Industrial Paint & Powder magazine has always lead the way in providing useful and current information on technology and coating techniques. With quality research efforts and a dedicated staff they have consistently written and published the most informative and helpful stories and columns in the industry. Now I have been asked to be a member of the magazine staff and provide direction on coatings and application technology. It is an honor to join the professional staff at IPP and contribute to this effort. I have always enjoyed new challenges in my professional life and I believe that working with IPPwill be a perfect fit with my consulting business, teaching and writing.
This column is the start of a new challenge in my own career. As I thought about where to begin I considered the challenges that a coater is faced with every day.