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30 POWDER COATING, October 2016 u s t o m c o a t i n g j o b s h o p R e l i a n c e F i n i s h i n g C o . , Grand Rapids, Mich., has been a family owned and operated provider of powder, liquid, and plastisol coatings and thermal deburring since 1954. With business booming, the owners recently decided to add a new state-of-the-art powder coating line to one of its facilities in order to provide customers with even more custom options at the same reasonable prices. It was a tall order, but luck was on their side as they found a collaborator and began the first steps toward their goal. Locating a supplier Reliance's search for a new equipment supplier began with a need to add diver- sity to its business portfolio. "We've been growing and we needed to increase our capacity," said Pat Cell, general manager at Reliance Finishing. "We primarily paint zinc, magnesium, and aluminum die-cast work. We needed to install a new line that would allow us to continue to paint those types of prod- ucts, but more efficiently, and also open up the ability to paint steel parts as well." The owners—Mike Mosey, Mary Mosey, and Cell—sought bids from a number of engineering firms to help design a new powder coating line. Case History Case History A Grand Rapids die-cast metal finisher relies on local engineers to design and install a state-of-the-art powder coating line. Evan Hansen Contributing Editor Breaking new ground to add powder coating capabilities C In the powder application room, parts are conveyed via monorail (top, center) and sprayed by jets on either side.