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owder Coating 2018
Conference
March 12 - 15, 2018 | JW Marriott | Indianapolis, IN
www.powdercoating.org
Technical Conference
Technical Conference Powder Coating 101 Workshop
EVENT DETAILS
Monday, March 12 - Wednesday, March 14 Wednesday, March 14 - Thursday, March 15
Location
PCI’s POWDER COATING 2018 Ready to dig deeper into understanding JW Marriott Indianapolis
Technical Conference will offer two the basic essentials of a powder coating 10 S West St, Indianapolis, IN 46204
full days of educational programming, operation? Then PCI’s POWDER
with both general sessions and in- COATING 101 Workshop is for you!
depth breakouts. Industry experts offer The workshop focuses on materials, Dates
presentations covering topics from application, reclamation, testing March 12-15, 2018
materials to application equipment
and pretreatment to curing in a non-
and evaluation, quality control, the
manufacturing process and much more.
Events
March 12-14:
commercial setting. If you are new to powder coating or Technical Conference
considering a switch to powder, this
A tabletop exhibition and networking Workshop is a must! A networking March 12-13:
opportunities will allow attendees reception will be held on Wednesday Tabletop Exhibition
the chance to speak one-on-one with evening.
suppliers and learn more about the latest March 14-15:
innovations in the powder coating market. PCI Powder Coating 101 Workshop
Event Website
www.powdercoating.org/event/PC18
Check the event website regularly for
new exhibitors, sponsors and updated
registration details.
Schedule of Events Hotels
1:30 PM Tabletop Exhibition PCI has made arrangements for
MONDAY, MARCH 12 a discounted group rate at two
POWDER COATING 2018 Technical Concludes
Indianapolis hotels. To make
Conference & Tabletop Exhibition 1:30 – 3:00 PM Breakout Sessions reservations, go to the event website
Noon – 1:30 PM Lunch and Tabletop 3:15 – 4:45 PM Breakout Sessions and click on HOTEL & TRAVEL. You
Exhibits Open will find a link to make a reservation
6:00 – 9:00 PM Networking Event directly with the hotel. You must
1:30 – 2:30 PM Opening General Transportation Provided go through our link to receive the
Session discounted rates.
2:45 – 4:15 PM Breakout Sessions JW Marriott Indianapolis
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14
4:15 – 7:00 PM Tabletop Exhibits Open $209/night + tax
POWDER COATING 2018 Technical
5:00 – 7:00 PM Reception in Tabletop Conference & POWDER COATING 101 Fairfield Inn and Suites
Exhibition Ballroom 8:30 – 11:00 AM Closing General Indianapolis Downtown
Session $159/night + tax
11:00 AM Technical Conference The hotel cutoff date for reservations
TUESDAY, MARCH 13 at our discounted rates is Feb. 16,
Concludes
POWDER COATING 2018 Technical 2018. We recommend you make your
Conference & Tabletop Exhibition 1:00 – 5:00 PM Powder Coating 101: reservation as soon as possible.
Basic Essentials Please book your hotel within one of
7:30 – 8:45 AM Tabletops Open –
Breakfast Stations Open 5:00 – 6:00 PM Powder Coating 101 our hotel blocks as listed above. This
Reception for enables us to keep costs as low as
8:45 – 9:45 AM General Session Workshop Attendees possible for attendees, speakers and
10:00 – 11:30 AM Breakout Sessions exhibitors alike.
11:30 – 1:30 PM Tabletop Exhibits Open THURSDAY, MARCH 15 Register
Noon – 1:30 PM Lunch in Tabletop POWDER COATING 101 Workshop www.powdercoating.org/PC18
Exhibition Ballroom 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Powder Coating 101:
Basic EssentialsTechnical Conference Sessions
MONDAY, MARCH 12 3. Raising the Quality Bar 10:00 – 11:30 AM
1:30 PM Rick Gehman, Keystone Koating LLC BREAKOUT SESSIONS
GENERAL SESSION Rich Saddler, Industrial Finishing Solutions, LLC 6. Building a Business Case and Planning for a New
1. Driving Consistent Performance Excellence What does quality powder coating look Finishing System Installation
Dr. Amber Selking, Selking Performance Group like? In a red ocean of steep competition, Nick Liberto, Powder Coating Consultants
what does a job shop powder coater have Eddie Koehler and Jorge Martinez, JR Custom Metal Products
From the manufacturing floor to the
to do to accomplish a job with a quality
football field, delivering consistent It is critical to plan and design for the
finish? It is easy for us to do the minimum
performance excellence is critical to team best finish that addresses the required
required and look in the rear-view mirror
success. Through her experiences working performance needed for corrosion
at our “competition” who undercut us on
in manufacturing for SPX Corporation and protection, durability, weatherability,
both price and quality and complain about
as the mental performance consultant for etc. This session will help you to better
them. Or we could look to the future and
the University of Notre Dame football team, understand your costs and assist you in
at our own process and continually raise
Dr. Amber Selking will share insights from moving forward with a thorough feasibility
the standards for ourselves, ensuring the
the field of human performance psychology study. Eddie and Jorge will relay the research
industry moves forward. How do we raise
that will help you deliver your best on a steps they took to plan for a new powder
our standards? What tools do we use and
more consistent basis. The mind is an often coating system, what they learned along
what areas do we focus on? How do we
untapped and unrealized source of energy, the way, questions you should be asking
communicate to our customers and the
efficiency, and effectiveness. This keynote throughout the process and what they know
industry that we have the processes and
will lead you to discover the power of your now after one year of operation.
