The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter for the second year in a row, with revised data showing thatreal GDP declined by 0.7 percent. This was down from an earlier estimate of 0.2 percent growth. Overall, this was a disappointing start to 2015. That is particularly true when you look at the optimism that many businesses had at the start of the year. Yet, manufacturers faced a number of significant headwinds in recent months, including weaknesses abroad, a strong U.S. dollar, lower crude oil prices, the residual effects of the West Coast ports slowdown, bad weather in some regions of the country and a still-cautious consumer.

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PCI® Committees are making great strides in pushing our association forward. One worthy of mention is the Industry Communications Committee, chair...

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Nearly everyone in this industry knows that properly curing the powder coating on a part is important. However, cooling the part is equally important ...

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Powder coating wood substrates is nothing new. Specifically, powder coatings have been applied to medium density fiberboard (MDF) since the late 1990s...

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“In just three years in my position as Executive Director of the Powder Coating Institute, I cannot count the number of times I have heard some ...

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Words, they’re just words; but if we don’t all agree, confusion and mistakes are inevitable. Today’s Technology Interchange is a pri...

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To offer its customers the most complete range of integrated metal working processes, this New York-based custom sheet metal fabricator either brought...

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Business on the powder side of Spectrum Metal Finishing’s coating line has been growing over the years. In 1993 when the shop first opened, the ...

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COLOGNE, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the fifth consecutive year, Axalta Coating Systems, one of the leading global suppliers of liquid and powder coatings, has taken part in a 1,000km bike ride to raise money for Kom op tegen Kanker, a leading Belgian cancer charity.

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