A reader from Vietnam asks Joe if there is a way to reduce the hardness of powder coatings. She is using a polyester resin for a powder coating with a pencil hardness of 3H. However, her customer requires 1H hardness.
I have a technical question to ask. I hope you have the answer. I read some non-technical articles mentioning powder coatings used on wood. How is this possible when wood is a non-magnetic material?
What are your powder coating questions and challenges? Joe Powder shares his powder coating knowledge and expertise by answering questions sent in from around the world.
I am new to powder coating technology. I was reading an on-line article on polyester powder coatings, and I see your name is mentioned in the article. My question is: Is TGIC powder coating safe?
Our popular Ask Joe Powder blog has made its way to the pages of PCI magazine. What are your powder coating questions and challenges? Joe Powder, aka Kevin Biller of ChemQuest Powder Coating Research, shares his powder coating knowledge and expertise by answering questions sent in from around the world.
This study examines the effect that white fused alumina, nepheline syenite and silicon carbide have on the abrasion resistance of a powder coating system.
Our popular Ask Joe Powder blog has made its way to the pages of PCI magazine. What are your powder coating questions and challenges? Joe Powder, aka Kevin Biller of ChemQuest Powder Coating Research, shares his powder coating knowledge and expertise by answering questions sent in from around the world.
This year's PC Summit drew a record number of attendees (160 people, a 30% increase from last year) and exhibitors (51 exhibitors, up from 21 last year) to Columbus, Ohio, to immerse themselves in a convocation on emerging technology.
Mixed metal oxide pigments offer a multitude of benefits for the coatings formulator, including excellent outdoor durability, chemical resistance and heat stability.
I attended my second Chinacoat exhibition in November at the Pazhou Center in Guangzhou in the southern China province of Guangdong. My first visit was in 2004 at the same venue. This visit astounded me for a number of reasons.