Electrocoating

MAXimizing Coating Opportunities

Chuck Gault had no plans to expand his Birmingham, Ala., company, Max Coating, to a second location more than 140 miles away in the heart of Atlanta until his employees stepped up and urged him to make the expansion a reality.

Wheels of Fortune For a Florida Coater

Once a supplier to international companies, a Florida manufacturer now makes and coats its own aftermarket wheels after it discovered that 80 percent of the aftermarket wheel manufacturing business that used to be done in the U.S. is done overseas, and often not very well.

Air Force Enlists New Plating Shop for Duty

The new Advanced Metal Finishing facility—$67 million of plating technology and safety —was unveiled with a ceremony and public tours, but it won’t be fully operation until the end of this year when work transfers slowly from the older, adjoining AMF building.

Finishing Brands Hosts Three-Day Symposium in Toledo

Topics included automotive, industrial and medical coatings from industry experts and from DeVilbiss, Ransburg, BGK and Binks company executives.

SBA Mentor-Protégé Program

Will the federal mentor-protégé programs help improve a small business' chances for a federal contract?

MySetta's New Styling With Clever BASF Technologies

A specially developed two-tone finish was applied to the microcar at BASF Coatings’ Refinish Competence Center in Münster by experienced master spraypainter Michael Wichmann using blue for the lower part of the car and white for the top.

CCAI Adds On-Line Educational Videos on CCAI TV

This new feature is available to everyone free until December 1 on the CCAI website. The educational presentations are designed to provide information and understanding on a variety of finishing technologies.

Feed-Over Test

Take the Paint Efficiency Audit

Achieve cost savings through more efficient finishing operations. As finishing operations look to stay competitive in an increasingly global economy, it’s no surprise that efficiency has become a popular topic.

Powder vs. E-coat Costs