Hello to all! For those who haven't heard, let me introduce myself as the new executive director of The Electrocoat Association. I bring with me more than 12 years finishing experience and over 17 years professional business experience. I have formerly held a position on the marketing committee of the association and am excited to be involved in the industry and association again. I look forward to meeting many industry partners in the coming months.
When e-coat service provider Autocoat needed to cut its reject rate and labor costs as well as improve its efficiency, reconfiguring its racks proved to be profitable.
If the pumps in your e-coat system are throttled back, you may want to consider installing a variable frequency drive. Read on for how VFDs not only save you energy, but also can increase pump life and improve the quality and consistency of your process sprays.
You may recall the Publishers Letter I wrote last year, which informed you that Industrial Paint & Powder was introducing a new way to do business in the coatings industry (March 2005, page 4). I have always believed it is the responsibility of the industry-leading magazine to help create the marketplace serving its readers' best interests.
The sale of the assets of Magruder Color to Pochteca Color Co. LLC was completed on Friday, December 16. Pochteca Color has changed its name to Magruder Color LLC.
It is an impressive thing to see a very large job shop coater running high volume, high quality products on a three-shift basis and delivering finished product within one week of the customer order.
In our first annual Powder Report, Industrial Paint & Powder talked with several industry experts about powder coatings and their part in the finishing industry. Read on for what some of the industry's suppliers think about powder's place and performance in the market.
Fitz Chem Corp., Itasca, Ill., a distributor/sales agent of raw materials to the coatings, plastics, ink, construction, adhesives, I & I and personal care industries, announced that Penny Kichka has joined its customer service department as a customer service representative.
RadTech, the association for ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB)processes, will highlight the technology's enabling power for manufacturers at e/5 2006, the world's largest UV and EB technology exposition and conference, April 24-26, 2006, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
On May 11-12, Atlas Material Testing Technology will hold the second ATCAE (Atlas Technical Conference for Accelerated Ageing and Evaluation) in Sanary-sur-Mer, France. ATCAE 2006 will focus on natural outdoor weathering and laboratory weathering, as well as the correlation between these two methods.
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