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POWDER COATING, April 2016 41 For further reading on topics featured 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. Turnkey systems Specifying a new powder coating system in six steps. Kevin Coursin. April 2009, p. 13. Think it's time to replace your powder coating system? Add a new system? Con- vert that old liquid line to powder? This article describes in six steps what you need to do to achieve your goals. It will give you the information you need to get the right system within your budget—and prevent some critical mistakes. 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 installs 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 shelving business began 40 years ago with a park- ing 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 DeMaio to join him in the shelving busi- ness. Touch-up How to rework powder-coated rejects. Nick Liberto. October 1993, p. 79. No matter how well your powder coating system operates, it will generate a reject, or defective part, occasionally. The decisions you make at this time can mean the dif- ference between salvaging the part at min- imal cost or producing more costly rejects that you may end up scrapping anyway. The following hints can help you set up the most beneficial and least costly rework pro- cedure for your company. Touch-up paints bench minor powder blemishes on patio furniture. (Patio Guys, San Marcos, Calif.) August 1996, p. 54. Fed up with its homemade touch-up coat- ings, a patio furniture restoration company turns to ready-made paints to cover hook marks and other minor flaws in its pow- der-coated parts. The switch reduces costs and improves quality. Patio Guys, Inc., San Marcos, Calif., restores high-quality patio furniture for individuals, businesses, and institutions. By stripping and refin- ishing the furniture, the company rejuve- nates weathered and decrepit chairs and tables at a fraction of the cost of new fur- niture. Two coats of powder can cause two kinds of problems. Matt Matheney. February 1998, p. 37. Sometimes, you have to apply one coat of powder over another. You can recoat with most powders, though you'll probably face common problems that fall into two cate- gories: poor electrostatic attraction and poor intercoat adhesion. This article addresses these problems in detail and offers tips to overcome them. Answers to questions about choosing— and using—touch-up paints. Paul Lewis. September 2010, p. 18. Every coater uses them for those little areas that were missed or perhaps coated but coated too lightly—touch-up paints. This article answers your questions about how to choose the right touch-up paint for the job, and how to use them once you have them in your shop. The challenges with any paint job, whether powder or liquid, occur when there are imperfections, scratches, nicks, and other damage from the painting process, assembly, and ship- ping. To handle these challenges, you can try sanding and recoating, although that incurs extra labor, time, and materials. In some cases, the finished parts get scrapped because the existing paint doesn't work well to touch-up damaged areas. Another option is to use touch-up paint. Defects and rejects: Identifying and solving finishing problems. Michael W. Cravens. February 2012, p. 24. The primary purpose of the powder coat- ing process is to add decorative and/or pro- tective value to manufactured products. For a job shop, the ideal business transac- tion should result in a satisfied customer who is willing to pay a reasonable price for the service and quality delivered. Successful job shops have one thing in common: They have a good track record of satisfying cus- tomers' needs repeatedly over a very long period of time. This is accomplished by establishing a quality management system that is complete, accurate, and effective. When it comes together as planned, the benefits are great. But not everything goes exactly as planned. A single change in pro- cessing methods, materials, machines, peo- ple, or environment can result in cata- strophic finishing failures. Michigan job shop's fast supplier response and vigilant system mainte- nance are keys to success. (Techno- Coat, Holland, Mich.) Peggy M. Koop. June 2010, p. 26. When you operate four powder coating lines and process a million parts a month, you better not have a lot of downtime or problems getting supplies. At this Michi- gan job shop, business depends on it. Since 1984, Techno-Coat, Holland, Mich., has provided powder coating services for the office furniture market. "Because of our location, we're at the center of the office furniture activity in Western Michigan," said Bob Feighner, vice president of oper- ations. "So, the largest portion of our busi- ness is office furniture-related." PC Index to Articles and Authors Suggested Reading ARTICLE INDEX