'Microblend' System Moves Mixing, Packaging of Paint to the Retail Store
Well, not quite. The can - or for that matter the 5-gal pail - is by no means an endangered commodity in Smiland's L.A. paint-production plant. But a partnership formed by MicroBlend and Smiland has created a mini-revolution in the manufacturing of waterborne architectural paint that the two venture partners say could generate maximum returns as the technology evolves and expands, and eventually accounts for a sizable portion of Smiland's paint volume.