Let’s first talk about oven conditions. It is paramount to understand that powder coatings respond best when...

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The next several pages are dedicated to job shops in the powder coating industry. Here, we present two PCI custom coater members, Absolute Powder Coat...

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Test your powder coating knowledge interactively with others in our industry and enter for a chance to win a PCI long- or shortsleeved t-shirt! How i...

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While I have worked in the paint and coatings industry for much of my career, I decided to make powder coating my primary emphasis just over a decade...

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Skilled trades such as plumbing, electrical, pipefitting and machining have always had apprenticeship programs for people entering these professions. The candidate would apply for entry into a program and upon acceptance would undertake a training regimen that included a couple years of on-the-job training augmented with the proper amount of supportive classroom studies. I’m sure many of you readers have uncles, aunts, parents, or grandparents who had very successful careers in these skilled professions.

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I would like to start by thanking those who attended our Annual Meeting in Sarasota in late June. It was simply outstanding. If you weren’t there, you missed out on some great programming and networking. Engaging speakers shared ideas for developing internships and apprenticeships as a tool for attracting talent in today’s very tight labor market. One manufacturer described how they worked jointly with local schools and authorities to develop their successful program, while one of our member suppliers described their internship program. End-users Harley Davidson and Keystone Koating, two fascinating organizations, presented their own efforts to meet the needs of their customers.

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Amelia will be responsible for the functionality and coordination of TCI’s marketing department's activities.

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The Custom Coater Forum will be held April 1 & 2, 2019, at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld®, prior to PCI’s Powder Coating 2019 Technical Conference and Tabletop Exhibition on April 3 & 4.

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Final Deal Must Include United States, Mexico and Canada.

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