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IHEA Fall Seminars Go Virtual

The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) brings industrial process heating professionals together to provide combustion and safety education for the industry each and every fall.

20Qs: Shivie Dhillon, Sundial Powder Coatings

Shivie Dhillon is from Simi Valley, CA, where he is the owner of SunDial Powder Coatings, Bottle Coatings, Powder|Soft, and Kings Row Gastropub.

Kaser Blasting & Coatings Uses Quality, Social Media to Get Their Message Across

Shortly before their wedding day in 1987, Jay and Shari Kaser put up Shari’s grey Honda Prelude as collateral, took out a small business loan, and ventured into the business of residential painting.

20Qs: Kim Scott, Maui Powder Works

Kim Scott and her husband, Ross, own Maui Powder Works in Hawaii, which they started in 2004. She also hosts the “Powder Coater Podcast,” and blogs on the company’s website. We caught up with Kim recently to ask her 20 questions about all things coating and Hawaii.

Stripping Coatings from Masking Proves Profitable for Roy Metal Finishing

Even though Roy Metal Finishing finishes millions of parts each year at its three facilities in South Carolina, it’s attention to small details that have made it one of the top finishing operations in North American, and certainly one of the largest.

New Blasting, Powder Coating Shop Increases Quality for Sister Company

Yardney Water Management Systems, an original equipment manufacturer of water filtration equipment based in Riverside, California, began their quest toward clean water solutions for irrigation and industrial applications in 1965.

H&T Industrial Spray Chugs Along Through Generations

Hack Wallace had $1,000 that he had borrowed, and a not-too-farfetched idea: he wanted to start a weekend painting business with his son, Terry. This was in 1990 in Francisco, Indiana, in the southwest corner of the state, where Hack thought he and his son could make a living painting pole barns and grain bins.

From Manual to Robotic Powder Coating Processes

Automotive and motorcycle exteriors are exposed to extreme conditions over a long period of time due to heat, cold, moisture, stone chipping, road salt, UV radiation and much more. At the same time, no other industry makes such high demands on the appearance and feel of surfaces as the automobile and motorcycle manufacturers.

IHEA offers hands-on training with Powder Coating and Curing Processes Seminar

The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA), the Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI), Products Finishing magazine and Southern Company have teamed up to provide a comprehensive training course. The Powder Coating and Curing Processes Seminar is scheduled for October 20-21, 2020, at the Alabama Power Technology Application Center (TAC) in Calera, Alabama.

Robinson Expands Paint, Powder Coating Capabilities

Robinson has increased its ability to pre-treat, paint and apply powder coatings to products ranging from small parts to large metal enclosures and tanks at its De Pere, Wisconsin, manufacturing campus. The investment covers nearly 90,000 square feet of production space.

Masking Countersunk Holes

Countersunk holes are everywhere, and they can be difficult to mask. Standard straight pull plugs don’t mask the angled face and tapered plugs are too long to mask the hole and the angled face completely. Thankfully there are plugs available that are specifically designed to mask countersunk holes.

How Well are Your Parts Grounded?

Profitability and first-pass transfer efficiency are vital to any finishing operation. Ground is critical and there is a huge difference between thinking you have a good ground and knowing it.

Caps for Surface Finishing

Not all caps are created equal. In addition to the differences in inside diameter and length, there are a number of materials that masking caps can be made from. It is now quite easy to find masking caps to suit your finishing process.