Sherwin-Williams' OneCure dust-on-dust powder coating system delivers the performance of a two-coat finish with the efficiency of a single cure. This system reduces energy consumption and operational footprint while often enhancing corrosion resistance and appearance standards.

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Powder Coating, dry on dry, dust on dust, one cure

We are moving our powder coating shop to a new location, which means we must move our large 24-foot curing oven. Our shop is 15 miles away, so we want to make sure the oven survives the trip. Do you have any tips on how to move it successfully?

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Powder Coating

Additive manufacturing (AM) is transforming how metal components are designed
and built, unlocking shapes and structures once impossible to fabricate. Complex
geometries, lattice structures, conformal cooling channels, and lightweight yet
strong components are now feasible in ways that traditional subtractive methods
could not achieve.

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Powder Coating, 3D printed, additive manufacturing

Powder coating has long been a craft shaped by experience. Operators learn the
quirks of guns, reciprocators, and electrostatics the hard way. When things go
wrong, the instinct is quite often the same: spray a little more powder and hope for
the best. CoatingAI’s Blueprint OS challenges that approach by blending physicsbased
modeling with adaptive machine learning, so powder lines behave like
precision engineered systems.

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artificial intelligence, powder booth, machine learning

In today’s powder coating operations, quality assurance is as critical as production.
Whether it’s finishing automotive parts, architectural components, or OEM products,
coating professionals need to demonstrate consistent coating thickness, proper
surface preparation, and controlled application conditions. Traditionally, this meant
inspectors with basic gages, clip boards, and hours of manual data entry. While the
methods served their purpose, they were often slow, fragmented, and prone to
human error.

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Powder Coating, inspection, coating thickness, surface prep

In the world of industrial finishing and coating, the demand for quality and efficiency
never stops. The products we use every day don’t achieve their flawless finishes by
accident—it takes hard work, precision, and skilled craftsmanship. Today, as
manufacturers strive to maintain that craftsmanship amid labor and production
pressures, automation is stepping in as a powerful ally.

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Powder Coating, robots, cobots, automation

Global trade hit a record $33 trillion in 2024. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), much of this growth was ...

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You have questions, we have answers. In each issue of PCT, our extensive network of powder coating experts provides information to help you with your ...

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IntelliFinishing has been a PCI member for fifteen years, and I’ve been involved for seven. Our reasons for joining—and staying—are ...

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It is easy to take water for granted, especially if it comes out of the tap. We don’t think twice about using it to cook, wash our dishes or our clothes, take a shower, or brush our teeth. For that matter, the older population reading this article might remember when we drank from the garden hose when we were younger. The water source we use at home is often fine for our needs, but that same water can have a negative impact on our powder coating processes.

We might get our water from the local municipality (city water), or we might get our water from a well (well water) and we use it and don’t give it a second thought. Until that is, we have a problem.

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