On The Line
A Podcast for Coaters & Finishers
Products Finishing’s On the Line podcast presents stories from the world of finishing in the voices of those who are in the trenches doing the work.
Recent Episodes
Episode 32: An Interview with Bobby Haggard, TrinSoft LLC
A wide variety of ERP systems are on the market ranging from off-the-shelf solutions to custom programs. What should finishing operations keep in mind when exploring a new ERP solution?
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Episode 31: An Interview with Matthew Kirchner, LAB Midwest
PF columnist and host of the TechEd Podcast Matthew Kirchner, president of LAB Midwest, discusses the latest in workforce trends in the manufacturing and finishing industries.
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Episode 30: An Interview With Rhonda Dibachi, CEO, HeyScottie
Rhonda Dibachi, founder and CEO of HeyScottie, discusses her new automatic pricing engine designed to help manufacturers find finishing services and streamline the price quoting process.
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Episode 29: An Interview With Kim Scott, Maui Powder Works
In this episode of Products Finishings’ On the Line podcast, Kim Scott, the voice behind Maui Powder Works’ Powder Coater Podcast, talks about grassroots marketing, powder coatings’ social media community and trends in the industry.
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Episode 28.5: Calif. Air Resources Board January 27, 2023 Public Hearing Recap
Bryan Leiker, Metal Finisher’s Assn. of Calif., discusses Jan. 27 CARB public hearing over hexavalent chromium use for finishing operation in the state.
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Episode 28: Opportunities for Finishers in Today’s Ever-changing Automotive Landscape
Darrick Gula, North American regional OEM manager, and Brandon Lloyd, global product manager for paint support technology with MKS discuss challenges and opportunities for finishers in today’s ever-changing automotive landscape.
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Episode 27: 2022 — The Year in Review
On the Line looks back at the podcast’s best finishing industry episodes of 2022.
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Bonus Podcast: California Metal Finishers Push Back on Hex Chrome Ban
Products Finishing talks with Bryan Leiker, executive director for the Metal Finishers Association of California (MFACA), to get an update on the latest moves to ban hexavalent chromium use for plating and anodizing operations in the state.
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Episode 26: Interviews from FABTECH 2022
PF’s On the Line Podcast offers a roundup of interviews from the 2022 installment of FABTECH.
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Episode 25: An Interview with Darren Howard, Circle-Prosco Inc.
As phosphate-based pretreatments become increasingly regulated, more finishers are considering zirconium pretreatment solutions. Darren Howard, a key account manager with Circle-Prosco, Inc., discusses the increasing popularity of zirconium pretreatment use in such areas as automotive and agriculture.
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