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POWDER COATING, March 2015 9 RAPID 2015: May 18-21. Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Calif. Sponsored by SME. Contact SME at 313/425-3000; fax 313/425-3400; ser vice@sme.org; www.sme.org. Courses April April 14: Paint & Coatings Basics. PRA Coatings Technology Centre, Hampton, Middlesex, UK. Sponsored by PRA. Contact Elisabeth Brown at +011-44-20-8487-0800; fax +011-44-20- 8487-0801; www.pra-world.com/train ing. April 14: Practical Course on Vis- cosity Measurements. Dallas, Tex. Also offered April 15 in Middleboro, Mass., and April 16 in Minneapolis, Minn. Offered by Brookfield Engineer- ing Laboratories. Contact Brookfield at 800/628-8139; fax 508/946-6262; www.brookfieldengineering.com/ser vices/educational-programs. April 28-30: Radiation Curing Technology. PRA Coatings Technol- ogy Centre, Hampton, Middlesex, UK. Sponsored by PRA. Contact Elisabeth Brown at +011-44-20-8487-0800; fax +011-44-20-8487-0801; www.pra- world.com/training. May May 11-14: Paint Technology. PRA Coatings Technology Centre, Hampton, Middlesex, UK. Sponsored by PRA. Contact Elisabeth Brown at +011-44- 20-8487-0800; fax +011-44-20-8487- 0801; www.pra-world.com/training. May 11-15: Converting School. Charlotte, N.C. Sponsored by the Asso- ciation of International Metallizers, Coaters, and Laminators (AIMCAL). Contact AIMCAL at 803/948-9470; www.aimcal.org. May 19-20: ASTM Corrosion Test- ing: Application and Use of Salt Fog, Humidity, Cyclic, and Gas Tests. Akron Polymer Training Center, Akron, Ohio. Sponsored by the Univer- sity of Akron. Contact the training cen- ter at 330/972-8303; fax 330/374-8789; jmealy@uakron.edu; www.uakron. edu/aptc. CCAI online training videos are now free to all members TAYLOR MILL, Ky.—The Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) has just added a new benefit for all individual, custom coater, and corporate members. The entire as- sortment of CCAI educational train- ing videos can now be accessed at a n y t i m e f r o m a n y w h e r e a t n o charge. Found on CCAI TV through CCAI's website, the library of videos consists of educational presenta- tions from industry experts de- signed to give you information and provide an understanding on a vari- ety of industrial finishing technolo- gies. There are more than 20 videos in the current collection with additional selections being added frequently. Videos can be viewed on an individ- ual basis or as a packaged collection. There is also a series of free videos available from CCAI's corporate members. To become a member to gain access to this benefit, visit www.ccaiweb. com and click on the Join Now but- ton in the middle of the home page. CCAI individual memberships are just $95 per year and include a membership to the chapter of your choice. Axalta Coating Systems expands global product portfolio PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coat- ings, has announced the expansion of its global product portfolio to in- clude the Alesta Global Color Collec- tion, an architectural powder coat- ings line. The use of powder coatings on con- struction materials such as cladding and aluminum extrusions has proven extremely beneficial and is already well-established in Europe. Besides providing excellent protec- tion of the substrate, these innova- tive powder coatings also provide a variety of exciting, aesthetically International. Contact NACE at 800/797-6223; fax 281/228-6300; first service@nace.org; both.nace.org. May 2015 MSCI Annual Meeting: May 2- 5. Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Chicago, Ill. Sponsored by the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI). Con- tact Rose Manfredini at 847/485-3008; fax 847/485-3001; rmanfredini@msci. org; www.msci.org. 2015 National Hardware Show: May 5-7. Las Vegas Convention Cen- ter, Las Vegas. Organized by Reed Exhibitions. Contact Reed Exhibitions at 888/425-9377; fax 203/840-9622; inquiry@hardware.reedexpo.com; www.nationalhardwareshow.com. FABTECH Mexico 2015: May 5-7. Cintermex, Monterrey, Mexico. Co- located with AWS Weldmex, COAT- ech, and METALFORM Mexico. Sponsored by the Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI), the American Welding Society (AWS), the Fabricators and Manufacturers Associ- ation International (FMA), SME, and the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA). Contact John Catalano of SME at 313/425-3000; fax 313/425-3407; jcatalano@sme.org; www.fabtechmex ico.com. 2015 Powder Coating Show: May 6- 7. Louisville, Ky. Sponsored by the Powder Coating Institute (PCI). Con- tact PCI at 936/597-5060; fax 936/597- 5059; pci-info@powdercoating.org; www.powdercoating.org. Titanium Europe 2015: May 11-13. Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, Birmingham, UK. Sponsored by the International Titanium Association (ITA). Contact ITA at 303/404-2221; fax 303/404-9111; conference@titanium. org; www.titanium.org. Asia Coatings Congress 2015: May 12-13. Windsor Plaza Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Organized by the Coatings Group. Contact Chris Hamil- ton at +011-44-1737-855-109; fax +011- 44-1737-855-034; chrishamilton@ dmgeventsme.com; www.coatings group.com. EASTEC 2015: May 12-14. Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, Mass. Sponsored by SME. Contact SME at 313/425-3000; fax 313/425- 3400; service@sme.org; www.sme.org. UPDATE: Suppliers