Powder Coating

Powder Coating

Forms+Surfaces Expands from Humble Beginnings to Global Market Leader

Originally founded in Santa Barbara, California, the company now manufactures in multiple U.S. locations and in India.

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Surface Preparation for Best Adhesion for Powder Coating

Kevin Biller with ChemQuest recommends the proper way to prepare a surface for powder coating that leads to excellent adhesion on 304SST. 

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Proper Sieve Size for Powder Coating's Smooth Results

Kevin Biller at ChemQuest Powder Coating Research gives recommendations for sieve size to ensure surface smoothness.

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Small Staff Operates Lucrative Powder Coating Top Shop

Strength in numbers? Not necessarily. Determination, customer loyalty and family values have held up this small family-owned shop after almost 30 years in business, including surviving a natural disaster.

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High-Performance Primers Fight Corrosion

Interpon Redox high-performance primers from AkzoNobel offer high levels of corrosion protection.

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Choosing Coatings for Best Transformer Performance

Protecting transformers from weather, wear and chemicals is the job of the coatings that are chosen by the power supply manufacturer. Knowing the most appropriate coatings and the best specifications for an application is critical to successfully keeping corrosion at bay.

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Curing Oven Basics

Simply heating up the substrate does not cure the coating. There are many variables to consider when choosing the best cure oven for your application...

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Powder Coating 4.0: Smarter, Faster, More Efficient and Connected

New tools reduce cost and waste, lower manufacturing footprint of powder coating operations.

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Repair of Powder Surface Defects

Powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert offers advice for repairing scratches and other surface imperfections and recoating.

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Companies Collaborate to Prove Value of AI for Supply Chain

AI-enabled marketplace delivers cost and time savings and improves quality and efficiency in manufacturing on demand and sourcing solutions.

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