CHICAGO - The Electrocoat Association and the Chemical Coaters Association International have joined forces to bring the finishing industry the 2012 Electrocoating Seminar, to be held at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel and Conference Center in Rosemont, IL, on September 18-19, 2012.

An “Introduction to Electrocoating” will kick off day one of the educational event, providing some basic electrocoating knowledge to bring attendees up to speed with the technology before tackling the more advanced topics in the remainder of the seminar. The discussion will center on efficiency, reducing production and non-production costs, and overall system effectiveness in the different areas of an electrocoating process. Presenters will move through an ecoat system to expose typical areas of energy, waste and cost savings per component while also discussing ways to maximize efficiency through racking, enhancements, retrofits, etc. Troubleshooting for defects that could possibly plague a system will be explained and illustrated with actual examples available for handling.