Meghan Barrera, business director for the Allied Products refinishing brand at paints and coatings manufacturer PPG, explains how she and her team are working to develop practical solutions that help body shops grapple with technician shortages, higher productivity expectations, and a growing need for sustainable practices.

Jeff Jirak, managing director of AkzoNobel’s global powder coatings business, shares details of the manufacturer’s development partnership with coatingAI. The program aims to assist contractors and installers with application processes while reducing their carbon footprint.

Despite its utility, blasting presents significant hazards to coatings professionals, and not just from the force of the materials themselves. When left unmitigated, these hazards pose the risk of serious injuries to employees and can result in substantial legal and financial consequences for coatings industry employers.

CoatingsPro Magazine is welcoming four new subject matter experts to its 2023 Editorial Advisory Group: DeFelsko’s Michael Beamish, Bullard’s Katie Hunt, Gaco’s Emma Schilling, and Eric Nenninger of 62Archer Inspection and Consulting.

Comments on proposed changes to the federal Lead Standards for General Industry and Construction are being accepted through Oct. 28, 2022, and OSHA has put together a list of more than 60 specific questions on which the agency is seeking input. Here’s a look at what the potential changes could be.

A coated spray foam system was the solution for a 40-year-old company hauling chickens in a humane and clean manner.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed into law November 15, includes new funding for roads, bridges, airports, water systems, and other critical infrastructure.

The July 2021 issue of CoatingsPro is out! Did you read it? This word search should keep you entertained, distracted, or at least busy for a few minutes!

Digitalization can be useful for coatings contractors. The opportunities for your company may help you on the jobsite and beyond.

PPG knows that maintaining your facility can be challenging. Over time, destructive cleaning chemicals and harsh environments can degrade many food facility coatings and substrates.

Want to know reader favorites for CoatingsPro’s digital articles, web-only articles, and podcasts? Here’s 2020’s Top Tens!

This word search for the November 2020 issue of CoatingsPro should keep you entertained, distracted, or at least busy for a few minutes!

In this new series, CoatingsPro Editor-In-Chief Stephanie Chizik and Staff Writer Ben DuBose interview a wide range of coatings industry experts to help you improve your bottom line.

Capital Painting crossed Lake Superior to reach their award-winning project on the historic Raspberry Island light house.

A 1940s barn roof on a Wisconsin dairy farm was showing signs of age and even had bullet holes in its metal panels. Gardner Roof Coatings coated the panels with an elastomeric coating that included a colorful topcoat — much to the delight of the farmer’s wife.