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A Homegrown Painting System
What is a homegrown painting system? At Indalex, it's one that has been tailored specifically to the company's needs…
Read MoreOn My Mind: Leveraging Your Experience
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my limited time in the finishing industry, it is that finishing is more an art than a science.
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UV Powder on MDF
Decorative Veneer brought innovation to the industry when it began using decorative vinyl films. Now it’s bringing innovation to the industry again with UV powder coating...
Read MoreOn My Mind: The Difference Maker
I have visited a lot of finishing shops during the last five years.
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Waterborne Dip Coating
Borroughs switched to a waterborne dip coating because it provided a thicker coating at a lower cost. But, it was the service from its paint supplier that has really made the difference...
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Up and Running with Hard Coating
Starting a new business within the last year or so has been a difficult task. However, thanks to some experienced founders, great relationships with its suppliers and a well-planned finishing line, Xenon is well on its way...
Read MoreOn My Mind: Organizational Lenses
Organizations are commonly analyzed using three perspectives or lenses: strategic, political and cultural.
Read MoreOn My Mind: Behind Closed Doors
Recently I watched the movie 13 Days, which chronicles the behind-the-scenes discussions of the Kennedy administration during the Cuban missile crisis.
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Zero-Discharge Cleaning
BR&F Spray wanted to eliminate the waste stream from its cleaning and pretreatment system. So the company switched from a five-stage conveyorized system to a two-stage batch system...
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Quality is Job 1
Thanks to a high-quality electrocoat, a unique approach to coating bumpers and an excellent relationship with its supplier, Meridian has a 100% quality rating for electrocoat-only parts and a high quality rating for A-gloss parts...
Read MoreOn My Mind: Opportunity Awaits
Traditionally, shops tended to perform one type of finishing operation - plating, painting, mechanical finishing, etc.
Read MoreCentrifuge Improves Waste Treatment
Roll Coater needed a more reliable water pollution control system. Therefore, the company installed a centrifuge with a new design that reduced downtime and reduced the company's waste treatment problem...
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