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Chemical Pretreatment Equipment

View PCI's list of chemical pretreatment equipment providers as of November 2015.

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Pretreatment, Mechanical

View PCI's list of mechanical pretreatment providers as of November 2015.

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Pretreatment, Chemical

View PCI's list of chemical pretreatment providers as of November 2015.

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Where We've Been; Where We Are Going

The success of any association depends on its members’ involvement. A great place to start in getting involved with The Powder Coating Institute is to serve on a committee. It is the perfect place to have your voice heard within the industry. Where do you fit? Where can you make an impact? PCI’s committees met at our annual meeting in September. Take a look at the summaries below to see where you might fit best. Then, call us at 800-988-COAT to get started. We need you. And when our members benefit, the entire industry benefits!

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Posted in: Application & Systems, Auxiliary Equipment, Curing/Ovens, Custom Coating, Industry News, Pretreatment/Surface Prep, Racking & Masking, Raw Materials, Substrates, Testing Equipment
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The Brain Drain in Powder Coating

Powder coating is a baby boomer. In 1962, the electrostatic spray process, developed by Pieter de Lange, entered the industrial finishing marketplace kicking and screaming, and by the late 1970s and early 1980s the technology was growing up quickly. Powder matured as a technology in the 1990s and celebrated its 50th birthday a few years ago.

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Director's Message

I begin this issue’s message as I wait in the Las Vegas airport for my flight home from my first PCI Annual Meeting as your new Executive Director. I saw a lot of familiar faces and was very pleased to meet a good number of people I hadn’t previously met.  What a great crowd of interesting people and PCI supporters. I come away enthused and feel assured of good things to come from PCI. To all those who attended, thank you for taking time to join us for our 2015 Annual Meeting and for all of your encouraging comments.

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Economic Report: November 23, 2015

There were some modest signs of progress to note in recent data, including a rebound in manufacturing production in October. This followed declines in both August and September. Despite slightly better performance, however, demand and output have been softer than desired for much of this year, with the year-over-year pace of manufacturing production declining from 4.3 percent in January to 1.9 percent in October. This easing has reflected headwinds from a strong dollar, weaknesses abroad and lower commodity prices, among other challenges. At the same time, total industrial production fell for the second straight month on weaker activity in mining and utilities. 

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TCI Powder Coating Names Dave Brooks Sales Representative

TCI Powder Coating, Ellaville, Ga., a subsidiary of RPM International Inc. welcomes Dave Brooks as Northeastern U.S. Sales Rep. Dave brings more than 25 years experience in business development in the industrial coatings market. For the past 2 years, he was with IFS Powder Coatings. Prior to that, Brooks spent 17 years with Spraylat in sales leading up to the PPG acquisition. Before joining Spraylat, Dave was an Account Manager with Morton International.

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Audrey Garcia joins Wagner Systems Inc.

WAGNER Systems, Inc., Elgin, Ill., announces the addition of Audrey Garcia as marketing specialist. In this role, she will be responsible for trade show management, media relations, social media, and collateral material development. This role involves working directly with internal departments, international groups and external agencies, to grow and support in rolling out of WAGNER’s marketing message. 

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Lucky Winners of Exclusive PCI Shirts at FABTECH - How To Get Yours!

FABTECH's Finishing Pavilion saw a lot of foot traffic from Monday, November 9 through Thursday, November 12. Visitors who stopped by The Powder Coating Institute's Booth got to enter a raffle to win an exclusive PCI long-sleeved t-shirt that features the Powder Coated Tough Stamp on the back. The four lucky winners were Intellifinishing's Josh Gilmore, Axalta's Bill Owens, ACT Test Panels' Brad Kimpell, and Pneu-Mech's Karla Cass.

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