Painting and finishing manufactured products, whether it be a car, a golf club, a wood or metal desk, or a casket, requires countless types of paint and coating processes.  Long gone are the days where everything could be painted by a guy with a brush, or even a decent spray gun.  Manual paint, coating and powder-coat process is still a thing, but even there, technological … [Read more...] about Carlisle Fluid Technologies

Spray Booth Products (SBP), located in Redford, MI, has been making its mark in the industrial painting and coating market for fourteen years. In today’s competitive marketplace, SBP differentiates itself by tailoring and personalizing its service to each unique customer, offering a turnkey solution and diversifying its offering portfolio, which ranges from individual shops to … [Read more...] about Spray Booth Products (SBP) Provider Profile

I recently had the opportunity to talk to Shane Feikema of Freiborne Industries.  Freiborne, based in Pontiac Michigan, was founded in February of 1976, when a group of frustrated chemists and engineers decided to start their own business. Freiborne Industries Incorporated was the result. Dealing in industrial surface chemistry, including cleaners, conversion coatings, … [Read more...] about Freiborne Industries Provider Profile

As a consumer, you may not be aware of how important color selection is in the products that you purchase.  Everything from Automobiles to vacuum cleaners, soup cans to dishwashers, lawn furniture to building facades, everything needs a color. Millions of hours and millions of dollars are spent on the creation of colors. Trends are largely determined by colors.  Marketing … [Read more...] about Color Purveyors

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with General Manager Lou McGough and Sales Manager Dominic Zerilli of Thierica Equipment Co. in Grand Rapids, MI. (thiequip.com) Being well-diversified, Thierica serves a wide range of customers in the automotive, electronics, consumer goods, appliance, wood furniture and even the aerospace and … [Read more...] about Provider Profile -Thierica Equipment Full-Service Turn-Key Paint Process