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The PC (Powder Coating) Summit is a two day short-course/lab demo/seminar that delivers the latest in powder coating innovation to engineers, technologists, scientists, and marketing and management professionals.  This event is produced by The Powder Coating Research Group, Powder Coated Tough magazine and The Powder Coating Institute and will take place in Columbus, Ohio, October 4-5. For more information, click here.

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Listed alphabetically by state, the following companies are PCI® Custom Coater members as of January 15, 2016.

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Before a part can be powder coated, it has to be properly prepared. Proper pretreatment is crucial for coating adhesion, and proper masking ensures that the finish is applied exactly where needed. This Bonus Profile section features advertising companies that can help you find the pretreatment and masking solutions to help you coat the job right. Be sure to let them know you found them in Powder Coated Tough!

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Of course, January is the perfect time for resolutions. Some people set goals to become active and lose weight, so they sign up for a gym membership. Others may resolve to spend more time with their families. Companies also set goals for the year; these typically surround increasing sales and margins.

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In 2015, Dumas Capital Partners, LLC assisted the owners of a custom powder coater in selling 100% of their ownership, assets, and business to a Boston-based private equity firm. The sale was the result of a robust auction that started with almost 225 prospective strategic and financial buyers and ended with five all-cash offers. The valuation was at a considerable premium to 1x revenue. The following eight attributes were the most important to the prospective buyers. Whether preparing for the near or long-term transition of your business, you can systematically improve one or all of the attributes now.

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Faced with the inability to meet corrosion and salt spray testing requirements, they needed some answers quickly. Their customer, a large OEM, required 96 hours of ASTM B-117 salt spray protection on bare steel tubing. One of Hubbard-Hall’s corrosion experts, Larry Ensley, Technical Director, came on site to evaluate the situation. After analyzing their process and running some tests, Larry came up with a solution. By applying Metal Guard 510, a water displacing rust preventative, over Hubfos 150, an iron phosphate, over the bare steel tubing they were able to meet the required 96 hours of ASTM B-117 salt spray protection.

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Good news, powder coating fans! A major powder coating producer and JAC Motors of China have announced that they “have pioneered the first use of VOC-free powder technology for automotive body coatings.” This was proclaimed in a December 11, 2015, press release. This truly is good news as the consumption of powder coatings for automotive bodies has been spiraling downward ever since the barrage of assembly plant shutdowns associated with the Great Recession. Many powder coating experts had given up on the potential for new growth in this market due to the adoption of environmentally sound waterborne coating technologies and the advent of the “compact” finishing process which utilizes wet on wet liquid paint processes.

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