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Thoughts on an aging workforce
Quite simply put, our workforce is aging. With baby boomers beginning to reach retirement age and birth rates decreasing, employers must plan for an aging workforce. This includes attempting to instill the knowledge and skill sets from within the aging workforce into the next generation to follow.
Put the sparkle in your powder coating! (Yes, including performance powder)
Sparkle, shimmer, glitter…the trend for coatings with that extra something isn’t going anywhere.
So what do you know about Metallic/Mica effect powders? Joey Roush, IFS bonding manager, explains all…
Powder and Starline 'Kinect' for inverted pyramid design
41 floors.
An inverted pyramid
Every floor a different size.
LEED accreditation.
And a rooftop pool thrown in for good measure
5 tips to improve your powder coating application
5 top tips for the coating professional
Retail, restaurants and brand consistency - hard working powder coatings deliver it all
Working with retail or restaurant brands requires matching and using a brand color palette on many different aspects of your project. It will likely also require working with that same color palette on many different substrates, in different environments. When it comes to metal substrates (aluminum, steel etc.) then powder coated has got it covered. And it’s not just because it has an improved sustainability footprint compared to liquid paint.
A West Coast view from East & West Alum Craft Ltd.
We talk about powder coating for curtain wall, façade, windows etc. all the time. At the end of the day we sell a lot of it and it’s a popular choice for architects wanting a performance coating that looks great and delivers on improving the sustainability footprint the practice wants.
Brace yourself…this is powder coated
Picture this. A painful leg injury leaves you in need of a knee brace to help on your road to recovery. Your healthcare professional helps you choose the correct brace, and then asks which color you would like. Which color? For a knee brace? Absolutely.
An Architects Guide to AAMA 2603, 2604 & 2605 in Layman’s Terms
If you are an expert in specifying FGIA/AAMA 2603, 2604 and 2605 coatings, PLEASE STOP READING IMMEDIATELY.
Using Powder in Design
There are generally two reasons for coating something in the design world – three if you’re choosing powder coating.
Is this right?
Writing a finishing specification for powder coating
After careful analysis of the facts, performance and technical capability, we’ve chosen a performance powder coating. We’re using superior performance 100% FEVE Fluoropolymer powders on our exterior applications.
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