As I sit down to write this column, we are in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. I can only hope that by the time this issue goes to print we will...

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One of the first times I attended a PCI event was to teach the Testing & Measurement Equipment module at a PCI Powder Coating 202 Workshop. What i...

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Back in the late 1970s, my father was working in my grandfather’s welding shop. A job came in that required paint after fabrication. When the we...

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I have been a member of the Powder Coating Institute for 25 years. As I reflect on what the organization has meant to me, I think not about the organi...

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To make a very long story short, over Frank Lowe’s 60 plus years of existence, we have gained quite a few customers in the powder coating indust...

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Mentors enter our lives from many different paths—family, school, church, co-workers, volunteer organizations, and even trade associations, to n...

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There’s a funny quote that states, “Don’t live your life as a spectator. If no one is cheering or booing you, it means you’re not in the game!”...

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When I joined PCI over 20 years ago, I did so because I felt obligated to become part of the powder coating industry’s trade association if I wa...

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I have participated as a PCI member for 20 of my 35 years in the coatings industry. My involvement has encompassed serving on several committees, as...

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Memo - The Powder Coating Institute has been part of my professional life since its inception in 1981. Having participated in meetings that resulted in the founding of PCI, it is gratifying to see the pervasiveness of powder coatings in today’s market place. It seems most everyone knows something about powder coatings these days. 

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