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Is My Powder Coating Bad or is it a Grounding Issue?

Kevin Biller
September 23, 2024
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The ChemQuest Group’s Joe Powder shares his powder coating knowledge and expertise by answering questions sent in from around the world.


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High-Performance Coating Protects Tanks at Bio-Polymer Production Plant

Chloe Hirst
August 26, 2024
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The anti-corrosion coating was used to coat the internal lining of three tanks, protecting them against aggressive, acidic substances. The tanks play an important role in the process of turning large amounts of shellfish byproduct into the bio-polymer chitosan.



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How High Can You Go with Bio-Based Rust Prevention?

Cortec Corporation
August 26, 2024
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Being able to reduce the amount of petroleum-based solvents in a product and replace them with gentler bio-based material such as canola oil is a great option. Learn about new bio-based rust preventatives. 


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Resilient Coatings for Critical Infrastructure

Meeting the Demand Surge
Maria Lamorey
August 26, 2024
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Although it might seem inconvenient to update coatings systems that have not yet failed, now may be an ideal time for manufacturers to reassess their protective technologies and consider newer, more effective solutions in this strained energy sector.



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Automatic Powder Coating of Front Loaders

J. Wagner GmbH
July 15, 2024
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One manufacturer of agricultural machinery reduced manual labor by 80%, and increased production capacity by 40% with cutting-edge 3D-coating-application technology. 


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Reduced Need for Air Conditioning with Cool Roof Coatings

Chloe Hirst
July 15, 2024
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Cool roof coatings exhibit high solar reflectance properties, optimizing a building for rejecting solar radiation, and, therefore, reducing the internal temperature.


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Reducing Marine Coating Overspray Using Electrostatic Application

PPG Industries
July 15, 2024
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Electrostatic application has increased transfer efficiency compared to airless spraying, resulting in reductions in overspray and waste, which, combined with low-VOC emissions, can provide a cleaner operation for applicators. 


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New Transit Hub Textured with Terra Cotta Specialty Coating

Linetec
July 2, 2024
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Linetec provided architectural aluminum product manufacturers with a textured terra cotta specialty coating for aluminum, providing the desired, natural clay-colored appearance and stone-like texture with the advantages of metal and fluoropolymer (PVDF) coatings.


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Revenue Riptide 2024 to Empower Job Shop Leadership

June 25, 2024
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The premier, two-day event is designed to empower job shop leadership with actionable insights, robust networking opportunities, and hands-on training with mission-critical systems, and will be held on September 24-25 in Brighton, Michigan. 


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Spray Finishing Technology Workshop

June 25, 2024
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The three-day intensive training program is scheduled for November 6-8, 2024 in Toledo, Ohio. Classes meet from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily, and include both classroom and hands-on sessions. 


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