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EDUCATIONSESSIONS 18 POWDER COATING, September 2016 Conference sessions: Finishing track F ABTECH 2016 offers an array of educational programs for begin- ners and advanced professionals alike. Attend any of these targeted tech- nical, operational, economic, and man- agerial sessions to discover the solutions you need to advance or enhance your career or business. In addition to CCAI's finishing track detailed below, the conference will include tracks on cutting laser, lean, additive manufactur- ing, workforce development, manage- ment, automation, stamping, and weld- ing. A full conference schedule is available at www.fabtechexpo.com. The schedule here is current as of July 15. Wednesday, November 16 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. C20: The Basics of a Successful Powder Coating Operation The Basics of a Successful Powder Coating Operation Speakers: Greg Dawson, Nordson; John Sudges, Midwest Finishing; Mike Withers, Axalta C21: The Basics of a Successful Electro- coating Operation The Basics of a Successful Electrocoating Operation Speakers: Gary Orosz, PPG Industries; Chad Andreae, Therma-Tron-X C22: The Basics of a Successful Porcelain Operation The Basics of a Successful Porcelain Oper- ation Speaker: Cullen Hackler, Porcelain Enamel Institute 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. C30: Improving Powder Coating Processes Six Root Causes for a Powder Failure Speakers: Rodger Talbert and Steve Houston, Col-Met Engineered Finish- ing Solutions Technological Advances in Powder Spray and Recovery Offers More Production Flexibility and Output Speaker: Jeff Hale, GEMA USA Powder Coating in a Manufacturing Cell — It Is Possible Speaker: Marty Sawyer, Trimac Indus- trial Systems C31: Pretreatment Chemistries and Operation Basics Operation and Troubleshooting of Your Modern Pretreatment System Speakers: David Schimpff and Michelle Bloomfield, DuBois Chemicals Novel and Efficient Options Available in a Pretreatment Process Speaker: Sergio Mancini, BCI Surface Technologies CCAI's FINISHING conference sessions showcase all finishing technologies.