Pretreatment for Powder Coating

curing 6 Nov 2012

Calculating Oven Heat Load Capacity

Please explain how to calculate the heat load capacity of a paint baking oven, using aluminum alloy wheels as an example.

Powder Coating 2 Nov 2012

Discoloration of Powder

n order to powder coat a grey nylon furniture part, I preheat the part, powder coat it with a white coating, cure the white coating, and then apply a powder clear coat over the white and cure that. What could be causing the part to come out of the oven with a pink appearance?

Electroplating 1 Nov 2012

DeFelsko Launches Cloud-Based Thickness Gages and Inspection Instruments

New wireless features enable users to synchronize readings with its cloud-based website, download updates with the latest features and functionality, and wirelessly communicate any wireless-connected device.

Electrocoating 1 Nov 2012

Acquisitions Abound in the Finishing Industry

End-markets are growing, raw material costs are declining, and more than the usual number of mergers and acquisitions took place, possibly signaling a resurgence of the U.S. coating industry. The Carlyle Group won a bidding war to take over DuPont Performance Coatings; Innotek Powder Coatings was purchased by Protech/Oxyplast; United Capital Funding Corp. purchased Architectural Finish Systems; and Pioneer Metal Finishing of Green Bay, Wis., bought Superior Metal Finishing of Portland, Ore., to go along with plants in Wisconsin, Oregon, Michigan, Minnesota, South Carolina and Indiana.

Electrocoating 1 Nov 2012

The Call of Heavy Duty Coatings

PPG renews its commitment to heavy-duty equipment coatings with Caterpillar as it is selected the company’s industrial coatings business as the sole heavy-duty equipment coatings supplier for a new motor grader assembly plant in North Little Rock, Ark.