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Index to Articles and Authors Suggested Reading Article Index 36 POWDER COATING, August 2018 For further reading on the topics fea- tured in this issue, select from the articles listed here. You can find these and other articles at www.pcoating. com. Click on Article Index and access them by author, company (organizations), or subject. Architectural powder coatings Sustainable finishing solutions: A para- digm shift. Greg Yahn, August 2011 digital issue, p. 25. Most metal products used in building and architecture require some type of fin- ish. In the US, the majority of the finishes specified are toxic, hazardous, and non-sustainable. Solvent-based paint w i t h v o l a t i l e o r g a n i c c o m p o u n d s (VOCs), galvanizing with zinc and lead, and anodizing with chrome and acid are the current paradigm of today's archi- tects. Less than 25 percent of all architec- tural finishes applied in the US are envi- ronmentally friendly and sustainable powder coatings. More than 75 percent are hazardous. In Europe, the percent- ages are completely reversed. Why? I t ' s t o u g h , i t ' s m e t a l , i t ' s p o w - der-coated, and it's always smiling. (Tube-Dude and Creative Coatings, Sarasota, Fla.) Peggy M. Koop. August 2011 digital issue, p. 20. A former Florida yacht-builder sails into clearer waters, earning Sarasota County's vote as the number one company to watch in 2011 with his metal powder-coated creation he calls the Tube Dude. The dude abides, but he's gone tubular—and he has a tough, shiny coat of powder. Now that's my kind of dude. Racking up powder coating success. (Tri-Boro Rack and Storage Products, Farmville, Va.) Jerry Trostle. August 2013 digital issue, p. 27. A racking and storage manufacturer in- stalls a flexible system to quickly and effi- ciently apply a consistent film thickness to its high-quality shelving and heavy-duty racks. Fred DeMaio's commercial shelv- ing business began 40 years ago with a parking ticket. As a New York City cop, DeMaio was preparing to give Henry Birdman a ticket. The two struck up a friendship and Birdman convinced De- Maio to join him in the shelving business. "I guess you could say I have a knack for finding good opportunities," says DeMaio. Film thickness control and measurement Methods of pre-cure film thickness measurement. Steve Foley. August 2007, p. 27. If you were able to determine the powder you applied was within specification be- fore the finality of curing and crosslink- ing, would you act on this premonition to save on powder consumption and avoid a part run coated outside necessary toler- ances? Pre-cure film thickness measure- ment technology makes this capability re- cordable, allowing you to control the film thickness range while avoiding the bur- dens of reworks. This article looks at three available methods for pre-cure film thickness measurement. Developing standards and coaters in the field attest to the advantages in materials and mone- tary savings afforded by pre-cure film thickness measurement. Fencemaker stakes claim on quality by adding powder coating capabilities. (Elite Fence Products, Harrison, Mich.) February 2008, p. 34. Elite Fence Products, Harrison, Mich., makes aluminum ornamental fencing and applies powder coatings because of their weatherability, durability, and costs compared with liquid finishes. Workers assemble most fencing components after coating. The company runs its coating line for one shift 6 days a week. This arti- cle discusses how this fabricator installed a powder line to back up its tough warranty and implemented a quality-control pro- gram to fence off its competitors. Powder coating thickness measurement and paperless QA. David Beamish. August 2011 digital issue only, p. 9. This article describes the technologies available to measure the thickness of cured and uncured coating powders. It reviews working principles and associated industry test methods and standards, and discusses recent trends in paperless quality assurance (QA). Racking Custom-parts-hanging solutions in California's Central Valley. John D. Gill, Ruben Dominguez, and Eric Wang. October 2001, p. 67. Because the powder coating industry serves such a broad manufacturing base, it often demands custom solutions to very challenging parts hanging and racking problems. Coating systems may vary greatly based on layout, load and part size, which further increases the need for custom solutions. This article features two powder coating companies in California's Central Valley that came up with their own ways to handle complex parts-hang- ing problems. A coater ushers in a new era by relying on innovation and quality. (B.L. Downey Co., Broadview, Ill.) Steve Foley. February 2009, p. 14. A Midwestern finishing pioneer has built an empire that provides a host of coating technologies, including powder applied on 12 lines. Fifty-one light poles strategi- cally positioned along a street that paral- lels Interstate 15 and serves as a shortcut to Ceasar's Palace and other casinos in Las Vegas may seem like mundane infra- structure to most. But when they enhance the memory of a beloved blue-eyed crooner, the lighting earns a new signifi- cance on the street named Frank Sinatra Drive. And while Ol' Blue Eyes may have liked to throw the dice between gigs in his adopted home of Las Vegas, the selection of B.L. Downey Co. to supply those light poles was no gamble.