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V o l u m e X V I I , N u m b e r 3 • F o u r t h Q u a r t e r 2 0 0 7 • w w w . c c a i w e b . c o m

It’s Fall and CCAI activities are in full swing once again. CCAI kicked off our standard programming year with our sponsorship involvement at FIN-X ’07 in

September in Indianapolis. As a major spon-sor of the conference & expo, our members helped develop and present well-rounded con-ference presentations that were well received by the attendees. We were also able to con-tinue to meet our CCAI mission statement by providing information and training on surface coating technologies through the conference & expo. The CCAI corporate members were well represented on the expo show fl oor and based on the feedback from the evaluations received after the show it appears that the inaugural FIN-X conference & expo was a success. FIN-X saw the launch of several new and innovative show fl oor ideas that we will continue to improve and implement

in future shows. Physical trade shows are still the most cost-effective and time-effi cient way to generate sales. Buyers that I spoke to prefer the personal contact the expo and conference provides and it remains a fact that people like to buy from people. The benefi t of exhibitors having the ability to network with associates shouldn’t be overlooked, either. As I’ve stated in previous newsletters, don’t forget to take advantage of your membership in CCAI by getting involved with your local chapter to help continue to strengthen our industry. Your participation and support of chapter activities helps keep CCAI strong and

vital. I hope to see you at a CCAI chapter event soon.

John Sudges, CCAI National President

CCAI National President,

John Sudges, Midwest

Finishing Systems

| Letter from the President |

CCAI Activities in Full Swing

V o l u m e X V I I , N u m b e r 3 • F o u r t h Q u a r t e r 2 0 0 7 • w w w . c c a i w e b . c o m

| Letter from the President ||

CCAI Launches Updated WebsiteOver the past six months members of the CCAI National Board and Leslie Muck in the National offi ce have worked to upgrade CCAI’s website: www.ccaiweb.com. The new site, recently launched, has a fresh new look, easier navigation and lots of new information for members and industry alike. While the new site has gone live, the website update will continue to be a work in progress. Our new secure server will allow members to purchase training manuals on-line as well as register for the CCAI Annual Meeting. Member feedback is welcomed and encouraged. Please go to the website and look around. If you see something we can improve, please let us know. Send a note to Leslie Muck at lmuck@one.net with your comments. Our goal is to make the CCAI website user-friendly for members while providing useful and timely information.

Review Our Updated Website Today: www.ccaiweb.com

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FIN-X ’07 Delivers Quality Exhibits, Conference Prog

Judging by exhibitor and attendee evaluations, the fi rst FIN-X Conference & Expo for Indus-trial Finishers, held September 17 – 20 in Indianapolis, delivered high quality exhibits, an outstanding conference program and attendees who were seriously looking to improve their

fi nishing operations and technologies. New and innovative features were launched at FIN-X ’07, and were very popular. The Dem-onstration Lab on the expo fl oor included a batch powder coating booth and IR oven where attend-ees could go from conference sessions to the show fl oor for hands-on training. Additionally, the lab featured the VirtualPaintTM training system for simulation of liquid fi nishing. Here attendees could test their spraying skills and measure milage and transfer effi ciency on a variety of different shaped parts. The demo lab was busy all week long. “I was delighted with the Demo Lab area,” commented FIN-X Programming & CCAI Technical Director Rodger Talbert. “This was a new experience for us and everyone appreciated the opportunity for non-commercial training on the show fl oor. It was great and we already have ideas to make it even better in the future.” A keynote address from author Mike Collins on “Saving American Manufacturing”

With the Custom Coaters Showcase in the background, CCAI members relax in the booth during the reception.

CCAI’s booth served as both as an information center for CCAI and the home of the Custom Coater’s Showcase.

Duane Fudge and Bob Warren register members for the Annual Meeting give away.

Rich Saddler, Trena Benson, Larry Melgary, Bob Warren and Jim Docken pose for a photo in the CCAI booth.

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ram and Attendees

Carrying their theme of “getting in shape,” throughout the booth, DuBois staff members “worked out.”

Motoman showcased their paint robots at FIN-X ’07.

Jerry Trostle of Wagner Industrial Solutions, right, discusses advances in equipment technology with a FIN-X ’07 attendee.

