Powder Coating
THE POWDER COATING INSTITUTE
With The Powder Coating Institute in its twenty-fifth year, many of us involved with the organization have been looking back to see how far the industry have come, as well as looking forward to see where the industry can develop new applications and ensure ever expanding market penetration in a wide range of industries.
Read MorePowder Coating Schools
I have a son who is a senior and is interested in learning powder coating. Are there schools that we could send him to learn the process?
Read MoreSerendipity and Smart Management
This job shop found itself in position to capitalize when two large manufacturers with captive plating operations decided to exit the electroless nickel plating business.
Read MorePowder Coating Materials Deliver a World of Colors, Textures and Effects
In the past several years, research and development in powder coating materials has resulted in new formulations that have paved the way for powder in directions previously only accessible to liquid coatings. Following a brief look at the types of materials used in powder coatings is a summary of the versatility of today’s powder coatings.
Read MoreConductive Powder
Does the Powder Coating market/industry, supply or make available any Powder Coating that is also conductive? Would there be the chance of adding say nickel or copper to the Powder Coating to help this conductivity?
Read MoreAdhering Two Powder Coated Surfaces
I am trying to get two powder coated surfaces to permanently adhere to each other. What, if anything do you recommend? We have 32 x 40 x 1/8 inch aluminum powder coated sheet attached to all sides to 1 x 1 inch powder coated steel tubing.
Read MoreNanoceramic Pretreatment
I have been informed about nanoceramic pretreatment prior powder painting. Any experience? Is it really good? Where is the catch?
Read MoreAvoiding Powder in Threads
We have a problem with powder in the threads. We have tried to use rubber pull plugs, but some powder still gets in. We spend a lot of time re-tapping after painting. Do you have any suggestions or thoughts that can help?
Read MoreSwitching from Liquid to Powder
How are colors, surface texture and luster handled from a standards standpoint? How would I change one of our liquid paint colors (let’s say beige) with a light textured finish to a powder coating? Our paint spec now calls out Sherwin Williams F63HX ... TEXTURED. How would I change this over to Powder Coating?
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