Pretreatment for Powder Coating
Color Match Problems
I am powder coating using RAL 7035 in polyester as well as in hybrid and cannot get the required shade per the shade card. What are the assignable causes?
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CCAI Honors Chapters User of the Year; Elects New Board
Sam Woehler from George Koch Sons will be new CCAI President; Kevin Coursin of KMI Systems is VP; and Ron Lum from Coral Chemical is Secretary/Treasurer
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Q&A: Problems with Silicone Plugs
We have problems with smooth powder coat finishes from what we think is plug contamination. When a silicone masking plug touches the surface of a part, it causes a powder separation similar to a large fish eye. Is this a common problem, and how do we avoid it? Will washing the silicone plugs before they are used help?
Read MorePowder Environmental Room
We are building a new powder system and wonder about the benefits of enclosing the powder booths in an environmental room. It is very expensive, and the climate control system also will cost money to operate. How can we justify the expense?
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Mighty Hooks' Bruce Bryan Honor With CCAI's James F. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award
Bryan recognized for his years of dedicated service to CCAI serving as the Northern Illinois Chapter president and treasurer, as a National Board Director and National President
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FTC Requires Graco to Sell ITW Liquid Finishing Equipment Businesses
The Federal Trade Commission will require Graco to sell the worldwide liquid finishing business of Illinois Tool Works and ITW Finishing under a proposed order as part of a settlement. It will resolve charges that its $650 million acquisition of several ITW businesses would have been anticompetitive and led to higher prices and reduced innovation for the North American manufacturers who rely on this equipment.
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Read MoreAn Introduction to Cyclic Corrosion Testing
A more realistic way to perform salt spray tests.
Read MoreCo-Cure to the Rescue For A-Coat and Powder Coating
Henkel’s autodeposition protection technology is an alternative vehicle coating, as Android hopes to produce 9,000 vehicles this year for Florida-based Vehicle Production Group.
Read MoreMeasuring Up On Coating Thickness
Fischer Technology’s DataCenter software eases measurement requirements, giving reasons why management guru W. Edwards Deming said: “If I had to reduce my message for management to just a few words, I’d say it all had to do with reducing variation.”
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