Powder Coat

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.

Freedom Finishing in Benton Harbor, Michigan, has been acquired by Acme Finishing Company of Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

Akzo Nobel N.V. and Axalta Coating Systems will combine in an all-stock merger of equals, creating a premier global coatings company with an enterprise value of approximately $25 billion.

This paper describes one successful example of a capstone senior design research project that deals with optimization of the electrostatic powder coat cure process.

Electric or Gas? That is the question. As industries race toward carbon neutrality, “going electric” often seems like the obvious path.

QPC Finishing Group, a provider of architectural powder coating services, opened its new turnkey facility, QPC Georgia, in Conyers, strategically located to serve customers across the Southeast.

Powder coatings are commonly used to protect metallic substrates because of their good protection properties together with their aesthetical ones.

To achieve a perfect finish with powder coating, a key aspect is applying it with all pre-processes, processes, and finishing steps done correctly.

R.J. Thomas Manufacturing has never skimped on furnishing its fabrication facility with top-of-the-line equipment for its employees.