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.
The TiO2 industry continues to change through unusual global economic conditions. The uncommon response of global producers is changing the short- and long-term dynamics of the industry.
UVMax UV-cured powder coatings are an efficient, environmentally friendly and fast coating solution for plastic, carbon fiber, wood and metal substrates.
Industry must continue to make the case for chemicals in manufactured products to continue supplying valuable and reasonably priced products demanded by consumers in Canada.
Over my 33 year career (so far) in organomodified silicones, customers have occasionally asked me for green, natural or sustainable products. The early requests were infrequent, usually for very specific circumstances, and somewhat vague with the askers often uncertain what their choice of terminology meant.
A main theme at the ACS was sustainability and the circular economy. This article provides a snapshot of just some of the technology that PCI learned about.
Part 2 of this article tackles four more issues you may be facing when controlling coating temperature with electric heaters in your fluid dispensing system.
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.