standards in place to meet their high
mind and share strategies to help you deliver
expectations? What does that look like for
your absolute best, consistently. 7. Optimizing Your Batch Powder Coating Operations
all job shop coaters, big and small? You’ll
learn the answers to these questions during Suresh Patel, Chemetall US, Inc., now part of BASF Corp.
2:45 PM this informative session. John Cole, Parker Ionics
BREAKOUT SESSIONS John Sudges, Midwest Finishing Systems, Inc.
2. Top 10 Fundamentals of a Powder Coating 4. Determining True Applied Cost
Operation As with most “processes” there are many
Michael Withers, Axalta Coating Systems well-known and easily identified areas
Bill Owens, Akzo Nobel Coatings where optimization can translate to cost
Many applicators may not understand
Jeff Hale, Gema USA, Inc. what it truly costs them to powder coat efficiencies. This presentation will discuss
The session will highlight the top 10 issues their parts. This session will go in-depth to optimization opportunities related to
a powder coater needs to understand when discuss exactly how to calculate all the true cleaning/pretreatment, powder application
they start powder coating. While these are applied costs. We will also cover the ways in and booths, ovens (dry-off and cure)
not the only issues you will encounter, your which you can control these costs. and material handling options for batch
proactive approach to these top 10 will not operations. Attendees will go home with
only save you some headaches, but also time many specific hints and things to look at in
and money. Master your understanding of TUESDAY, MARCH 13 their own operations that can equate to cost
savings and their bottom line.
each of these basic critical issues and you’re 8:45 AM
well on your way to a quality powder coated GENERAL SESSION
finish. 8. Minding Your Business
5. Responsibilities and Liabilities for Powder Coaters
Frank Mohar, Nordson Corp.
Michael Cravens, Icon Powder Coating & Powder Finishing
Joel Watts, Alabama Power Co.
Consultants
Successful powder applicators take a Taking care of your overall business is as
pragmatic and proactive approach to avoid important as taking care of your powder
legal problems by implementing sound coating operations. They go hand-in-hand.
business policies and practices that govern In a never before offered session, we’ll
the way they operate. This session will review the following important aspects of
highlight case studies that have resulted in minding your business:
millions of dollars of product liability and • Grants & Incentives for Business
we will cover objectives for establishing • Keeping Skilled Workers
a proactive approach to managing your • Determining the Right Time for
powder operations. Equipment Replacement
REGISTER NOW AT
www.powdercoating.org/PC18Technical Conference Sessions NETWORKING EVENT:
1:30 – 3:00 PM 13. Pretreatment: Understanding Your Options Speedway Indoor Karting
BREAKOUT SESSIONS David Schimpff, DuBois Chemicals Tuesday, March 13 | 6:00 PM
9. Safety: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility Choosing the best pretreatment to ensure
Marty Korecky, Akzo Nobel Coatings the performance that customers require,
Mike Thies, Gema USA, Inc. while protecting the environment and
Sergio Mancini, BCI Surface Technologies considering costs can be a real challenge.
Are there situations where iron phosphate
Over the past year, PCI has received many still reigns? Should I be looking at the newer
safety and regulations related questions. We technology and will it solve some of my
have taken your most asked safety questions problems? This session will address these
and put together a panel of experts to issues and more.
address them. This segment will provide a
presentation discussing the topics of your
concerns. Our panelists will save time at
the end for any new questions you may have WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14
regarding safety and regulations. 8:30 AM
GENERAL SESSION
10. Architectural Powder Coatings 14. The Robots are Coming, IIoT, and Advanced Here’s your chance to test your
Mike Withers, Axalta Coating Systems Automation driving skills like Indy car
Carl Troiano, Trojan Powder Coating Matt Kirchner, LAB Midwest LLC
champs when we spend a fun
This session will focus on powder coatings The fourth industrial revolution is upon
us and powder coating will never be the
evening at Speedway Indoor
specifically designed to meet the rigorous
specifications of the American Architectural same. Finishing robots that communicate Karting. You won’t be going
Manufacturers Association (AAMA). We with the cloud, order their own replacement nearly as fast as the pros, but
will discuss the AAMA 2603, 2604 and 2605 parts and repair themselves. Automatic this fun event will find which
specifications and their requirements. We analytics that improve finishing processes
will also review the Qualicoat specification with no help from a human being. Machine of our Powder Coating 2018
and how it compares to AAMA. The Learning. Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Technical Conference attendees
presenters provide perspective from both Neural Networks. Even if you’re not will be crowned the winner and
powder manufacturing and job coating shop thinking on this level yet – your competition
might be. In this entertaining and earn bragging rights!
