COLUMNS
CLINICS ASK THE EXPERTS
6 The Finishing Touch
Fame for Those in Liquid and Powder
8 Finishing Industry News
PPG to Acquire The Crown Group
50 Never Finished
After Two Minutes … Just Shut Up!
52 Finishing Business Index
The industry sustains its elevated 2017 readings.
56 End of the Line
David Gasparovich, MacDermid Enthone
14 TOP SHOPS FOR LIQUID AND POWDER
The results are in for the 2017 Products Finishing Top Shops
Benchmarking Survey for liquid and powder coating
operations.
SAFEWAY EARNS ITS WAY TO NO. 1
The family-owned, Rockford, Illinois, liquid and powder
coater uses its efficiencies well enough to be the No. 1 shop in
North America.
30 Powder Coatings / Rodger Talbert, Consultant
Using Powder in Outdoor Applications
32 Liquid Coatings / Steven Myers, Carlisle
Penetrating Recessed Areas of Parts
34 Masking / Andrew Oniszczuk, EPSI
Masking Common Part Features for Liquid, Powder
36 Plating / Jake Fisher, Asterion
What's Causing a Cleaner's Short Bath Life?
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38 INNOVATIONS
General purpose booths combine standard
designs and custom solutions.
14 TOP SHOPS:
Liquid and Powder
See which shops made the
Products Finishing Top Shops
list for liquid and powder
coating. Every shop that took
part in the benchmarking
survey will get not only two
standard reports, but also a
customized report showing
how it specifically performed.
24 Making Contact with Your Plating Line
Picking the right electrical contact system is important.
26 OutREACH or OverREACH?
Chemical companies can benefit from compliance.
28 Going Vertical in Powder Coatings
Vertical line allows extruder to coat longer parts.
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