PCI’s free Voices from the Top eBook reveals the industry’s largest coatings manufacturers by 2025 sales, along with perspectives from leading companies.
Automotive coatings experts reflected on 50 years of innovation while outlining future challenges in curing, corrosion, sustainability and AI-driven R&D.
ACS 2026 brought coatings professionals to Indianapolis for technical sessions, exhibitor innovations, live industry polling and PCI’s expanded show-floor coverage.
Automation technologies are reshaping coating application through drones, robotics and AI-driven systems designed to improve safety, consistency and productivity.
A new market analysis outlines where chemical companies are allocating AI investment as operational, regulatory and sustainability pressures intensify.
PCI EXCLUSIVE: Dow’s latest results point to a broader shift as artificial intelligence and restructuring become embedded in day-to-day operations across chemical and coatings companies.
The new operating system brings together non-contact coating thickness measurement, advanced connectivity, and integrated AI tools to make outcome-based coating regulation accessible for every production line.