Fred Wells, right, of Hentzen Coatings speaks with attendees on the show fl oor.

Serious conversations took place in the George Koch Sons booth.

PPG staff members pose for a photo on the show fl oor.

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FIN-X ’07 Delivers Quality Exhibits...cont.

The VirtualPaint Training System in the Demo Lab area was busy all week long.

A rare opportunity to catch fi ve past CCAI presidents together. From left, Dave Wright, George Bryant, Larry Melgary, Rex Winemiller and Jerry Trostle.

Jerry Cunningham of Midwest Finishing explains the Schafer Powder Coating system details to attendees during the plant tour.

The FIN-X plant tour at Schafer Pow-der Coating allowed attendees to get up close and personal with the pow-der coating line.

CCAI President, John Sudges, right, presents the CCAI Member Appreciation Award to Don Kline who accepted on behalf of Products Finishing.

CCAI Corporate Members enjoyed an appreciation breakfast during the show.

provided insights into a wide variety of American manufactur-ers and methods for keeping their companies competitive and prosperous that any company can implement. He shares his thoughts throughout his 342-page book, available for purchase on the FIN-X website: www.fi n-xshow.com. You can also pur-chase a copy of the FIN-X Conference Proceedings CD on the FIN-X website as well. The CD contains more than 50 presen-tations from the FIN-X ’07 Technical Conference. Many felt that FIN-X was a much more diverse show than past fi nishing events. “This was truly a diverse exhibitor show fl oor,” noted Bruce Bryan of Wagner Industrial Solutions and the Northern Illinois Chapter. “There was a much wider variety of fi nishing technologies represented and it was great to see new technologies from industry segments such as robotic suppliers. Every attendee had the opportunity to visit with suppliers from multiple fi nishing technologies.” Bob Warren from the West Michigan Chapter, managed the CCAI booth on the expo fl oor along with assistance from Na-tional and Chapter board members. “The new CCAI booth at FIN-X-07 increased the interest in “What is CCAI”, Bob War-ren noted. “We had three or four times the number of inquires than in past shows. We should realize new individual, custom coater and corporate membership from the show. CCAI’s manu-als continue to be perceived as valuable to the industry. It was

great to discuss the value of CCAI with those who stopped at the new booth.” CCAI thanks everyone who took time to share booth duty during the show. Attendees came from 42 U.S. states plus Washington, DC; 4 Canadian provinces and 12 foreign countries. Registered at-tendees plus exhibit personnel combined for a fi nal registra-tion count of 2,320. CCAI National Board Member and Texas Chapter President, Jeff Watson of R3 Water Technologies Div. of Pneu-Mech Systems noted “it is critical these days to be able to see, touch, learn about, and compare multiple technologies and longer sections of the supply chain. That is why FIN-X was valuable to me. Not only did I make some very nice sales con-tacts and meet new vendors on the fl oor, but I achieved the main benefi t of any trade show and that’s to get a feel for the future of my industry. Exhibiting and attending trade shows aren’t inex-pensive, but forward looking people who can see a larger picture will readily see the value.” Attendees agreed with Jeff Watson. Of the attendees re-turning evaluations, 87% said it was worth their time to attend FIN-X ’07 and 94% said they obtained useful information on the show fl oor. “I had a great time in a wonderful city and can't wait to see what next year will bring,” commented an attendee. “I learn something new each year and always bring something of value back to my company.”

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Stephen Walters, left, Steve Jayhan, center and Don Kline enjoy the FIN-X ’07 Monday Night Football Party that raised $3,500 for charity.

FIN-X Expo & Conference Manager, Anne Goyer (second from left) presents a check for $2,000 to ESPN analyst, Dick Vitale and the Wright Family in support of the V Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Grant.

