Powder Coating
Is Aluminum Harder to Paint?
How can I check to make sure we have a quality ground? Can I improve our ground, and how? Are there other things that we should do to improve our TE?
Read MoreHeat Recovery
Is there a way to take the waste heat that goes up the cure oven stack and reuse it in the dry-off oven?
Read MoreSettings for Metallic Powder
Are there any specific gun settings or other issues for powder coating with silver metallic?
Read MoreHigh Heat Applications
We’re building a part that we expect will be exposed to temperatures above 600°F for extended periods of time. Is there a powder coating that can take that kind of temperature?
Read MoreAdhesion Failure on Aluminum
We powder coat aluminum bench seats in 6061 and 6063 alloy and structural steel parts on the same line. We have had trouble with periodic adhesion failure on the aluminum parts.
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Seeing Inside Nooks and Crannies for Auto Corrosion Protection
Fischer Technologies (Windsor, CT), a manufacturer of coating thickness, material testing and material analysis instrumentation, has introduced a new, non-destructive flexible probe which they say can get inside normally inaccessible cavities to get measurements.
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The Real Cost of Downtime
Making the right color-change decision in powder coating operations.
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Life-Saving Finishes Spur Medical Coater
It’s a Catch-22 for Craig Walters, president of Premier Finishing in Stockton, CA, as he watches cabinets coming off his paint line and knows it will be populated with kidney dialysis control equipment and will be used by someone in dire need.
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A Conversation With ... Ken Kreeger
Ken Kreeger has been a major player in the powder coating industry going on five decades with his career with Nordson Corp.
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Shining Example of Powder Coating Safety
Hi-Viz retro-reflective coating uses nanotechnology.
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