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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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The Coatings Industry: Leveraging Big Data, AI, and Machine Learning

George J. Newton
June 27, 2022
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The coatings industry – including paint – is just one of many industries that are slowly adapting to tech-friendly innovations. Now, with technological advances like Big Data, artificial intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning taking the digital world by storm, the paint and coatings industry can definitely benefit in more ways than one.


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PPG's Innovation Day

Kristin Johansson
June 14, 2022
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PPG’s Innovation Media Day was packed with information about the company and its latest coatings innovations.


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The Power of Associate Engagement

May 20, 2022
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Learn how a paint marketing company revitalized its unengaged work force and improved its professional supervisory tools.


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What Has the Biggest Impact on Your R&D?]

Kristin Johansson
May 20, 2022
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Results from a live poll at the American Coatings Conference show that sustainability has become more important to coatings manufacturers, and raw material sourcing/pricing is still a big concern. The importance of functional/smart coatings and UV/EB coatings saw a bump this year as well.


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Now Is the Time to Change Our Thinking

Kristin Johansson
April 27, 2022
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Now it is time to change our thinking and eliminate petrochemicals for good. Green bio solvents are the answer.


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How to Market Your Coatings Company on Social Media

Austin Houser
April 22, 2022
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Social media is a useful tool, not a battlefield. Produce value-adding content, post often, and engage with your audience. 




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The Benefits of Ceramic Coatings

Beau Battin
March 18, 2022
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There are so many reasons why a ceramic coating will provide you with the ultimate combination of protection and aesthetic enhancement for your vehicle. Unlike regular wax or protective sealants, a ceramic coating is a polymer solution specifically engineered to bond with the already existing factory paint of your vehicle.


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Painting a Brighter (and Greener) Future

Kristin Johansson
March 15, 2022
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A recent visit to a paint recycling company gave PCI an in-depth view into the scale and importance of the planet-saving benefits that paint recycling brings.
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Understanding Gloss Standards and Units

Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.
February 14, 2022
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Gloss is measured by an instrument called a glossmeter, which assigns a gloss unit (GU) to a specified surface. The GU scale of a glossmeter is based on a highly polished, reference black glass standard with a defined refractive index having a specular reflectance of 100 GU at the specified angle.
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Exploring Potential Solutions to the Supply Chain Crisis

Kristin Johansson
February 11, 2022
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The National Association of Chemical Distributors offers its recommendations on changes that must be implemented to address the current supply chain crisis and to help ensure supply chain efficiency in the future.
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