Another highlight of FIN-X ’07 was the plant tour to Scha-fer Powder Coating at the close of the expo. Attendees saw a new state-of-the art powder coating system and were able to ask many questions of owner Mark Schafer and Midwest Finishing Systems who installed the equipment. Javier Lujan Williams, an attendee from PMS Argentina s.a. writes “The plant tour was GREAT!! The explanation of the process and the plant itself was really great. It was nice to be able to see a brand new plant. Congratulations.” CCAI held an appreciation breakfast on Wednesday morn-ing to thank our Corporate members for their support of the as-sociation. Products Finishing was honored during the breakfast with a CCAI Member Appreciation Award for their long-time support of CCAI’s Annual Meeting. Finally, Anne Goyer, Conference and Expo Manager is very proud to announce that the FIN-X ’07 Monday Night Football Party generated $3,500 that will be split between our two chari-ties: The V Foundation for Cancer Research and the New Or-leans Mathematics and Science High School. “It was a fun eve-ning of food, drinks, raffl e prizes and football, but the best thing is that we raised money for two very worthy charities. We plan to continue these efforts at future shows.” Details on FIN-X ’09 will be announced in the near future. FIN-X ’07 was sponsored by fi ve of the leading industry

trade associations: The Chemical Coaters Association, The Electrocoat Association, The Society of Manufacturing Engi-neers, The Porcelain Enamel Institute and the Infrared Div. of the Industrial Heating Equipment Association, along with Prod-ucts Finishing magazine.

Rich Saddler of Herman Miller shared his experience with fi nishing and purchasing at Herman Miller.

The pretreatment general session drew a large crowd during the FIN-X ’07 conference.

Jeff Watson, left and Jenny Rivers of Rangeaire, prepare for their Troubleshooting session.

Jerry Trostle’s emerging technologies presentation was very popular with conference attendees.

Want to learn more about the companies and products that were showcased on the expo fl oor at FIN-X? Visit the FIN-X website – www.fi n-x.com and click on EXHIBITORS. Follow the links to exhibitors’ websites for the latest information in prod-ucts and technologies for fi nishers.

FIN-X Conference Proceedings & Keynote Book AvailableIf you couldn’t join us for FIN-X ’07, you can still obtain a copy of the conference proceedings and our Keynote’s latest book “Saving American Manufacturing,” by going to the show website. CCAI members can obtain a discount on proceedings order by Dec. 31, 2007. Go to www.fi n-x.com and click on the FIN-X Proceedings Order Form!

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tact with the soiled surface for a much longer time and continue to work on stubborn soils. As the slow-moving product fl ows along the surface it continually brings fresh chemical to bear on the surface.

PARKER IONICS PULSE POWER II POWDER GUNThe new Pulse Powder II uses one gun setting that provides higher charging effi ciency while limiting free ions. The result is better coverage on all types of surfaces including recoats, Faraday areas and fl at surfaces with reduced orange peel and back-ionization.

WAGNER C4 HI-COAT POWDER GUNThe new C4 Hi-coat powder gun uses a new pump design to reduce the total volume of air required. Working in combination with a smaller diameter, grounded hose, the new pump provides a higher volume of powder with less velocity. This combination provides a signifi cant improvement in standard deviation and coverage on a variety of part geometries.

MOTOMAN PX-SERIES PAINTING ROBOTSMotoman had a working example of their painting robotic arms in the booth. The PX-series stretches robotic application by providing application specifi c robots suitable for large and small applications. In combination with their MotoSim EG simulation system they have taken robotic application to a new level that is suitable for liquid and powder applications.

HENKEL NEW GENERATION COATING PROCESSSThe New Generation Coating process (NGC) is a new approach to pre-treatment that provides a conversion coating on steel, galvanized steel and aluminum that meets the following goals. It is shorter and sim-pler than the current phosphate processes and it signifi cantly reduces the environmental impact of phosphate processes while providing corrosion performance that meets typical metal fi nishing specifi ca-tions. The NGC process is based on non-regulated zirconium chemicals compared to tri-cationic zinc phosphate that contains four regulated chemicals: Zn, Ni, Mn and phosphate. The NGC process offers an op-portunity for a shortened process footprint and reduced water usage because of the reduced number of stages required compared to zinc phosphate. All testing to date indicates that the New Generation Coat-ings provide corrosion performance that is within the metal fi nishing industry specifi cations and very comparable to the zinc phosphate coatings that have been in use for a century.

PPG INDUSTRIES ELECTROCLEAR® & ELECTROCOLOR® PPG has commercialized ELECTROCLEAR® 2700, an electrodeposited clear resin for use in decorative markets such as door hardware, automotive trim, and extrusions. The clear coating can be tinted with PPG’s new complimentary tint line to produce transparent color coatings called ELECTROCOLOR®. The ELECTROCOLOR® Gemstone Color Collection consists of eight tints made with a proprietary grinding process that produces a “dye-like” appearance but delivers the long-lasting UV durability of a conventional pigment. The intense color strength of the tints allows for minimal tint usage to obtain strong color development while allowing the e-coat bath run like a clear providing signifi cant operational advantages.

