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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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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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Colors and Your Home

By Arhaus LLC, Hudson, Ohio
March 9, 2018
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It is no secret that colors play a role in our mental wellbeing. Colors will impact the way we think, feel and behave. More importantly, the colors in a space are imperative to the overall atmosphere of a room.


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How Appearance Affects Color

How Appearance Affects Color

Thomas Meeker
February 13, 2018
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Appearance is more than simply color. It’s a comprehensive look at everything inherent to each unique material we come in contact with, including texture, gloss, transparency and special effects. Each of these characteristics plays a part and has an effect on overall appearance and understanding in relation to a single material.


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A Wake-Up Call to the Paint Industry

Kristin Johansson
February 9, 2018
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Paint manufacturers can help solve the global mosquito crisis.


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Print Still Packs a Punch

Kristin Johansson
January 11, 2018
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A reader preference study and a December article in Folio notes that print magazines are still important to readers and media buyers.


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