Powder Coat

Many companies struggle to find the right balance between reducing costs and growing their business.

Do you ever feel like your powder coating shop is working harder than it should for what it’s bringing in?

Over the last few years, I’ve written in Tim Pennington’s excellent industry publication about many topics that impact leaders and managers.

You can be busy and still be losing value in your finishing business.

This study investigates the effects of modified formulations (particle size, aluminum flake addition) and inerting measures (oxygen reduction) on the explosion propagation of coating powder by using visual experiments.

Jason Brassard grew his powder coating business the same way many others have: a small setup, a lot of trial and error, and a passion that quickly outgrew the garage.

I am a recovering powder coating shop owner, and this industry is in my blood.

Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) is a specialized organic polyurethane coating system specified by the U.S. Department of Defense.

In an industry often defined by specialization, Progressive Coatings has spent the last several years doing something few finishing companies are willing—or able—to attempt: expanding horizontally while simultaneously scaling geographically.

Cardinal Paint and Powder broke ground on a 32,000 sq. ft. expansion at its Decatur, Texas, manufacturing facility, which will include the relocation of its corporate headquarters.

Last month’s article discussed “training” in a general sense, offering a bird’s-eye view of the training landscape. 

In most finishing operations, growth is often measured in square footage, throughput, and headcount.

When it comes to masking in high-temperature finishing processes, not all tapes perform at the same level.

JMD Industries, a family-owned metal finishing company since 1977, has acquired Patriot Coating, based in Hudson, Massachusetts, a provider of industrial spray painting, powder coating, and screen printing services.

As an assembly lead hand, one of my first field visits involved inspecting an old seed drill frame that had been used for thousands of hectares, had sustained gravel impacts, and had to deal with aggressive fertilizers.

What started as a side hustle for Rob Broker has become a quest for quality and craftsmanship in powder coatings.