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Troubleshooting Cratering in Powder Coating: Lessons from 15 Years on the Shop Floor
If you’ve run a powder coating line for more than a few weeks, you’ve probably cursed under your breath when a fresh batch of parts comes out of the oven with tiny, volcano-like craters scattered across the surface. It’s not a film thickness issue. It’s not orange peel. It’s cratering – and it can turn a perfect gloss finish into a reject pile faster than anything else I’ve seen. Over the years, I’ve chased this defect on everything from architecturalRead More …
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