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October 2016 Volume 27 Number 5 27 Update: Test equipment products and literature 4 Updates: Industry 8 Events 9 Suppliers 10 People 44 Update: Markets Cover 2 Customer success stories Cover 3 Classifieds Cover 3 Advertiser's index 34 Nick's niche: Tips on converting an old liquid process into a new powder coating system Nick Liberto 37 Coater's corner: Safe production: Part II Chris McKinnon 40 Q & A: Responses to readers' questions George Trigg and Nick Liberto 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.. Featured on the cover is the Elcometer 415 Industrial Paint and Powder Thickness Gage. The photo shows an employee using the gage to inspect the paint on the body of an Elcometer 501 Pencil Hardness Tester. The gage offers Bluetooth connection to the company's ElcoMaster Mobile App for iOS and Android mobile devices. Photo courtesy of Elcometer, Rochester Hills, MI; 800/521-0635; www.elcometerusa.com. Visit our website at www.pcoating.com. 12 Conveyors and components 28 Coatings Special Sections 13 CCAI FINISHING Pavilion and Conference at FABTECH, November 16-18, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas 15 Conference sessions 20 Exhibitor list 22 Dining guide 24 Exhibitor showcase Show Preview Issue Focus: Test Equipment Troubleshooting 30 Breaking new ground to add powder coating capabilities Evan Hansen A Grand Rapids die-cast metal finisher relies on local engineers to design and install a state-of-the-art powder coating line. Case History Departments POWDER COATING