Powder topples barriers to improved finish quality and JIT manufacturing
Penned in by prepainted stock's shrinking quality and growing cost, a fencing manufacturer gained business after installing an almost reject-free powder coating line.
Why would anyone trade the convenience of using precoated stock for the headache of designing, installing, and operating a powder coating line? Paul Rucinski, plant manager of Jerith Manufacturing Co., supplied a three-part answer to the question: Increased business, a finish so durable it can't be knocked off with a hammer, and an almost nonexistent reject rate.