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Film Thickness Control
Have a powder coating job that requires precise film thickness control? Products Finishing columnist Rodger Talbert offers advice controlling the variables that can impact your success.
Rodger Talbert
Columnist, Products Finishing magazine
HTE Powder Coatings Take Coverage to the Next Level
High-transfer efficient powder coatings deliver cost, time and energy savings.
Read MoreThe Real Cost: C-Hooks Versus Parts Racks
Industrial finishing line consultant Dan Davitz discusses the advantages of parts rack over the use of C-hooks for your paint or powder coating line.
Read MoreRacks for Powder Coating
Powder coating consultant and PF columnist Rodger Talbert discusses the importance of good racking methods for your powder coating operation.
Read MoreRacking and Conveyor Automation Solutions
Considerations for automating various operations within a finishing system.
Read MoreA Software Platform for Self-Programming, Autonomous Robotics
Omnirobotic is delivering an automation solution that could transform the way finishing shops consider robotics.
Read MoreImproving Productivity Through Good Racking Design
Industrial finishing line consultant Dan Davitz offers ideas for optimizing and managing your racking procedures to improve productivity.
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Troubleshooting 5 Common Racking Problems for Platers
Being aware of usual issues that might occur during the plating process will prepare platers by helping them know how to avoid them all together or how to fix them if they happen.
The Cost of Rehandling Parts
Good racking design can increase production rates and save labor costs.
Read MoreLoss of Efficiency
Experiencing a decline in efficiency? Powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert offers ideas for improvement.
Read MoreControl of Powder Film Thickness
Powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert offers insights for film build control when powder coating.
Read MoreEPSI Solutions for Masking, Hanging, Racking Challenges
EPSI Solutions for Masking, Hanging, Racking Challenges
Read MoreProduction Plus/MagicRack to Feature Standard and Custom Racking, Hooks, Logistic Carts
Production Plus/MagicRack to Feature Standard and Custom Racking, Hooks, Logistic Carts
Read MoreConveying Long Parts Horizontally
Industrial finishing line consultant Dan Davitz offers advice for designing racking for navigating long parts along a monorail conveyor.
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CFS Unveils New Hook Locks Parts Racking Solution
New product from Custom Fabricating & Supplies (CFS) prevents part loss during coating processes.
Scott Francis
Editor-In-Chief, Gardner Business Media
How to Design an Effective Racking System
Well-designed racking is an important part of any finishing operation. Richard Lang, who handles technical sales for EPSI’s racking and hanging division, offers insights for designing an effective racking system.
Read MoreProduction Plus Offers Custom Racking Solutions
Products designed to maximize density and efficiency in powder, ecoat, plating and wet spray systems.
Read MorePowder Coating Hot Dipped Galvanized Steel
If you are not sure if the 3-stage washer is the best way to prepare the metal for powder, then Rodger Talbert has some tips to get the material ready.
Read MoreGetting Your Pretreatment Process Ready for a Changeover to Thin Film Coating
Tomasz Slezak from Chemetall says thin-film technology enhances corrosion protection and paint adhesion, while providing a cost-efficient, eco-friendly process.
Read MoreEvaluating and Solving Racking Needs on Any Scale
Taking on a new coating project can be challenging, but Donovan Dixon of ProductionPlus says proper planning can make things go smoother, especially if you are implementing a new line or a larger project.
Read MoreHow To Better Control Powder Coating Film Thickness
If you struggle to avoid light coating in some areas of your parts, then expert Rodger Talbert has some suggestions on how to better control film build.
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The Importance of Rack Maintenance
A look at how poor rack maintenance contributes to wasted time, wasted chemicals and wasted materials.
Options for Removing Paint from Part Racks
Traditionally, paint removal is achieved by either mechanical, thermal or chemical methods, and often it is contracted out.There are some key disadvantages to outsourcing your paint-removal requirements, however, explains Atotech’s Sylvain Masson.
Read MoreLeading an Effective and Efficient Powder Coating Operation
Axalta Coating Systems’ Mike Withers has some sound advice for an inexperienced painter who’s been charged with running a powder line.
Read MoreFixing Adhesion Failures and Bubbles in Powder Coating on Zinc
Expert Rodger Talbert helps a coater who is having issues with the application of powder on zinc castings.
Read MoreUsing Eductors to Achieve Uniform Plating
The ABCs of good plating from Bex’s Dave Keely: agitation balances chemistry.
Read MoreAre Burn-Off Ovens Safe?
Steelman Industries’ Carlton Mann says burn-off ovens are safe, and he offers some considerations for installing one.
Read MoreTips for Applying Epoxy and High-Solids Paint
Controlling a coating’s thermal viscosity is a top priority, says Sames Kremlin’s Steve Romer.
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