Welcome to my inaugural column of Technically Speaking. In each issue of Powder Coated Tough, you will find me, here, offering tech service know-how to our readers. One question I often hear is: What is going to
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It was 1965 when Pete Townshend’s words, “Talkin’ ‘bout my g-g-g-generation,” were stuttered by his band mate, Roger Daltrey. Energetic winds of change were in the air, and youthful enthusiasm was rampant. The
Happy Holidays! By the time you read this, the Coating 2012 Show will be a very pleasant memory and you will be feverishly preparing for the holiday season. But, it would not hurt to recap the Coating 2012 Show
One of the highest quality, but most overlooked powder coating technologies is based on acrylic resins. Acrylic resins and powder technology based on them have been around since the 1970s. In fact some of
Headquartered in Verona, Italy, Decoral System has gone from an anodizing plant in the early 1970s, to a liquid and powder finishing plant in the 1980s, to a powder-only finishing operation in the late 1980s. Then
From the installation of ornamental iron railings to pushing its boundaries and offering full-service coating services, this Henderson, Nev.-based fabricator has proven its toughness.
When Keystone Koating, Lititz, Pa., wanted to refine its process and set itself apart from the competition, the custom coater decided to pursue PCI 3000 Certification through The Powder Coating Institute. “To have
I recently read an article in the Wall Street Journal by Angus Loten (Small Firms’ Big Customers are Slow to Pay, June 6, 2012) regarding the squeeze large companies have been putting on small businesses. Big
When this Iowa-based steel fabricator decided to upgrade its pretreatment process to the newest generation Zirconium, they turned to Bulk Chemicals Inc. for a solution that has saved them money and
Why low temperature cure? The two main drivers for low temperature cure are: energy savings and the ability to coat heat-sensitive substrates. Reducing energy consumption is a rather clear and measurable