Working as a consultant, I have the opportunity to travel a great deal and see many different types of manufacturers, coaters and products. If you are going to stay in this industry for nearly 30 years, you either get interested, get bored or get into something else to make your living. I hadn't planned to stay in the coating industry for this long, but I have found so much that is interesting, I am here to stay.
This issue brings to you a story about a coating removal technology that helps to resolve an ongoing challenge for our industry - removing the coating from galvanized steel, red metals and other sensitive substrates. During a recent visit to Detroit I was able to watch this chemistry operate, and it was very impressive to see the layers of coating precisely removed without degradation of the plated layer under the organic film. Turn to page 23 to check out this feature.