Photo courtesy of the Indiana Convention and Visitors Association.
Finishers from a broad range of industries are expected to flock to the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis September 18-21 for POWDER COATING 2006, the conference and trade show designed to educate the end user on the value of a powder coated finish, how to improve products with powder coatings, and how to make manufacturing operations more productive and profitable.
The event will open with a conference program starting on Monday afternoon, September 18, which will include an introduction to powder coating, titled "Follow the Yellow Brick Road," as well as a custom coaters roundtable. Tuesday's conference sessions will cover powder coating aluminum extrusions, pretreating, energy savings, and outsourcing vs. in-house production.
Wednesday's conference sessions will be divided into three separate tracks. Track I will include presentations on adding e-coat to an existing powder line, developing a preventative maintenance plan, designing a powder environmental room, using powder coatings for wire fabrication, and developing active antibacterial powder coatings. Track II will cover topics such as job shop powder coating, ceramic oven panels, rack cleanliness and high-temperature-resistant powder coatings, while Track III will address gun movement technology, automated controllers, plastic media, powder curing and aluminum finishing. Conference sessions on Thursday will cover the topics of fast color change, heat-sensitive substrates, third party liquid to powder conversion, and curing.
The exhibition will open on Tuesday morning, September 19 and will conclude on Thursday afternoon along with the conference. This year's exhibition will cover more than 140,000 square feet of exhibit space occupied by nearly 200 exhibitors showcasing powder coating-related products and services. (See p. 23 for a preliminary list of exhibitors.) No conference sessions have been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon to allow attendees more to walk the show floor and see powder coating systems in operation.
Attendees to POWDER COATING 2006 get a bonus this year. The Electrical Manufacturing Expo (EME) will be held in the Indiana Convention Center alongside POWDER COATING 2006. Sponsored by the Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding Association, this event will focus on the design and manufacture of wound electrical components and finished electrical parts.
For additional information, including details on registration, hotel reservations and related show activities, visit www.pcishow.com .
Turn to p. 24 for a comprehensive Indianapolis Dining Guide to help you make the most of your time networking during your stay in Indianapolis.
SIDEBAR 1:
SHOW HOURSTuesday, September 19 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday, September 20 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday, September 21 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
CONFERENCE HOURS
Monday, September 18 2 - 5 p.m.
Tuesday, September 19 9 a.m. - noon
Wednesday, September 20 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Thursday, September 21 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
SIDEBAR 2:
POWDER COATING 2006 Exhibitors and Booth Numbers*
ACE Equipment Co. 1400ACT Test Panels Inc. 509
Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc. 339
Alabama Washer & Oven Co., Inc. 407
Alliance Plastics 433
Amariko Software, LLC 505
AP Conveyor Corp. 1404
Appliance Magazine 1002
Argon Masking Corp. 508
Arkema Inc. 1333
Associated Rack Corp. 909
Atomized Powder Coatings, LLC 434
Atotech USA, Inc. 1227