New Products Showcased at FIN-X ’07

An innovative solutions provider committed to the product finishing market.

©2007 The Sherwin-Williams Company Chemical Coatings Division

For a Better Finish. Ask Sherwin-WilliamsTM

CHEMETALL OAKITE OXISILANEChemetall Oaktite also introduced a new treatment product that saves energy and reduces some of the secondary costs associated with pretreatment. Their silane-based products are nono-scale technology that provides excellent results without heat. Oxisilane does not produce sludge like traditional phosphates so disposal costs are reduced. The silane molecule is a silicon atom combined with an organic molecule. More complex silanes described as “organo-functional” are used for the Oxilane product. In order to further enhance performance, non-regulated group IV-B metals are used to selectively and preferentially bond to the metal sub-strate, providing improved corrosion-resistance performance compared to a silane-only process.

DUBOIS DUJEL 200 CLEANERBatch coaters often fi nd themselves left out of the research and development loop. New technologies are made for high volume users and they are stuck with the same old tricks. Dujel 200 is targeted for hand wand application. Dujels are applied in a gel form to provide extended dwell time and superior cleaning compared to conventional liq-uid and foam products. They are capable of removing oil and grease, white rust, red rust, hard water/carbonate scale, laser scale and mill scale. The gel allows the material to stay in con-

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CAROLINASFebruary Plant TourSpring 2008 Golf Outing Questions: Contact Jason Gatton, 704-873-2475 or JGatton@Pneu-Mech.com

CENTRAL STATESDates & locations to be announcedDecember 9 Member Appreciation Evening at the TheaterQuestions: Contact Ron Cudzilo, 816-734-8876 or rcc@kochllc.com or Sherrill Stoenner, 816-505-1652 or sstoenner@aol.com

GREATER CINCINNATIDates & locations to be announcedDecember Powder Coating UpdateQuestions: Contact Scott Mondi, 513-324-2345 or smondi@fi nishing-technology.com or Scott Walker, 513-527-8840 or swalker@pfonline.com

NORTHERN ILLINOISQuestions: Contact John Sudges, 630-264-7913 or jsudges@midwestfi nishing.com or Bruce Bryan, 630-848-0391 or bryanb@wagnersystemsinc.com January 17 CCAI Member Appreciation Night at Dave & BustersMarch 18 Dinner MeetingApril 15 Plant Tour at Wagner Industrial Solutions, Elgin, ILJune 5 Golf Outing at Tamarack Golf Club, Naperville, ILAugust 19 Corporate Members NightOctober 21 Dinner MeetingNovember 18 Corporate Members Night

NORTHERN OHIOQuestions: Contact Doug Schmidt, 800-565-9804 or dougschmidt@att.net January 29 OSHAMarch 11 Plant TourApril 29 Pretreatment Technologies & Plant TourJune 12 Golf Outing - Coopertop C.C. @ Cherokee Hills September 11 Cookout BBQ with Vendor ShowNovember 4 Qucik Color Change Powder Booth Technology & Plant Tour

TEXASQuestions: Contact Trena Benson, 713-996-4679 or trena.f.benson@usa.dupont.com or Jeff Watson, 817-313-6439 or jeff.watson@r3web.com

TWIN CITIESQuestions: Contact Phil Ruggiero, 320-230-6281 or ccatc@ astound.net or get details on web site www.ccatc.comJanuary 17 Plant Tour - McLean ThermalFebruary 21 All Day Seminar Failure Analysis - Paint RejectsApril 17 Dinner Meeting - Vendor Panel - Infrared Curing ProcessesMay Chapter Social Event - To be announcedJune Annual Chapter Golf Classic -

details to follow

WEST MICHIGANQuestions: Contact Bob Warren, 616-842-8427 or bobwarren@novagate.com Specifi c dates and locations to be announcedSeptember Tour January 14 Painting / Powder / Formulation February 11 Painting / Liquid / Formulation March 10 Ovens / Drying / Curing April Preventive Maintenance May Seminar / System Design June Golf Outing

WISCONSINQuestions: Contact wisccai@wi.rr.com Jan 8 “Virtual” Spray Booth Feb 12 Best Hangar and Hook Practices

CCAI 2008 Annual MeetingJune 21 - 24, 2008Sandpearl Resort • www.sandpearl.comClearwater Beach, FL

2007/2008 Chapter EventsFor additional details on all CCAI chapters, visit www.ccaiweb.com, click on CHAPTERS and then the individual chapter name.

