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Curing Polyurethane in Infrared Ovens

Question: We have a job shop metal fabricating plant.

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Melting Powder Coating for Disposal

Question: I would like to bake out our used powder paint before disposing.

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Oven Dwell Time

Question: We recently switched to a powder coat with Teflon® in it.

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Oven Design

Question: I am interested in expanding my understanding of industrial oven design.

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Powder Coating Aluminum Alloy

Question: Since you dealt with a toaster oven pan question so well in a past issue, here is another question from a consumer, but one that may have some general interest among your industrial customers as well: I am considering using powder coat to provide a durable black coating on some motorcycle parts, including the main aluminum engine and transmission cases. (They will run quite hot to the touch in actual service.) But at least one manufacturer of these aluminum cases (not the kind I have) strongly recommends against powder coating their cases because the heat involved in the powder coating process can damage these aluminum alloy parts.

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Head of the Class

When Toronto-based RadEX Powder Coatings expanded its offerings to include wood finishing, the company selected UV powder coatings as the right tool for the job...

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Powder Coating: Defining an Industry and Coloring a World

The growth of the powder coating industry during the last twenty years has been dramatic, with new applications continually being developed to ensure ever expanding market penetration in a wide range of industries.

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Cutting-Edge Approaches to Coating Wood

Powder coating has been used with great success in the metal finishing industry for decades.

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2024-T6 or -T8 Aluminum

Question: 2024-T6 or -T8 Aluminum should not be substantially softened by brief heating at 200F or even somewhat higher.

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Plastisol Drips

Question: Just read your comment and response to C.O. in the January 2003 issue, Re: Plastisol Drips.

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