Powder Coating Show

For more than 30 years, The Powder Coating Institute has become the industry’s major trade organisation bringing together leading experts in the industry. PCI’s experience from presenting thousands of hours of workshops around the country, as well as its partners from manufacturing to consulting, are here to produce a first-class, must-be-at event.

The 2014 Powder Coating Show will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 16-18. The event attracts more than 1200 attendees and provides in excess of 40hr of presentations, with more than 100 exhibitors.

It is seeking a wide variety of powder coating topics, from intermediate to advanced application, surface preparation, recovery, system troubleshooting, target markets, benefits of using powder coatings versus other alternatives and much more. The topics should relate to your area of expertise and not be commercial in nature.

How and When to Submit:

Simply go to http://www.powdercoating.org/speakers/submissions and complete the online form. Deadlines for submissions will be March 15, 2014.

Accepted abstracts will be announced by March 30, 2014.

Presentations Will Be Evaluated On the Following Criteria:

Presenter’s expertise of topic and professional standing in the industry
Content appropriate to audience and conference program needs
Organisation of ideas
Timeliness of topic

The technical conference papers are peer reviewed and will be published online as part of the Powder Coating 2014 conference proceedings. Additionally, presenting authors are eligible to receive a complimentary full conference registration at the 2014 Powder Coating Show and are invited to attend a Speakers’ Briefing and Continental Breakfast on the day they speak.

Topics of interest (but not limited to):

Introductory and Advanced Powder Coating Sessions (Quality Control, Optimization Efficiency, Application, etc)
Innovations in Powder Coating
Color Change Technologies
Powder Coatings and Quality Control
Powder Coating Regulations (EPA, OSHA, NFPA, Fire Marshal, etc)
Safety Training
Fire Protection
Surface Preparation (Pretreatment, Use of Mechanical Pretreatment and Powder, Shot or Sand Blasting, etc)
Oven Curing Options (Infrared, Convection, etc)
Testing & Measuring Equipment
Powder Coating Application (Powder as a primer, Applying Multiple Layers of Powder Coatings, Two-Coat Powder Process, High Temperature Coatings, UV Coatings, etc)
Manufacturing Practices (Lean, Six Sigma, Just in Time, Kaizen)
Converting from Liquid to Powder
Optimizing your Powder Coating Operation
Application Efficiency
Sustainability, Cost Control & Reduction
Troubleshooting / Technical Forum / Maintenance
End User Case Studies (transportation, sports equipment, architectural, agricultural, construction equipment, automotive, etc)
Powder Coating used on Alternative Substrates (carbon fiber, plastics, wood, glass, etc)
Specialty Coatings (Architectural, Military Applications, UV, High Temperature, etc)
Business Topics (Online Marketing, Business Management Issues, How to Purchase Powder, Customer Service & Sales Solutions, Industry Trends & Forecasts, etc)
Or any topic related to Powder Coating…

For more information, contact Tonya Farmer at 936-597-5060 or tfarmer@powdercoating.org.