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Two Finishing Problems, One Real Solution

In the finishing business, there are essentially two kinds of inevitable problems, the good ones and the bad ones. A good problem is an opportunity to up-sell additional value or an opportunity to venture product where you’ve had no previous experience. Of course a bad problem is a persistent one that usually involves excessive waste or rejection on a job you that do have. In either case, I wo...
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Distressed Furniture Painting in High Demand and Cost

By Les Yoder, Account Executive Getting furniture to look like it has been passed down for generations with distressed furniture painting has become a full-time profession for some people in the wood industry. Paint manufacturers such as Becker Acroma have even gone as far as setting up dedicated paint labs with teams working to find new techniques to make the new look old. With websites ...
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Five Steps to Estimate the Amount of Paint for a Job

By Mike Manetta, Target Account Executive Underbidding a job can be a costly mistake for a contractor. When more paint is needed than the original contract specified, it's the contractor who ends up eating those costs. On the other hand, overbidding a job can result in lost business. Knowing how to accurately estimate the amount of paint for a job is a critical skill for winning bids and ma...
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U.S. manufacturing is getting hot again

Responsive supply chain needed “[Ten years] ago nine out of 10 companies would tell you they were thinking about building their next plant in China. Today it’s more like three out of 10, and maybe five out of that 10, say they want to build in the U.S.” So says Antoine van Agtmael, chairman and chief investment officer of Emerging Markets Management LLC (EMM) and a director of Strategic Investmen...
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Aluminum Adhesive Technologies are Industry Game Changers

By Vince Todd, Jr., Vice President In an effort to build lighter, more fuel-efficient cars, automotive manufacturers are turning to aluminum to achieve a 50+ mile per gallon (MPG) fuel economy target. While aluminum companies have long pushed for their metal to replace steel in vehicle manufacturing, one of the biggest obstacles has been how well aluminum parts stick to the rest of the car. In ...
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4 Considerations to Determine the Best Coating Solution

By Vince Todd, Sales Director Choosing a coating solution that doesn’t perform well for a specific application can lead to costly mistakes. This is why it is important to understand how and in what type of conditions the end product will need to perform. To determine the right coating solution for a specific job, these are the four big factors that must be considered: Will the end product b...
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How to Measure Iron Phosphate Coating Weight

By Mike Manetta, Target Account Executive When producing high-end aluminum and steel parts, such as those used in automotive manufacturing, there is no room for errors. A quality part must have a long, reliable shelf life. This means the part must have a durable metal coating that can resist corrosion. Pretreating aluminum and steel parts with an iron phosphate coating will increase the l...
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The Downfall of Using Different Paint Manufacturers on the Same Part

By Mike Manetta, Target Account Executive As a purchasing manager or plant supervisor, you have to answer to a lot of people. Pleasing your boss means keeping the cost down, while pleasing the guys on the line means finding the coating that will get the job done right the first time. Sometimes finding the right coating at the right price means purchasing coatings from different paint manuf...
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Navigate your business to growth with “GPS”

Lock on to the 10 coordinates that drive your business Are you working harder and harder at your business? Have you hit a plateau where all you see is a slippery slope of no growth on the backside? Do you really even know where you stand? “Circumstances (external forces) beyond our control” is the most common excuse used when a business begins to shake, falter or fail. Fact is; an overwhelming ma...
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What are the downsides of electrostatic spray painting?

By Justin Bryce, Account Executive As a business owner, you are always looking for ways to improve your bottom line and produce a superior product. Electrostatic spray painting is a smart way for businesses that apply coatings to metal to improve efficiency, drive down cost and become more environmentally friendly. Electrostatic spray painting is an ideal option if you manufacture any ty...
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