Powder Coating
CCAI Twin Cities Hosts Minnesota Paint & Powder Expo
The 2018 Minnesota Paint & Powder Coating Expo and related symposium will take place March 14-15, at Century College in White Bear Lake, near St. Paul. The Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) at the University of Minnesota is a co-host.
Read MoreAutomotive Coatings Manufacturers Helping Autonomous Cars ‘See’
Paint makers are coming up with ways in which autonomous vehicles could use their coatings to detect where they are on the road.
Read MoreManual Spray Gun Offers Better Operator Control
Sames Kremlin’s FPro Airspray manual spray gun is said to be perfectly balanced, providing the painter with complete control over the paint application.
Read MoreCCAI Accepting National Scholarship Applications
The objective of the scholarship program is to encourage advanced education in finishing technologies. The application deadline is April 2. Awards will be announced in June at CCAI’s annual meeting in Sarasota, Florida.
Read MoreAutomatic Powder Coating Gun Designed for Optimal Results
At Ecoat18, Gema will highlight its latest developments in automatic and manual powder spray guns and booths, including the OptiGun GA03 automatic powder gun.
Read MoreAdvanced Plating Technologies Names Matthew Lindstedt as President
The family-owned Milwaukee, Wisconsin, finishing company’s former president, John Lindstedt, has been named CEO.
Read MoreDecc Co. Posts Record Sales for 2017
The company reached $9.4 million in sales for the year, besting its previous record of $9.17 million set in 2007. After taking into account programs set to launch this year and forecasted sales to current customers, it expects to be over the $10 million mark at the end of 2018.
Read MoreHow to Get Sprayed Metal Coatings to Stick
MIT research reveals that, in bonding of sprayed metal coatings, melting sometimes hurts rather than helps.
Read MoreHow to Test Coatings with Nanoindentation
Fischer Technology’s Rahul Nair explains the benefits of using nanoindentation to measure a coating’s mechanical properties.
Read MoreUsing a System Audit to Improve Coating Efficiency
Nordson’s John Binder says the first step to optimizing a powder coating operation is an official audit of the entire system to identify areas for improvement.
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