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June 2018 Volume 29 Number 3 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. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Powder Coating, 1155 Northland Dr., St. Paul, MN 55120.. This charming elephant sculpture required a multi- step custom coating process with a lot of masking and clear coat to achieve the desired final result. The installation was created by local metal artist and sculp - tor Kamil Peters, and the parts were powder coated by Alex Rivera. For more information, see page 30 of this issue. Photo courtesy of Westside Finishing Co., Holyoke, MA; 413/533-4909; www.wsfinish.com. Visit our website at www.pcoating.com. 14 Burn-off ovens 18 Vacuum cleaners Special SectionS 16 IWF 2018, August 22-25, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Show preview 19 Update: Products for custom coating 22 CUSTOM COATER SPOTLIGHT Recent finishing projects from several custom coaters showcase what's happening in the industry 43 Coater's corner: Applied material cost and transfer efficiency of powder coatings Michael W. Cravens iSSue FocuS: cuStom coating 48 IR curing shoptalk: Get the facts about infrared Infrared Equipment Div./IHEA 51 Q & A: Responses to readers' questions George Trigg and Nick Liberto troubleShooting 4 Updates: Industry 10 Events 11 Suppliers 13 People 53 Markets 54 Product watch 55 Tips for coaters Cover 3 Classifieds Cover 3 Advertiser's index DepartmentS POWDER COATING