Mike Bourdeau is business director, general industrial, for Valspar Corp., one of the largest global manufacturers of coatings and coating intermediates. Bourdeau can be reached at 800.825.7727, ext. 8888.
Industrial manufacturing OEMs often experience bottlenecks at the paint line that impact throughput times. Relatively simple process changes, coupled with the use of reactive-cure coatings, can increase manufacturing volumes from 20 to 50%. Also called plural-component or two-component coatings, reactive-cure finishes offer several production advantages to improving efficiency.
