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Articles by Michael Bonner

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A Novel Approach for Applying 2K Coatings to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Cost

Michael Bonner
October 7, 2025
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Temperature control in 2K coating processes improves component mixing, induction time management and viscosity stability, helping manufacturers reduce waste and improve application outcomes.


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UV/EB Technology as a Sustainable Solution to the Energy Crisis

Michael Bonner Cara Bommarito
August 2, 2023
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Can UV/EB technology serve as a sustainable solution to the energy crisis? This article examines the factors driving UV/EB technology, supported by case studies demonstrating how it enables innovative manufacturing processes that consume less energy, yet also meet or exceeds air quality standards without requiring add-on pollution controls.


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Eight Things You Probably Don’t Know About the Electric Heaters in Your Fluid Dispensing System – Part II

Michael Bonner
May 18, 2022
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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.


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Eight Things You Probably Don’t Know About the Electric Heaters in Your Fluid Dispensing System, Part I

Michael Bonner
April 13, 2022
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There are little known flaws in controlling coating temperature with electric heaters that could be causing failures in your fluid dispensing system.
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Controlling Air Temperature to Improve Finish Quality

Michael Bonner
August 8, 2019
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Why do we continue to have temperature-based process fluctuations when we have a very tightly controlled ambient environment? It turns out that there is not just one single answer. To understand it, we must start by understanding the hierarchy of the various temperatures involved in the painting process.
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Dissecting Orange Peel – A Process-Oriented Approach, Part II

Michael Bonner
June 1, 2018
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In this two-part series, we explore how this carefully crafted design of experiments (DOE) isolated and contrasted the impact and interaction of three key process variables: film build; atomization, and coating viscosity (as determined by temperature).


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Dissecting Orange Peel - A Process-Oriented Approach, Part 1

Michael Bonner
May 4, 2018
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In this two-part series, we explore how this carefully crafted design of experiments (DOE) isolated and contrasted the impact and interaction of three key process variables: film build; atomization, and coating viscosity (as determined by temperature).


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Eliminating Condensation in Pneumatic Drive Systems in Modern Paint Operations

Willaim Cline Michael Bonner
November 1, 2012
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Compressed air has been used as a power source in industry for many years.


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