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Powder Coating 1 Nov 2016

Powder Coating Clinic: Discoloration of Metal-Flake in Powder

Q. We have a metal-flake silver powder color that we use regularly. If the surface is abraded with a Taber wheel—or even a pencil eraser—it darkens significantly in the abraded area. We even have this problem when our parts scrape against cardboard packaging. Our supplier suggested we switch from an unbonded leafing aluminum to a more expensive bonded product. We tried the bonded leafing aluminum, but we still have the same problem. Certain types of friction create this effect, seemingly those that perhaps have a higher coefficient of friction. Do they remove the aluminum flake from the surface? Can you explain this problem and tell us why it happens with some abrasives and not with others? What can we do to stop this?

Liquid Coating 1 Nov 2016

Downdraft Versus Cross-Draft Booths

Q. We are considering a new spray booth, and we’ve read a lot about the different types of airflows. What can you tell me about downdraft booths and cross-draft booths, and what should I consider in adding one to my shop?

Powder Coating 26 Oct 2016

Nordson Partners with Powder Coating Institute to Award $5,000 Scholarship

Nordson Corporation partners with the Powder Coating Institute (PCI) to sponsor the first $5,000 Nordson BUILDS/PCI Scholarship, awarded at the PC Summit earlier this month.

curing 25 Oct 2016

Trojan Powder Coating Collaborates with Artist Stephen Glassman

Flows Two Ways adorns the facade of Via 57 West, Bjarke Ingels Group’s first mixed-use residence building in New York City.

marine 21 Oct 2016

CCAI's SoCal Chapter's Toys For Tots Golf Event Helps Marines

This year the chapter is aiming for 600 toys for the U.S. Marine holiday program after collecting 523 last year.

Powder Coating 19 Oct 2016

Tower at PNC Plaza with PPG Coatings Earns Architectural Award

Inner and outer curtain walls incorporate metal framing finished with Coraflon Sunstorm fluoropolymer powder coating in "mica gray", which meet or exceed AAMA 2605 specifications.

curing 11 Oct 2016

Toefco Expansion Adds 20,000-Square-Foot Coating Facility

Adding to its already operating two overhead conveyor lines with more than 400 available coating specs, Toefco increased both its capacity and capabilities with the addition of a new 20,000-square-foot, high-capacity, high-temperature coating facility.

Powder Coating 1 Oct 2016