If you are involved in powder coating or are looking at starting to use powder coating, you need to attend the Powder Coating Show on September 16-18 in Indianapolis. The industry is healthy and growing. Opportunities and new technologies abound. Your competitors will be there. In fact, this is the meeting place for professionals looking to get ahead in this multi-billion dollar industry.

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During the past 20 to 25 years, in an effort to achieve maximum profits, to keep product prices down and in some cases to remain in business, manufacturers have looked overseas—mainly to China—to move manufacturing production jobs. Now, both from experts and from anecdotal evidence, the number of factory jobs being created in the United States has matched the number of jobs leaving.

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When it comes to mastering the art of powder coating medium density fiberboard (MDF), persistence has paid off for RadEX, a Canadian custom powder coater. The company began investing in MDF in 1999, and 15 years later is still going strong as pros in its field.

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Often a powder coating supplier will describe their product’s particulate nature by quoting a singular value usually “average” particle size or sometimes “median” particle size. These values only paint a minor picture of the story. What is more critical is an understanding of the entire particle size distribution (PSD).

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Environmental concerns and the need for an improved finish prompted this East Coast antenna maker to switch from liquid to powder paint on its microwave antennas and support equipment.

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It’s nearly that time again, powder coating fans. The 2014 Powder Coating Summit is fast approaching. This year’s event will be held on June 17-18 in Columbus, Ohio. Our prevailing theme as always is “Bringing New 

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Effective December 13, 2013, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) removed 1,3,5-triglycidyl-s-triazinetrione from the list of chemicals known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of Proposition 65. Based on changes to certain federal regulations that affect the bases for the original listings, OEHHA referred these chemicals to the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DART IC) for reconsideration.

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NAM Senior Vice President and General Counsel Linda Kelly released this statement after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced plans to drop its proposed rules to govern tax-exempt social welfare organizations on candidate-related political activities:

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Powder Producers

American Powder Coatings, Inc.
St. Charles, IL • 630-762-0100
www.americanpowder.com

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The Moline, Ill.-based Deere & Company board of directors has approved an increase of Deere’s quarterly dividend to $.60 a share on common stock. The dividend is payable on August 1, 2014, to stockholders of record on June 30, 2014.

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