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The PCI Blog is written by our team of editors, as well as industry contributors, and includes thought provoking opinions, trends, and essential paint and coatings industry information.

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Help Solve Coatings Conundrums

Kristin Johansson
August 9, 2018
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This new column addresses problems that coatings formulators face, and how to solve them.
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Specular Included or Specular Excluded: Which is Best?

Tim Mouw
July 31, 2018
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Surface appearance can change your perception of color. Think of a glossy magazine. If the light is shining directly on the page, you may need to tilt the magazine and change the reflection angle to clearly see the colors.
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How Color Choices Echo the Economic Climate  and Why It Matters

Steve Riccardi
July 6, 2018
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The concept of color affecting mood is nothing new. Ancient Egyptians and Chinese practiced chromotherapy, using colors to heal various maladies. Today's color theory, color psychology and color therapy are our modern equivalents.
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E-Coat Versus Powder

June 15, 2018
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I work for a powder coating facility and we are trying to find research or any publications describing the differences between e-coating and underbody powder such as Interpon's A1000 series. Essentially, is underbody powder coating a viable alternative to e-coat?
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Overlapping Challenges for Automotive and Aerospace Coatings

Kristin Johansson
June 14, 2018
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A wrap up of the 43rd Annual Future of Coatings Under Study (FOCUS) Conference in Troy, MI, with a Keynote Address by Jill Seebergh, Senior Technical Fellow at The Boeing Company, who discussed technologies and challenges for exterior painting of commercial airplanes.
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How to Compete with Large National Companies as a Small Painting Company Owner

How to Compete with Large National Companies as a Small Painting Company Owner

Roumen Todorov
May 14, 2018
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Regardless of the nature of your business, being seen on the Internet is a highly recommended way to getting more calls from paying customers. This includes customers who are not looking for you specifically, yet they need your services. People who would usually go to your competitors would now be calling your painting company instead!


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What Are the Top Technologies, Markets and Drivers?

Kristin Johansson
May 10, 2018
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The results of a survey conducted at the 2018 American Coatings Conference involving topics such as the technologies and markets coatings companies find most important, drivers for R&D, hot topics and regulations.


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Allowable oven temperature variation

April 23, 2018
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I have a question for you about allowable oven temperature variation. Our ovens were recently calibrated and were 1 degree off from our control unit reading to what was measured inside. Due to our ISO regulations I may possibly need to shut them down until it is exact. I know temperature variations are needed to keep minimal but this sounds ridiculous.


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WACKER Press Workshop Combines Education and Fun

Kristin Johansson
April 18, 2018
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A recap of the annual WACKER press workshop in Germany
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From Water to Powder

Kristin Johansson
March 19, 2018
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A short recap of the 2018 Waterborne Symposium, as well as an introduction of a new column in PCI magazine called The PC Kitchen.


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