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Membership NewsCCAI Loses a Longtime Supporter and FriendCCAI was saddened to learn that long-time CCAI member Gary Frazier of Hentzen Coatings passed away on Friday, August 31. Gary joined CCAI in 1972 and served on many committees over the years and served both the National CCAI and Wisconsin chapter as president. During his 38-year career at Hentzen, Gary started as a lab technician in 1966 and worked his way up to Vice President before retiring in 1999. CCAI also presented Gary with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Hentzens’ 80th Anniversary. Gary was known throughout the industry for his dedication to family, job, company and our association. CCAI extends its sympathy to the entire Frazier family. Memorials to the American Heart or Diabetes Association appreciated.

Welcome New Corporate Members CCAI welcomes the following new Corporate members. Please visit their websites to learn more about them!

Dove Equipment Co.309-694-6228, www.doveequipment.com

Great Lakes Pump & Supply 248-528-9100, www.greatlakespump.com

Welcome New Custom Coater MembersCCAI welcomes the following new Custom Coater member. Please visit their websites to learn more about them!

Metrix Corporation Watertown, SD605-753-5300Gary Frazier

Chapter Events RecapTwin Cities Kicks Off Programming with Meeting

on Energy On September 27th, the Twin City Chapter began the year’s programming with a dinner meeting presentation covering the energy challenges that face OEMs and custom coaters with electrical and gas utility usage. A two-man team from Utility Partners gave the presentation covering such topics as the billing components that utility companies use. In addition to the cost factors the group in attendance learned what utility based cost savings technologies are available. A unique part of the program was the selection of real examples of energy saving specifi cs that have been used by local companies.

Lively discussions were a part of the Twin Cities meeting on

energy.

Wisconsin Chapter

Golfers get ready to enjoy their round of golf at the Wisconsin Golf Outing.

The post golf meal is always a highlight of the Wisconsin Outing.

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Wisconsin Chapter President, Fred Wells (left) and Jim Steff es

of Prime Coatings (right) present trophies to the golf winners!

Sherrill Stoenner of Pneu-Mech presentation on energy effi ciencies at a recent Wisconsin Chapter meeting.

Carolinas ChapterThe Carolina Chapter board has been working to develop programming for one of our newest chapters, but they need your help! If you are in the Carolinas area, please get involved. Support the board and plan to attend upcoming chapter events.

Members of the Carolina Chapter board enjoy lunch after a recent board meeting.

West Michigan Chapter

Left to right: Ken Pelak, Broadmoor Products: Ed Dombrowski, IMCC; Scott Bultman; Rich Saddler, Herman Miller; Bob Warren; and Kevin Riesberg, Knoll Group. The West Michigan Chapter board held an annual summer gathering at the home of Chapter President, Scott Bultman. Scott treated the board to his award winning seafood pasta salad! Scott’s recipe was recently featured in the Grand Rapids Press. Go on-line to read the story and get the recipe: http://www.mlive.com/grandrapids/stories/index.ssf?/base/features-2/119444676311550.xml&coll=6

BOB WARREN’S TOP TENPretreatment Troubleshooting Tips

1. Don’t Panic 2. What’s the Problem? 3. Maintain Operating Guidelines 4. Walk the Washer 5. Let Your Records Talk to You 6. Get the Facts 7. Is there a Pattern? What are your Parts Telling You? 8. K.I.S.S 9. Test it and Record it 10. One Boss – Communicate!

CCAI TOP TENLook for Top Ten tips to help you with your fi nishing operations here in the fi nishing touch. Our fi rst Top Ten is from Bob Warren, recently retired from Nalco.

Do you have a “top ten?” Send them in and we’ll review them for publication. Send to: Kelly LeCount: klecount@nuvox.net.

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Central StatesRichard GoelzEisenmann Corp.

