Ask Joe Powder
Review common powder coating problems and how to solve them from Joe Powder as learned at the 2014 Midwest Coatings Seminar
Midwest Coating Seminar 2014 Review
IntelliFinishing hosted our annual Midwest Coating Seminar in Tulsa, Oklahoma at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. We had a great time (didn’t lose much money) and learned a great deal from Kevin Biller of The Powder Coating Research Group and Mike Dilday of Fanuc America Corporation.
Educational Seminar for Manufacturers
The Midwest Coating Seminar is an educational seminar for manufacturers, custom coaters and fabricators. Join us August 21 in Tulsa, OK.
IntelliFinishing presents at Caterpillar’s Suppliers Conference
IntelliFinishing recently attended and presented at the Manufacturing Equipment Suppliers Conference hosted by Caterpillar.
Upcoming Trade Shows
Join us at these upcoming trade shows to view a live full-scale demonstration.
The Powder Coating Show • FABTECH
Using Big Data To Track Your Parts
Production data is key to making sure your system is efficient and profitable. Konnection software turns your data into easy to read graphs detailing the information you have in a reviewable database created by your real-time production.
Lean seminar hosted by IntelliFinishing is educational
Lean was the focus of the Midwest Coatings Seminar on August 8th in Salina, Kansas. Gary Conner from Technical Change Associates shared many valuable stories from his experience implementing lean for his own company, as well as leading companies on their lean journey. Brad Muir,…
Learn about Lean at Midwest Coatings Seminar 2013
Join us at the third annual Midwest Coatings Seminar on August 8th to network with other manufacturers and suppliers in the area, learn about how to implement lean, and see a live demonstration of IntelliFinishing’s new spinning tube conveyor technology.
Part IV: Detailed Recipes Make More than Grandma’s Brownies
The final major challenge presented to us by our customer was the desire to integrate technology and traceability into the new paint system. The parts being produced at their facility often ended up in military applications, so the more data they could track, the tighter their process controls – and thus quality – could be.
Part III: The Lights are On, But No One is Home
The third goal for our customer was to reduce energy consumption and eliminate waste as much as possible. This makes sense, as energy rates continue to rise and the emphasis on lean and green continues to grow.
Part II: Safety–Not an Afterthought
Another challenge at the top of our customer’s needs was creating a safe work environment. With their existing manual system, the physical demand on the operators of lifting and loading parts through the various processes was excessive. The existing system was also very loud and difficult to keep clean with the several open-faced paint booths used to coat their parts.
Part I: The Walls Are Closing In
The first concern for our customer was how they were going to replace their existing manual paint shop with an automated, state-of-the-art IntelliFinishing system in the same space, which only measured 74 feet across and 55 feet deep.
