Editor's View:<br>The New World and Old World Meet
Many OEMs apply coatings to their products in their own facilities. This provides them with control over quality and production scheduling. Another large coating application sector is the custom coaters, or job shops. The custom coater provides a valuable service to manufacturers by offering the OEMs an opportunity to have their specific colors and types of coatings applied on short notice without having to create the space and investment required to own and operate their own coating systems. The custom coater is playing an increasingly important role in the manufacturing world.
In recognition of the importance of this group of coaters, DuPont Powder Coatings has created the Star Coaters program. This program was created to provide certain services to this unique group of coaters that will help them pool their resources and knowledge and strengthen their business.