Northern IllinoisDan L. AderholdtCrossbow Industrial Water

Tom KavanaghCoral Chemical Co.

Steve SlyAmerican Finishing Resources

Northern OhioEdward KobeCoral Chemical Co.

Northern Ohio (cont.)Tim SemanHerr Industrial, Inc.

TexasCliff FischerSTELCO Industries, Inc.

Twin CitiesSteve FrohnauerDonaldson Co.

Stan KaufmannDiamond Vogel Paints

Gary SchnabelChemetall Oakite

Twin Cities (cont.)Kevin SundlinMid Minnesota Wire & Mfg.

West MichiganDan CsomosGreat Lakes Pump & Supply

Rick DukesFinishing Systems Integration LLC

Mark HergenraderPPG True Finish

Jim SzczpaniukTechno-Coat Inc.

West Michigan (cont.)Leonard R. Vining IIIKentwood Powder Coat Inc.

WisconsinChad AndreaeTherma-Tron-X, Inc.

Robert HanusCustom Color & Filling LLC

Tim RitgerSuper Steel Products

Rob RockTherma-Tron-X, Inc.

Acme Finishing Co. Inc.Elk Grove Village, IL847-640-7890 www.acmefi nishing.com

Advance Paint Technology, Ltd.Cleveland, OH216-676-8770 www.advancepainttech.com

All-Color Powder Coating, Inc.Oregon, WI608-835-9118 www.allcolorpowdercoating.com

Associated Finishing Inc.Mankato, MN507-345-5861 www.associatedfi nishing.com

Capron Manufacturing Co.Capron, IL815-569-2301 www.capronmfg.com

Creative Powder CoatingMaple Grove, MN763-425-9222

Crenlo Inc.Rochester, MN507-289-3371 www.crenlo.com

DVUV, LLCCleveland, OH216-741-5511 www.dvuv.com

J.I.T. Powder Coating CompanyFarmington, MN651-463-4664 www.jitpowdercoating.com

Luvata ElectroFin Jacksonville, TX903-589-0009

Metrix CorporationWatertown, SD605-753-5300

Nordic Ware Inc.Minneapolis, MN952-924-8611 www.nordicware.com

Orion Industries, Ltd.Chicago, IL773-282-9100 www.orioncoat.com

Performance Industrial CoatingsFarmington, MN651-463-3388 www.pici1.net

Profi le CompaniesRogers, MN763-428-4990 www.profi lepowder.com

Progressive CoatingChicago, IL312-261-8900 www.progressive-coating.com

Reliance Finishing Co.Grand Rapids, MI616-241-4436 www.reliancefi nishing.com

Superior Industrial CoatingRacine, WI262-634-5521

Symet Inc.Milwaukee, WI888-337-9638 www.symet.com

Techno-Coat Inc.Holland, MI616-820-1679 www.technocoat.com

U.S. Surgitech Inc.Carol Stream, IL800-970-4877www.ussurgitech.com

New Members

Custom Coater Members

Support Our ChaptersGet the most up-to-date information on chapter eventsby visiting www.ccaiweb.com and clicking on CHAPTERS to view upcoming chapter events.

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DuPont Powder Coatings713-996-4679www.dupontpowder.com

