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Sustainability is not a new concept. People have been practicing sustainability for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.

I had the opportunity to attend the Detroit Society for Coatings Technology’s FOCUS conference on May 2, in Troy, MI.

Companies that turn abstract ideas into real, commercially viable products must have employees that possess both scientific understanding and imagination. I had the privilege of seeing first hand a company that is imagining the future when I attended WACKER’s International Press Workshop this March.

Over the last several years, it has become more and more clear to me that sustainability is not just a buzz word.

I recently came across an inspiring story from Harley-Davidson® regarding a highly corroded motorcycle.

Like most people, I begin each new year with a sense of excitement and trepidation. I wonder what major news stories will make the headlines, both in the coatings industry and in the world at large.

In October I had the opportunity to travel with the Chicago Society for Coatings Technology (CSCT) to Purdue University's Calumet campus in Hammond, IN, to learn about its new Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS).

This is one of my favorite issues of PCI – our Emerging Technologies issue.

I have just returned home from our annual Coatings Trends & Technologies (CTT) conference, which was held September 11-12 in Oak Brook, IL.

One advantage of living in the Detroit metro area is the proximity to so many automotive coatings suppliers.