A line of powder coatings from Sherwin-Williams are now formulated with trailblazing polyester resins comprised of 25 percent post-consumer recycled plastic (rPET).
PCI recently traveled to the Powder Coating Summit in Lombard, Illinois, where low-temperature-cure powder coatings were a hot topic. PCI asked Dr. Robert Duan, ChemQuest president, and his colleague, Kevin Biller, to provide some background on the new trends, developments, and drivers pushing this topic to the forefront of the powder coatings industry.
The effects of different particle sizes, forms, and loading levels of carbon black on colorimetric properties in powder coating resin systems are investigated.
I am new to powder coating technology. I was reading an on-line article on polyester powder coatings, and I see your name is mentioned in the article. My question is: Is TGIC powder coating safe?
A new label-free additive meets the demand for different gloss values in powder coatings, and is available to manufacturers as well as to coaters, directly on the line.
Our popular Ask Joe Powder blog has made its way to the pages of PCI magazine. What are your powder coating questions and challenges? Joe Powder, aka Kevin Biller of ChemQuest Powder Coating Research, shares his powder coating knowledge and expertise by answering questions sent in from around the world.
As the demand for sustainable products continues to saturate the supply chain, manufacturers who wish to meet their customers’, and in turn consumers’, conscious-buying standards will adapt to the benefits of powder coating.
Thorough cleaning is essential to creating parts with a high-quality, pristine surface that is ready for painting, powder coating or other finishing processes. Vapor degreasing is one of the most energy-efficient and environmentally acceptable choices for parts cleaning and prepping.
As part of an historic renovation, PPG partnered with Spectrum Metal Finishing to develop and apply a customized powder coating for the historic Philadelphia Bulletin Building's new signature feature, a multistory glass façade on the east elevation.
Recent advances have found that besides color, CICPs have properties that give them the ability to address regulatory requirements that give not only color, but functional properties.
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