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BTD's BOB
UTECH AUTHOR
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 A Guide to High
Performance Powder Coating
Book Description
This book looks at the cost, performance, and environmental
factors in the powder coating industry. The latest
advancements in powder and equipment are discussed, along
with in-depth information about system design and layout,
equipment features and benefits, pretreatment issues,
overall efficiency, operating costs, maintenance, and
coating comparisons. The book focuses on controlling process
variables that lead to efficiency, quality, and consistent
operations. In addition, troubleshooting guides and
discussions of lean principals and UV curing are included.
An overview of the basic processes along with the equipment
used in electrostatic spray operations are covered: powder
materials, booths, reclaim systems, washers, and ovens...
The book includes easy-to-understand descriptions of the
processes, materials, and equipment in the electrostatic
spray operation to help spray-gun operators do a better job.
Shop owners and managers can learn to identify the key
process variables to take the guesswork out of the process.
In-depth information focuses on system design and layout,
equipment features and benefits, operating costs,
maintenance, and coating comparisons to help you run a lean
company with high performance. An entire section is devoted
to ultraviolet [UV] curing techniques and processes.
Test-procedure and troubleshooting sections also make this
book a valuable reference tool for problem solving. For
practical advice on how to write a company policy manual,
check out the sections on job descriptions and policies.
About the Author Bob Utech is the Director of Wood
Powder Coating Department at BTD Wood Powder Coating. Bob
has also owned PowderVisions, a paint consulting company
that designs, procures, and manages installation of paint
facility operations. A veteran of the industrial field for
over a quarter of a century, Utech has been involved in many
facets of industrial painting, including electro-coating
processes, waterborne coatings, conventional solvents, as
well as high solids and specialized powder coatings. He has
developed powder-coating installations for companies such as
Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle, Landscape Structures, and
Product Fabricators. Bob Utech also taught powder coating,
pretreatment, and industrial paint system design courses at
Dunwoody Technical Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contact Information:
BTD Wood Powder Coating
Attn: Bob Utech
11869 County Road 45
Brainerd, MN 56401 Ph: 218-828-4144
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