I spend part of my life correcting other people’s mistakes. All the jumping to conclusions provides plenty o’ exercise for many a powder coating enthusiast. Here are some of the maladies attributed to our fair technology

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The Powder Coating Institute began certifying custom coaters in 2009. The PCI 3000 certification process uses a comprehensive audit to differentiate the capability to produce quality work from one job shop to the next.

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Rainier’s newly acquired screen and awning production facility was designed so the mill-finish inventory was stored, cut to order, cleaned, and powder coated upstairs. The final assembly and shipping functions 

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When oxide scale created by laser cutting is painted over, the part being finished is susceptible to adhesion failures. To avoid paint chips on the finished part edge, remove the laser scale prior to finishing. Acid pickling is one method that coaters can use to prepare their laser-cut parts prior to finishing them.

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Custom Fabricating & Supplies

Everbrite, LLC
Pardeeville, WI • 608-429-2121

Kern Steel Fabrication, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA • 661-327-9588
www.kernsteel.com

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The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) filed comments to OSHA’s proposed silica rule, which would cut the permissible exposure limit (PEL) in half from 100 micrograms to 50 micrograms over an eight-hour time frame. The rule would also mandate certain engineering controls and restricted work areas, as well as require additional medical monitoring, training and record-keeping.

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PCI® workshops are designed to help you obtain the skills needed to make better decisions on coating-related issues. Taught by the highest quality professionals in the industry, these training programs will give you the competitive advantage.

PCI’s workshops are designed for different levels of skill and knowledge. Attendees include coating applicators, management, engineers, field personnel, and sales professionals.

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Axalta Coating Systems, a global manufacturer of automotive coatings and an authority on color and color trending information for the automotive industry, announced in January the publication of its annual automotive color popularity report for 2013. The report, produced since 1953, is the most comprehensive in the industry as regional automotive market color preferences are continuously tracked. This year’s report includes Say it with Color! Axalta’s forecast of four color megatrends for automotive designers around the world.

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Slated for March 27-28, 2014, at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the Custom Coater Forum provides sessions on business solutions, new product technologies, PCI® programs, round table discussions, and much more. It is an excellent networking opportunity that helps coaters gain new resources and tools to improve their business, as well as develop relationships with other powder coaters.

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Parkwood Engineering Development Corp., parent company of Parker Ionics NA, and MS Oberflächentechnik Ag of Balgach, Switzerland, have reached agreement on a strategic alliance to sell and service the technologically advanced line of very fast color change (VFCC) booths designed and manufactured by MS Oberflächentechnik AG. This agreement covers the FCO, FCV, and MDF series of VFCC Booths.

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