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Electrocoating 21 Jan 2013

Q&A: Spray Gun Flow Rate Problem

Q. We have problems achieving consistent paint flow through our spray guns (typical rates range from 10 to 50 g/min).

Electrocoating 10 Jan 2013

BASF and Nissan Announce Streamlined Painting Processes

Supplies Nissan with coating solutions from e-coat and basecoat to clearcoat; also working on more streamlined technologies with Nissan in emerging markets such as China.

Pollution Control 3 Jan 2013

White Stays Atop the World’s Car Color Ranks

White/white pearl dominates the global automotive color popularity ranks for the second consecutive year, according to the 2012 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report. Black/black effect moves into second place

Liquid Coating 1 Jan 2013

Waterborne painting process is a first at South Carolina BMW plant

PPG launched the first use of waterborne compact paint technology in a U.S. automotive manufacturing plant at the BMW assembly plant in Spartanburg, S.C. This painting process has turned out to be a 2012 award winner and has opened up a new way for auto manufacturers to go leaner and become more efficient in their operations.

curing 1 Dec 2012

There’s No Stopping This Powder Coating Line

McCain Manufacturing recently dramatically expanded its facilities to 100,000 sq ft to increase and improve its powder coating and finishing operations with a new automated conveyor that was installed along with a large-scale batch powder coating system.

Parts Cleaning 15 Nov 2012

Powder Coating Q&A: Discoloration of Powder

Q. What could be causing the part to come out of the oven with a pink appearance? Our powder coating expert Rodger Tallbert answers this question.

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.

Parts Cleaning 1 Nov 2012

A Perfect Case For Removing Sludge From Pretreatment

Chemical change ends sludge buildup for CNH coating line in plant in Fargo, N.D. as the company re-engineered their paint line’s pretreatment system to improve its performance and reduce costs, a process that took nearly two years and numerous trials before they were able to find just the right fit.