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Paint and Coatings Businesses Can Put Crisis Downtime to Good Use

Paint and Coatings Businesses Can Put Crisis Downtime to Good Use

Gary C. Smith
July 6, 2020
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What a difficult time this is! Many day-to-day business activities have been put on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak. But in order to assist not-for-profit organizations, there is something positive paint and coatings manufacturers and retailers can accomplish during this lull
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What it Means to Measure Color "Inline"

Greg Stehn
June 19, 2020
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Inline color measurement solutions help manufacturers manage color as the product is being made.
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Powder Coating Masking Fundamentals

Lee Lechner
May 21, 2020
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How much time are you spending on masking before your parts get powder coated? Are you looking at a bunch of different masking products, unsure of what to actually use? If you’re looking to learn the fundamentals of masking before powder coating, this post is just what you need.
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How to Fix Common Paint Problems on Historic Buildings

Jennifer Bell
March 12, 2020
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Every building that's created contains a slice of history. If you own a historic home, it might be tempting to upgrade it to look like modern homes, but that would be a shame. Instead, consider restoring rather than renovating.
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How to Achieve the PANTONE® Color of the Year 2020 on Durable Goods and Consumer Electronics

February 14, 2020
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Durable goods and consumer electronics are no longer destined to be white, gray and black. In fact, consumers are moving towards more classic colors and special-effect finishes like metallics.
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Digital Color Management and Powder Coatings: Here’s What You Should Know

Mike Tancini
January 17, 2020
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The adoption of digital color measurement and communication can have a positive impact across the supply chain for many industries – resulting in a significant reduction in time and costs associated with product development – and the paint and coatings industry is no different.
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The Seven P’s of Customer-Focused Digital Interactions to Build Customer Loyalty

Chad Storlie
December 10, 2019
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How can a business be more customer friendly, more in touch with customers, and more focused on prompt solutions to each unique customer in a cost-effective manner?
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Common Sources of VOCs in the Home: How to Limit Your Exposure

Greg Geilman
October 18, 2019
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There's a certain allure to the smell of a new car or that clean citrus smell from a recently used cleaning product. However, despite how pleasant a scent may be, it's important to consider the sources of any odors in the home and whether or not they are conducive to good health.
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Leveraging Color Design for Increased Business Profitability

Max Chekalov
September 18, 2019
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The primary intent of designers, regardless of industry, is to leverage color, shape and creativity to create designs capable of stirring emotion and influencing user behavior.
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The Industrial Floor Coating Odyssey

From Preventing Workplace Accidents to Now Entailing a Conclusive Impact on the Infrastructure of Numerous Business Verticals
Saipriya Iyer
July 29, 2019
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With the incorporation of advanced equipment in virtually every business vertical and the growing concern for sustainability, the modern connotation of industrial flooring systems has undergone a drastic transformation of sorts over the last decade.
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