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10 SEPTEMBER 2017 — PFonline.com Ecoat Seminar Offers Classroom-Style Instruction The Electrocoat Association and the Chemical Coaters As- sociation International will host an Electrocoating Seminar September 26-27, in Cleveland, Ohio. The event will kick off with a classroom-style program to familiarize attendees with ecoat technology before tackling more advanced topics, including cost and process efficien- cies, quality control, and innovative technologies used in the different components of an ecoat line. Preventive mainte- nance and troubleshooting for defects will also be addressed. The event will conclude with a plant tour of PPG Coat- ings Services–MetoKote Corp. in Sheffield Village, Ohio. This facility houses two ecoat lines—one monorail and one square transfer—as well as a powder coat line and a specialized cleaning line. Visit electrocoat.org to register. Global Finishing Solutions welcomed 117 industrial sales dis- tributors to its headquarters in Osseo, Wisconsin, for training on products and new sales tools, as well as networking and group discussions. According to the company, its industrial distributor net- work spans across North America and serves customers in multiple industries, including medium and large trucks and Tiger Drylac Develops Powder Coating for Canadian Armed Forces' Mack Trucks Tiger Drylac USA has developed a custom powder coating that was approved by Mack Defense LLC and is currently being used by King Coatings of Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Mack trucks destined for the Canadian Armed Forces. Mack Defense, also of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was awarded two contracts in 2016 to provide standard military pattern trucks and related equipment for the Canadian Forces. For information, visit tiger-coatings.us. equipment, agriculture, marine, rail and transit, woodwork- ing, and more. As a kick-off to the event, distributors were welcomed at the Chippewa River Distillery and Brewster Bros. Brewing Co. in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, with local drinks and food provided by Fire Truck Pizza. For information, visit globalfinishing.com. Global Finishing Solutions Hosts Industrial Distributors at Wisconsin Headquarters NASF Michigan Seminar Draws Technical Experts, Inspirational Speaker The Michigan chapter of the National Association for Surface Finishing held its Midwest Seminar in August at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, Michigan, drawing finishers from across the state to hear technical experts and inspirational speakers, including highly decorated retired Navy Seal Robert J. O'Neill. O'Neill was involved in some of our nation's most strategic military campaigns and led the military's most elite teams. He was deployed more than a dozen times and held leader- ship roles in more than 400 combat missions across four different theaters of war. Other speakers at the event included Michigan State Sena- tor John Proos, NASF officials, and several corporate and association figures. For information on the Michigan chapter, visit minasf.org. Retired U.S. Navy Seal Robert O'Neill, right, spoke at the NASF Michigan chapter's Midwest Seminar in August. NEWS