Investing in the training and development of employees has always been a high priority for All-Color Powder Coating in Oregon, WI. Supporting continued employee growth within a family environment has served the company well over the last 28 years, creating a successful model worthy of attention from the powder coating community.

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Nanotubes are defined as “tiny cylinders of atoms with a diameter in the nanometer range.” Sounds like a typical grade school science class definition, doesn’t it? Hold on to your chemistry hats, because we’re about to embark on a microscopic trip to explain these fascinating molecules

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One aspect of our industry that frequently surprises industry outsiders is the willingness for companies and people to work together to push powder technologies further. Even competitors frequently work together to solve problems for customers.

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Founded in 1945 by Dick and Eleanor Dalsin in Bloomington, MN, Dalsin Industries’ roots lie in providing metal fabrication services as a job shop. Over the years, Dalsin has continually reinvented itself in response to market changes and customer demands.

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Manufactured in the U.S., Avalon and Tahoe luxury pontoon boats have a reputation for quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. That’s not hyperbole: Avalon has won the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s (NMMA) Customer Satisfaction Index Award every year since 2008.

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As the automotive industry evolves with a focus on lightweighting, increasing utilization of alternative substrates, and expanding the electric vehicle (EV) market, powder coating has kept pace through formulation of new powder types and low temperature curing technologies. But how have these changes impacted the chemistries used in support of the powder coating process?

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Times are changing and new trends emerging, like the trend we’ve observed in how vehicle OEMs need to guarantee that the product they deliver in one country is identical to the product they deliver in another. It’s a trend that has evolved from a ‘nice to have’ and ‘close enough is good enough,’ to one where only precise replication and consistency will do.

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Like many custom coaters, Prime Powder Coating serves just about every market where powder coating is required. But within their diverse customer base, the automotive market has proven to be a constant, even as the market evolves.

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Powder coatings play an integral part of the total coating solutions used in the automotive industry. Their function varies greatly depending on component environment and automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) requirements.

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Keith Dunham, CEO of Mississippi-based LockersMFG, grew up working in his father’s wholesale business, where they received locker components from manufacturers around the world and packed and shipped orders to customers.

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