Gema Industry Partner Symposium a Success

 

Gema USA Inc. hosted an Industry Partner Symposium on March 12 at their Indianapolis, IN facility. The educational event outlined the many aspects of how Gema products precisely and efficiently “Control the Cloud.”

 

“This event was a great opportunity for our industry partners to learn about our products and see firsthand how we control the cloud," said Jeff Hale, Gema’s Director of Marketing.

 

Throughout the day attendees were able to participate in demonstrations and presentations introducing them to the latest in application and color change technology available for powder coating. Gema highlighted the new OptiFlex automatic spray gun and controls; the latest in pumping technology - the OptiSpray AP01; and the advanced color change technology - MagicCylinder and MagicCompact Quick Color Change Booths. Other products highlighted at the one day event included the OptiCenter Powder Management System, and the OptiColor quick color selector.

 

 

Attending the event were over 100 members from leading companies in the powder coating industry. The event provided companies, specializing in powder materials, system design and integration, pretreatment chemicals, and masking, the opportunity to learn about the newest products and leading trends for application and recovery equipment.

 

In addition to the industry partners, members from Gema’s distribution network were also in attendance.

 

“By bringing our distributor network into this event, our industry partners can better understand the strength of the Gema team and the added value that we can collectively bring to our customers,”said Hale.

 

 

At the conclusion of the event attendees enjoyed a networking reception and banquet. During the banquet, Gema announced their top distributor salesmen awards for the previous year. Awards announced were, Powder System Partner Award winner Dan Nosek, Dietz Supply Company, Huntley, Illinois; and dual award winner Scott Stalzer, American Industrial Corporation, Greenwood, Indiana, as the Manual Gun Champion and High Flier Gun Champion. 

 

As a business unit of the Graco Corporation, Gema operates its North American Headquarters from Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information about Gema, visit gemapowdercoating.com or contact Karen Walters at 317-298-5072, or by email at kwalters@gema.us.com.