Powder Coating Thursday, March 11, 2010
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This Month's Focus: Powder Coatings
Application of metallic and other specialty powder coatings
Special effect powder coatings include metallics, dimple/hammer textures, hammertone textures, vein textures, and wrinkle finishes. Each of these special effects requires extra training for applicators to get the coating to look its best. This article describes each type of special effect to assist you in application and to troubleshoot a problem.
Powder Coating: A global value chain perspective (Free)
Duke University’s Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (CGGC) reviewed the technology and product market developments in powder coatings from 1950-2000. The study, sponsored by the Corporate Partnerships Program of the Environmental Defense Fund, used Global Value Chain analysis1 to highlight important dynamics in the powder coating industry and how these affected the adoption of powder coating over time. Excerpts from the report on the powder coating value chain structure, the ability of key players to affect the industry, and some challenges of the Chinese powder coating market are provided in this article.
Architectural powder coating projects, part 2: Checks ‘n’ balances—engineering finishes that last
This article is the second in a series of articles targeting architectural powder coating of significant projects. Part 1 “Supply chain management, the players and their roles and responsibilities” was published in October 2009, and part 3 “Contract metal finishing--say what you do, do what you say, and be prepared to prove it!” will be published in March.
 
General Features
Compact powder system opens new ground in seed opener finishing
A Canadian seed equipment manufacturer with limited floor space harvests big improvements in finishing quality and efficiency with a pre-assembled lean cell powder system.
San Antonio site of NACE annual corrosion conference (Free)
As Teddy Roosevelt recruited his Rough Riders in the late 1800s, NACE recruits its corrosion fighters for an annual conference and expo dedicated to battling a problem costing industry billions.
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