Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - (Page 34) Photo credit Brett Ryden, Publisher MAKING THE MARK overseas delivery. Brand says that around 2003, Mid-West started to experience some issues with coatings that had not presented themselves prior to this. “We continued to work with [our] coater to try to work through these issues…but we seemed [to get] nowhere.” Mid-West’s “Plan B” was to outsource to another coater, which was located about an hour away. “[This] meant trucking and time, in an effort to try to form a relationship and see what might come of it,” Brand says. But as time went on, Brand says more and more of their parts were not acceptable. Rework was becoming expensive, and with the extra trucking and time on the road, it became apparent that the company was going to have to do MW’s powder line utilizes 670 ft of zigzag conveyor that runs anywhere from 2 to 20 fpm, depending on the job. something to rectify the problem. In late 2004/early 2005, Brand was asked if he would consider giving up his duties as plant manager for Mid-West’s custom wire forming plant, which he had run for the previous three years, to research and study the powder coating industry. The idea was to start up the first powder coating plant for Mid-West Metal Products. “Seeing this as an awesome chal- lenge and a huge plus for Mid-West, I accepted the challenge and began my research in January of 2005,” Brand says. During his research, Brand looked for used equipment. He had the good fortune of working with a dealer that found just the system that Mid-West was looking for. Installing this powder coating line and starting up MW Powder Coating, a division of Mid-West, has provided COATING THICKNESS GAGES Tougher, Smarter Newfeatures and still Simple. Durable. Accurate. I I I I Tough probes, robust housing, strong warranty Automatic Ferrous/Non-Ferrous substrate recognition Free Certificate of Calibration traceable to NIST High resolution and accuracy 40 Years of Quality 1-800-448-3835 www.defelsko.com Separate Probe Available DeFelsko Corporation • Ogdensburg, NY • Phone: 315-393-4450 • techsale@defelsko.com 34 Powder Coated Tough http://www.defelsko.com http://www.defelsko.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 Contents Stay Plugged In Powder Perspective Powder: A Fit Finish A Taste of Coating West 2009 Marking the Mark: Necessity Brings Powder In-House Custom Coasters Corner: Dialing Up Its Own Software Solution Tough Talk Talbert's Technical Corner Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 (Page Cover1) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 (Page Cover2) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 (Page 1) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Contents (Page 2) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Stay Plugged In (Page 3) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder Perspective (Page 4) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder Perspective (Page 5) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder Perspective (Page 6) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder Perspective (Page 7) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder Perspective (Page 8) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder Perspective (Page 9) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder Perspective (Page 10) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder Perspective (Page 11) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page 12) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page 13) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page 14) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page 15) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page 16) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page EPSI1) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page EPSI2) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page 17) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page 18) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page 19) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page 20) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page 21) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page 22) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Powder: A Fit Finish (Page 23) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - A Taste of Coating West 2009 (Page 24) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - A Taste of Coating West 2009 (Page 25) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - A Taste of Coating West 2009 (Page 26) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - A Taste of Coating West 2009 (Page 27) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - A Taste of Coating West 2009 (Page 28) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - A Taste of Coating West 2009 (Page 29) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - A Taste of Coating West 2009 (Page 30) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - A Taste of Coating West 2009 (Page 31) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - A Taste of Coating West 2009 (Page 32) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Marking the Mark: Necessity Brings Powder In-House (Page 33) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Marking the Mark: Necessity Brings Powder In-House (Page 34) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Marking the Mark: Necessity Brings Powder In-House (Page 35) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Marking the Mark: Necessity Brings Powder In-House (Page 36) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Marking the Mark: Necessity Brings Powder In-House (Page 37) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Custom Coasters Corner: Dialing Up Its Own Software Solution (Page 38) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Custom Coasters Corner: Dialing Up Its Own Software Solution (Page 39) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Custom Coasters Corner: Dialing Up Its Own Software Solution (Page 40) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Custom Coasters Corner: Dialing Up Its Own Software Solution (Page 41) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Custom Coasters Corner: Dialing Up Its Own Software Solution (Page 42) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Custom Coasters Corner: Dialing Up Its Own Software Solution (Page 43) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Tough Talk (Page 44) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Tough Talk (Page 45) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Tough Talk (Page 46) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Tough Talk (Page 47) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Talbert's Technical Corner (Page 48) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Talbert's Technical Corner (Page Cover3) Powder Coated Tough - Spring 2009 - Talbert's Technical Corner (Page Cover4)
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