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EDUCATIONSESSIONS POWDER COATING, October 2016 15 Conference sessions F ABTECH 2016 offers an array of educational programs for beginners and advanced professionals alike. At- tend any of these targeted technical, op- erational, economic, and managerial sessions to discover the solutions you need to advance or enhance your career or business. In addition to CCAI's fin- ishing track detailed below, the confer- ence will include tracks on cutting laser, lean, additive manufacturing, work- force development, management, au- tomation, stamping, and welding. A full conference schedule is available at www.fabtechexpo.com. The schedule here is current as of September 15. Finishing track 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 Whether you are planning on convert- ing from an existing liquid paint system or getting into powder coating from scratch, there are essential elements, or fundamental needs, required to ensure your best chance of success. This presen- tation will discuss the requirements of a well-designed, high-performing powder coating system, from pretreatment and powder material selection to powder ap- plication and recovery to curing. Repre- sentatives of the various equipment and material disciplines will collaborate to help you make the right choices for a sys- tem to best meet your needs. 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 Electrocoat is the process of using an electrical field to migrate charged col- loidal particles onto an oppositely charged conductive electrode. It is highly efficient and has the ability to give uniform film thickness and to coat com- plex objects. This session will review the two types of electrocoating processes, anodic and cathodic, as well as both epoxy and acrylic based paints and their usage along with the equipment used for an electrocoating operation. C22: The Basics of a Successful Porcelain Operation The Basics of a Successful Porcelain Operation Speaker: Cullen Hackler, Porcelain Enamel Institute This presentation reviews the recent de- velopments in porcelain enamel materi- als and processing. The unique chemi- cal bond of the glass coating to the metal leads to the excellent durability of porcelain enamel in severe environ- ments. Several keys to successful design and manufacture of porcelain enameled parts/products will be discussed. Costs and features are compared with alterna- tive coating materials. 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 This presentation will cover all the things you must look for to achieve an optimal powder coating, and if, or when, something does fail, how to iden- tify the root cause in the most expedient way. In any powder coating failure, there are only six potential root causes and all failures will be linked to either one of more of these. Technological Advances in Powder Spray and Recovery Offers More Production Flexibility and Output Speaker: Jeff Hale, GEMA USA Manufacturers are constantly striving for improved flexibility and greater pro- ductivity. Many find that their finishing process is a bottleneck for getting prod- ucts to their customers. This presenta- tion will inform the audience about ad- vancements in automatic coating systems resulting in improvements in system efficiencies relative to the appli- cation process. Additional information will include an overview of the latest technology used for accurate applica- tion of powder coatings and facilitation of quick and contamination-free color changeover. Powder Coating in a Manufacturing Cell — It Is Possible Speaker: Marty Sawyer, Trimac Indus- trial Systems More and more manufacturers are look- ing to implement lean technologies into their manufacturing process, but the powder coating process has been diffi- cult because of the size and scope of typ- ical monument systems. By using in- frared and focusing on reducing time on the line, power coating systems can be designed to work in a cellular applica- tion. Imagine reducing your conveyor length by 40 percent. How much WIP savings you will have? How much waste CCAI's FINISHING conference sessions showcase all finishing technologies.