Exel Industrial800-573-5554www.exel-na.com

Galaxy Associates, Inc.513-731-6350www.galaxy-associates.com

ITW Gema317-298-5192www.itwgema.com

Koch Sons, LLC, George812-465-9822www.kochllc.com

Nalco Company630-305-1840www.nalco.com

Pneu-Mech Systems Mfg. LLC704-873-2475www.pneu-mech.com

Chemetall Oakite908-508-2119www.oakite.com

DuBois Chemicals513-326-8890www.duboischemicals.com

Echo Engineering & Production Supplies, Inc.888-324-6365www.echosupply.com

Global Finishing Solutions LLC715-597-8079www.globalfi nishing.com

KMI Systems Inc.815-459-5255www.kmisystemsinc.com

Kolene Corp.313-273-9220www.kolene.com

Midwest Finishing Systems, Inc.574-257-0099www.midwestfi nishing.com

Northern Coatings & Chemicals906-863-264www.northern-coatings.com

PPG True Finish412-434-2176www.ppgtruefi nish.com

Wagner Industrial Solutions630-784-8900www.wagnersystemsinc.com

American Finishing Resources920-849-7738www.afrnow.com

AutoQuip, Inc.262-781-6133www.aqautomotion.com

Belco Industries, Inc.616-794-0410www.belcoind.com

Carpenter Chemicals, LC703-683-1570www.cc-lc.com

Col-Met Spray Booths, Inc.888-452-6684www.colmetsb.com

Coral Chemical Co.847-246-6666www.coral.com

Datapaq, Inc.978-988-9000www.datapaq.com

Diamond Vogel Paints712-737-4993www.diamondvogel.com

Dove Equipment Co. 309-694-6228www.doveequipment.comDux Area, Inc.888-389-2732www.duxarea.com

Finishing Today Magazine610-650-4050www.fi nishingtodaymag.com

GE Water & Process Technologies215-942-3294www.ge.com/water

General Fabrications Corp.419-625-6055www.gfcfi nishing.com

Great Lakes Pump & Supply248-528-9100www.greatlakespump.com

Henkel248-583-9300, www.henkel.us

Hentzen Coatings Inc.414-353-4200www.hentzen.com

Mighty Lube Systematic Lubrication231-924-6160www.mightylube.com

Motoman, Inc.937-847-3447www.motoman.com

Nordson Corp.440-985-4000www.nordson.com/powder

Parker Ionics313-610-0382www.parkerionics.com

Precision Quincy Corp.815-338-2675www.precisionquincy.com

Prime Coatings Co.262-691-1930www.primecoatings.net

Products Finishing Magazine513-527-8807www.pfonline.com

Raabe Co.262-255-9500www.raabecorp.com

Rapid Engineering616-784-0500www.rapidengineering.com

SanLe (Hong Kong) International Industrial Ltd.863162193113

Shercon, Inc.800-228-3218www.shercon.com

Sherwin-Williams Co., The216-566-1964www.sherwin-williams.com/oem

System Technologies, Inc.317-895-5970www.stifi nishing.com

Therma-Tron-X, Inc.920-743-6568www.therma-tron-x.com

Trimac Industries, LLC816-421-4422www.infra-red.com

Walther Pilot North America586-598-0347www.waltherpilotna.com

Corporate Members PLATINUM MEMBERS

GOLD MEMBERS

STANDARD MEMBERS

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PRSRT FIRST CLASSUS POSTAGE

PAIDCINCINNATI OH

PERMIT 6159

ROUTE TO:❑ President ❑ Vice President ❑ Plant Supervisor ❑ Engineering Supervisor ❑ Finishing Foreman

CCAI, P.O. Box 54316, Cincinnati, OH 45254CCAI, P.O. Box 54316, Cincinnati, OH 45254

In This Issue

In This Issue

Letter from the President ...................................................... 1

CCAI Launches Updated Website ........................................... 1

FIN-X ‘07 Exhibits, Conference & Attendees .......................... 2

New Products ........................................................................ 6

2007/2008 Chapter Events .................................................... 7

Membership News ................................................................ 8

Corporate Member News ....................................................... 8

Chapter Events Recap ............................................................ 8

Top 10 ................................................................................... 9

New Members ..................................................................... 10

Custom Coater Members ..................................................... 10

Corporate Members ............................................................. 11

CCIA Membership Options ................................................... 12

Supporting Advertisers

Sherwin Williams ................................................................. 6

CCAI MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS

Individual Membership This category of membership is open to any individual actively engaged in the application of chemical coatings, including producers, users and individuals having an interest in or related to the chemical coatings industry. Individual members receive discounts on attending CCAI sponsored events, including Chapter meetings and training programs.

Custom Coater MembershipMembership in the Custom Coater category is designed to connect people searching for custom coating services with a Custom Coater. You will receive calls from our 800 line from people requiring Custom Coater services, you’ll be Iisted in a section of the Annual Membership Directory devoted solely to Custom Coaters with the services you supply and you may appoint one representative that will receive individual membership privileges. Additional representatives from a Custom Coater Member must become Individual Members to receive privileges.

Corporate Membership Corporate memberships are open to corporations, both producers and users, wishing to support the organization on any of three distinct levels. Platinum, Gold and Standard memberships are available.

Complete membership info is online at http://www.ccaiweb.com