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POWDER COATING, March 2018 9 2018 MSCI Annual Meeting: May 7-8. Chateau Elan Winery & Resort, Brasel- ton, Ga. Sponsored by the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI). Contact Rose Manfredini at 847/485-3008; fax 847/485-3001; rmanfredini@msci.org; www.msci.org. RadTech 2018: UV+EB Technology and Expo: May 7-9. Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, Ill. Sponsored by RadTech International. Contact RadTech at 240/497-1242; uveb @radtech.org; www.radtech.org. 2018 National Hardware Show: May 8-10. Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. Organized by Reed Exhibi- t i o n s . C o n t a c t V i n c e n t R i c c a a t 203/840-5363; vricca@reedexpo.com; www.nationalhardwareshow.com. Montreal Manufacturing Technol- ogy Show: May 14-16. Place Bonaven- ture, Montreal, Que. Sponsored by SME. Contact SME at 313/425-3000; fax 313/425-3400; service@sme.org; www.sme.org. Titanium Europe 2018: May 14-16. Melia Sevilla Hotel, Seville, Spain. Sponsored by the International Tita- nium Association (ITA). Contact ITA at 303/404-2221; fax 303/404-9111; ita@titanium.org; www.titanium.org. 2018 SSCT Annual Meeting and Tech- nology Conference: May 20-23. Sandestin, Fla. Sponsored by the South- ern Society for Coatings Technology (SSCT). Contact SSCT at 601/310- 7687; ssctorg@gmail.com; www.ssct.org. 105th CPCA Annual Conference & AGM 2018: May 23-24. Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, Toronto, Ont. Sponsored by the Cana- dian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA). Contact CPCA at 613/231- 3604; fax 613/231-4908; cpca@can paint.com; www.canpaint.com. C h i n a 2 0 1 8 S F E x p o — 2 0 1 8 Chongqing International Surface Finishing, Electroplating, and Coat- i n g E x h i b i t i o n : M a y 2 4 - 2 6 . Chongqing International Expo Center, Yuelai New City, China. Conducted by Wise Exhibition. Contact Kobe Luo at sfexpo@hotmail.com; www.chinaexhi bition.com. 2018 PEI Technical Forum and IEI Congress: May 28-June 1. The Drake Hotel, Chicago, Ill. Sponsored by the Porcelain Enamel Institute (PEI). Con- tact Cullen Hackler at 770/676-9366; fax 770/409-7280; chackler@porcelaine namel.com; www.porcelainenamel.com. Courses April April 3-5: Essentials of Chemical En- gineering for Non-Chemical Engi- neers. New York, N.Y. Sponsored by the American Institute of Chemical En- gineers (AIChE). Contact AIChE at 800/242-4363; fax 203/775-5177; tinam@aiche.org; www.aiche.org. April 16-19: Paint Technology. PRA Coatings Technology Centre, Melton Mowbray, Leicester, UK. Sponsored by PRA. Contact the PRA training team at +011-44-1664-501-212; training@pra- world.com; www.pra-world.com/train ing. April 17-18: Heat Exchanger Design and Operations. New Orleans, La. Sponsored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Contact AIChE at 800/242-4363; fax 203/775- 5177; tinam@aiche.org; www.aiche.org. May May 1-3: 52nd Western States Corro- sion Seminar. California States Poly- tecnic University, Pomona, Calif. Sponsored by NACE International. Contact NACE at 281/228-6223; fax 281/228-6300; firstservice@nace.org; www.nace.org. May 8-9: ASTM Corrosion Testing: Application and Use of Salt Fog, Hu- midity, Cyclic, and Gas Tests. Akron Polymer Training Center, Akron, Ohio. Sponsored by ASTM International. Contact ASTM at 610/832-9585; fax 610/832-95555; service@astm.org; www.astm.org. May 8-9: Powder Coating 202 Work- shop. Plymouth, Minn. Sponsored by the Powder Coating Institute (PCI). Contact PCI at 859/525-9988; fax 859/356-0908; pci-info@powdercoat ing.org; www.powdercoating.org. Increase quality and reduce costs by monitoring powder coating thickness to potentially save tens of thousands a year Promote adhesion and prevent corrosion when measuring blasted surfaces electronically with the new surface profile probe Determine important surface properties of paints such as strength, elasticity, and recovery etc. Immediately recognize irregularities in coating thickness with easy report generation using FISCHER DataCenter ® Software Maximize Profits by Monitoring Coating Thickness Visit our website for more information: www.fischer-technology.com Coating Thickness Material Analysis Nanoindentation Material Testing