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June 2016 Volume 27 Number 3 16 CUSTOM COATER SPOTLIGHT Two custom coaters showcase recent powder coating projects. 20 Update: Products for custom coating 23 Coater's corner: The purpose of a pragmatic finishing specification Michael W. Cravens 27 Case history: Powder coating vs. paint for custom motorcycles and more Evan Hansen A full-service custom powder coating company finishes a custom built motorcycle with black on white powder coating, resulting in high praise from the bike industry. 4 Updates: Industry 8 Events 10 Suppliers 10 People 42 Markets 44 Product watch 44 Advertiser's index Cover 3 Tips for coaters Cover 3 Classifieds 30 Nick's niche: Operational audits: The best path to improving a powder coating process Nick Liberto 36 Q & A: Responses to readers' questions George Trigg and Nick Liberto 40 Best of Pretreatment problem solver Brad B. Gruss Powder Coating (ISSN 1055-0259) is published 6 times a year in February, April, June, September, October, and December by CSC Publishing, Inc., 1155 Northland Dr., St. Paul, MN 55120. Periodical postage paid at St. Paul, Minn., and additional mailing office. POST- MASTER: Send address changes to Powder Coating, 1155 Northland Dr., St. Paul, MN 55120.. This 17-foot-tall, 800-pound steel hockey player, named Blades of Glory, stands guard outside of the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls. The statue was custom powder coated with a mirror silver finish by LAUR- COAT. Its size and irregular shape was easily accommodated by the custom coater's large- scale capabilities. The com- pany's facility houses media blasting equipment, powder application booths, and state-of- the art process ovens as well as inspection, packaging, ship- ping, and delivery services. Photo courtesy of LAURCOAT, Niagara Falls, ON; 905/358-2628; www.laurcoat.com. Visit our website at www.pcoating.com. 12 Burn-off ovens 14 Vacuum cleaners Special Sections 34 IWF 2016, August 24-27, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Show Preview Issue Focus: Custom Coating Troubleshooting Departments POWDER COATING