Jul 24, 2015 11:00:00 AM
Dealing with partial drum storage and handling is the bane of everyone in industrial coating industries, but it is greater for coil coaters than for any other industrial finishing method. The increased number of partial drums generated in the coil coating process represents a significant overhead cost in a low-margin process. In order to deal with the problem, it is important to understand where and how these originate.
Topics: Industrial finishing, Coating Technology, PCM
Jul 10, 2015 11:00:00 AM
Regardless of the application method, color changes in industrial coating and other coating systems require a cleaning process to clear the current color and load the next. In the case of coil coating, color changes are among the most expensive of any of the processes. They involve wasted paint, consumption of cleaning solvents, downtime, labor, scrap materials – the list seems nearly endless and completely daunting.
Topics: paint and coating, Industrial finishing, PCM
Feb 10, 2015 10:10:00 AM
A couple of weeks ago in this space, I posted “ROI Matters – Always!” (click here if you missed it or want to review). In it, I discussed making sure that all cost reduction factors are taken into account when evaluating the ROI for a project. But I missed a big one – and one of my readers, a CEO in the automotive industry (which makes him a pretty credible source in my book) really let me know about it! Here are two excerpts from his comment that I thought were just “spot on”:
Topics: Industrial finishing