Automatic Systems Inc. 801
B & P Process Equipment 607
Baker Perkins Ltd. 309
Becker Powder Coatings, Inc. 533
Benda-Lutz Corp. 1029
Bethel Engineering and Equipment, Inc. 901
BEX Inc. 506
Blasdel Enterprises, Inc. 1233
Bulk Chemicals, Inc. 1224
Calvary Industries Inc. 1129
Caplugs/Niagara Caps & Plugs 1206
Cardinal Industrial Finishes 1010
Carpenter Chemicals, LC 1309
Castrol Industrial North America Inc. 610
Catalytic Industrial Systems 911
CCI Thermal Technologies Inc. 209
Challenge Inc. 904
Chemco Mfg. Co. Inc. 1033
Chemetall Oakite 627
Chemical Coaters Assoc. Intl. 903
Cincinnati Industrial Machinery 804
Coatings Magazine 1200
Col-Met Spray Booths, Inc. 333
Coral Chemical Co. 604
Custom Aerosol Packaging 1323
Custom Fabricating & Supplies 1228
Custom-Pak Products, Inc. 735
Datapaq, Inc. 811
DeFelsko Corp. 1110
Deimco Finishing Equipment 1209
Diamond Vogel Paints 326
DuBois Chemicals 217
DuPont Powder Coatings 417
Eaton Fabricating Co., Inc. 1004
Echo Engineering & Production Supplies, Inc. 908
Eclipse, Inc. 1126
Elcometer Inc. 829
Electro Steam Generator Corp. 1412
EPSI 1132
Erie Powder Coatings Inc. 729
Finishing Technology Inc. 639
Finishing Today magazine 511
Fischer Technology Inc. 809
Fostoria Industries, Inc. 501
Fremont Industrial, Div. of Galaxy Associates 427
General Fabrications Corp. 322
Global Finishing Solutions LLC 1025
Goodway Technologies 1008
Guspro Inc. 504
Henkel 1001
Herr Industrial, Inc. 835
Hilliard Corp., The 727
Houghton Metal Finishing 301
Industrial Air Solutions, Inc. 1311
Ingersoll-Rand Energy Systems 1501
Innotek Powder Coatings, LLC 805
Innovative Industries 1225
International Thermal Systems, LLC 527
ITW BGK Finishing Systems 823
ITW Gema 917
IWRC - LaserPaint 413
Keppel Seghers Inc. 304
Kinetico Inc. 325
KMI Systems Inc. 826
Koch Sons, LLC, George 925
Kolene Corp. 1011
Lubrication Service and Systems, Inc. 808
Lubriquip, Inc. 1124
Luster-On Products, Inc. 528
Madison Chemical Co. Inc. 1109
Magic Rack/Production Plus Corp. 410
Maxi-Blast, Inc. 311
Metal Finishing Magazine 605
Microtrac Inc. 1329
Mid-Minnesota Wire 526
Midwest Finishing Systems, Inc. 931
Mighty Hook Inc. 300
Mighty Lube Systematic Lubrication 400
Mocap, Inc. 334
MS Powder Systems, Inc. 539
Myr Industries, Inc., A.B. 641
Nalco Co. 1117
Newpac Finishing 1135
Nilfisk-Advance America, Inc. 1125
Nordson Corp. 617
Oxford Instruments Coating Measurement 834
Pacline Overhead Conveyors 101
Phosphatizing Equipment Mfg. Inc. 1105
Pneu-Mech Systems Mfg. LLC 532
Pollution Control Products Co. 706
Powder Coating 800
Powder Coating Consultants 704
Powder Coating Institute, The 701
Powder Process Systems 307
Powder-X Coating Systems, Inc. 1401
PPG True Finish 618
Precision Quincy Corp. 611
Pressure Island 1143
Prism Powder Coatings Ltd. 510
Process Heating magazine 738
Products Finishing magazine 1101
Protech Chemicals Ltd./Oxyplast 1201
Protectaire Finishing Systems 1411
Raabe Company 1210
Ramseier USA Technologies 741
Rapid Engineering 740
Rapid Industries, Inc. 1325
Republic Blower Systems 737
Richards-Wilcox, Inc. 1202
Rohm & Haas Powder Coating 939
Shercon, Inc. 1316
Silberline Mfg. Co., Inc. 1111
Spraying Systems Co. 1408
Start International 1312
Steelman Industries, Inc. 1417
TDC Filter Manufacturing, Inc. 404
Three I Engineering, Inc. 409
Tiger-Vac Inc. (USA) 1416
Trimac Industries, LLC 637
Uni-Spray Systems Inc. 406
Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc. 1324
Vac-U-Max 401
Vitracoat America Inc. 711
Vorti-Siv 405
Vulcan Catalytic Systems 841
Wagner Systems Inc. 317
Webb Co., Jervis B. 626
Wheelabrator Group 1232
Yantai Lingyu Powder Machinery Co., Ltd. 1308
Yoshimoto Coating Equipment Co., Ltd. 1113
