated
Tough magazine in print and
digital format. PCI® is committed
to serving its members and the
industry in every way possible.
For more information, contact me
at dlurie@powdercoating.org.
Dave Lurie
Executive Director, PCI®