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Applications for the 2021 Matt Heuertz Scholarship Program are now being accepted. The program, now administered by the CCAI Finishing Education Foundation (CCAIFEF), has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarship funds over the past five years.

When a company manufacturers products that go into life-saving medical equipment, there is always a propensity to go one step above what is often asked of them when it comes to quality and reliability.

The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) says that Powder Coating Week 2021 will move from February dates to April 27–30.

The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) has announced its 2021 Board of Directors and Executive Officers.

There’s a delicate balance that has to occur between customer service, cost of shipping and handling, product protection, and efficiency in delivery. Finding that balance requires constant adjustments in the logistics and packaging model. Smart businesses continuously re-examine their operations to improve, even if it means looking outside their industry, and outside the box.

There’s new life at a 60- year old former industrial building in the heart of Rutland County in Vermont these days.

With educational opportunities to meet the needs of every powder coater, the Powder Coating Week 2021 program is complete and registration is open.

Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) will be hosting a virtual Industrial Finishing Summit, a chance for industrial businesses to learn from industry experts about ways to improve their finishing operation, from the comfort of their own homes.

Dallas Cooley is co-owner and vice president of sales at Georgia Powder Coating in Gainesville, Georgia. He started with GPC at its inception in 1999, hanging parts and driving the forklift. Now, he is an equity partner with over 40 employees, Lean Six Sigma yellow belt-certified, and a graduate of the National Institute of Christian Leadership. He also has a blog on leadership at dallascooley.com. He and wife Leslie and have a son, Carson.

As weld nuts have a thread in them, it is important to ensure that the thread does not get powder coating or surface finishing on it. Specially designed weld nut plugs are available to mask weld nuts quickly and efficiently.

When Neil Chrisman left PPG in 1993 to start his own business, he wanted to dream big. It turns out that the owner of Spectrum Metal Finishing didn’t realize just how big his new company would take him.

AkzoNobel has completed the acquisition of Stahl Performance Powder Coatings and its range of products for heat-sensitive substrates. The deal gives the company accelerated access to unique low curing technology that will open up exciting new market opportunities.

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.

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

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.