Plastics, the name many use for materials made from polymers, play a critical role in modern life and help meet many of the world’s largest challenges. Cell phones, computers, and many life-saving medical devices would not exist in the world today without polymers.

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You know how the powder coating process works. Charged powder particles are attracted to a metal part on a conveyor or rack, the parts are moved into an oven where the coating is cured. But have you thought about the powder particles that miss the part?

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A couple of months ago I was blessed with the news that I am becoming a grandmother. My very first grandbaby! I am exploding with happiness and my heart is full. And although I'm over the moon, I must confess that I’m also very concerned about the consequences of the world’s two biggest environmental crises, climate change and plastic pollution, and how they may affect my grandchildren, their children, and the generations beyond them.

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The global powder coatings markets grew at an impressive rate in 2021 as the global economy recovered from the pandemic, the sustainability trend has further increased the conversion of liquid to powder, and more users discovered

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Powder coating consumption has been on the rise in Mexico for several decades. As a manufacturing-focused country, primarily for the U.S., but also for other regions of the world including Europe and Asia,

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AV Composites, a French company, has developed a patented process for powder coating preassembled insulated sandwich panels. Used in the manufacture of shutters, gates, doors, and fences, 1.4 million square

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Based on the characteristics and capabilities of powder coatings, as momentum for electric vehicles (EVs) builds, powder will play a significant role in the rapidly evolving ecosystem.

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When an OEM or job shop begins the journey to transform their company and take on a lean mindset, they tend to start by looking at areas that appear to be the most noticeable such as dated machinery, labor intensive areas, or bottlenecks in the process.

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Let’s face it, if we’re looking for cost savings, we often think about efficiency. Time is money, as they say. We all know that powder coatings are an outstanding coating choice, delivering a gorgeous finish, technical advantages over traditional liquid paints, and an unbeatable sustainability footprint.

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Expenditures for masks and racks in a coating operation can add up. Annual expenses related to masking for coating operations can run between $5,000 for smaller shops up to—or exceeding—$50,000 at larger operations.

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