ownership.
provoking presentation, Matt Kirchner, who
3:15 – 4:45 PM has invested much of the last 18 months A dinner and beverages will be
studying Industry 4.0 and the Industrial
BREAKOUT SESSIONS Internet of Things – will share what’s on included along with the facility’s
11. Roundtable for Applicators the horizon for manufacturers and powder game room. This will be a
Sharing your knowledge with others is coaters alike. great evening to connect with
one of the highlights of any PCI technical others in the powder coating
conference. This year we’ll be holding 15. Troubleshooting Your Powder Coating Operation
roundtable discussions that will include industry. Transportation will be
Ron Cudzilo, George Koch Sons, LLC
these topics….
Joe Glassco, Wagner Industrial Solutions provided from the JW Marriott,
• Approaching management for new and this event is included in
equipment needs Ken Kaluzny, Coral Chemical Co.
Bill Owens, Akzo Nobel Coatings the Full Technical Conference
• Application tips – Have you thought about . . .
Every powder coating operation runs into registration fee.
• Powder disposal
problems now and then. How you learn
to solve those challenges when they arise
12. Creating a Comprehensive Finishing Specification is what’s important. In our final session,
Michael Cravens, Icon Powder Coating & Powder Finishing we’ll explore a variety of troubleshooting
Consultants exercises that will teach you how to
So many companies outsource their identify problems, determine what caused
finishing work and do not have a formal them, steps to solve them and ultimately
written finishing specification. This leaves prevent them from happening again. This
all quality accept/reject criteria open to interactive session will include industry
subjective opinion. Let’s review the best experts and audience participation!
approach to generating a comprehensive
specification and why it is so important.Tabletop Exhibitors (as of December 7, 2017)
ACT Test Panels, LLC DuBois Chemicals Powder Coating Consultants, Division of
Ninan, Inc.
Arkema Coating Resins Echo Engineering & Production Supplies Inc.
Powder Coating Institute
Axalta Coating Systems Elcometer, Inc.
Products Finishing
B.L. Downey Company LLC Fischer Technology Inc.
Richards-Wilcox, Inc.
BCI Surface Technologies Fostoria Process Equipment, Div. of TPI Corp.
Rohner
Blasdel Enterprises Gema USA Inc.
RollSeal, Inc.
Canadian Finishing & Coatings Manufacturing Gemme Barium Sulfate
SAMES KREMLIN
Caplugs/Shercon George Koch Sons, LLC
Tape Industrial Sales, Inc. & Coating Delivery
Carlisle Fluid Technologies Global Finishing Solutions
Technology, LLC
Chemetall US, Inc. Intek Corporation
Therma-Tron-X
Chemical Coaters Association International IntelliFinishing
TQC-USA, Inc.
Col-Met Engineered Finishing Solutions Midwest Finishing Systems, Inc.
Wagner Industrial Solutions
Coral Chemical Co. Nordson Corporation
DeFelsko Corporation Parker Ionics
Companies in bold are members of the Powder Coating Institute
Check www.powdercoating.org/PC18 for updates to the exhibitor list
REGISTRATION FEES
*Register for the Full Technical Conference and receive $100 off your Powder Coating 101
Workshop registration.
Full Technical Conference One-Day Technical Conference Tabletop Exhibition Only
PCI Member $495 (through February 14) PCI Member $250 (through February 14) PCI Member $125 (through February 14)
$550 (after February 14) $295 (after February 14) $150 (after February 14)
Non-Member $595 (through February 14) Non-Member $295 (through February 14) Non-Member $150 (through February 14)
$650 (after February 14) $340 (after February 14) $175 (after February 14)
Member Exhibitor: $375
Includes: Includes:
Includes:
• Admission to Powder Coating 2018 • Admission to the Powder Coating 2018
• Admission to any Powder Coating 2018 conference sessions on one day Tabletop Exhibition
technical conference session
• Admission to the Tabletop Exhibition • Reception on Monday, March 12
• Admission to the Tabletop Exhibition on both days
on both days • Continental breakfast on Tuesday, March 13
• Continental breakfast, refreshment • Lunch on March 12 & 13
• Continental breakfast, refreshment breaks & lunch on one day
breaks & lunch for the duration of the
technical conference • Tabletop reception on March 12
• Tabletop reception on March 12 • One copy of conference proceedings on Powder Coating 101 Workshop
a flash drive
• Ticket to the Speedway Indoor Karting PCI Member $395
evening event on March 13 Non-Member $495
• One copy of conference presentations
on a flash drive
Registration is now open at www.powdercoating.org/PC18PRESORT
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