Erie Powder Coatings / EPC Powder are happy to announce we will be exhibiting at the NAI coating show. The show will be at the Indianapolis Convention Center on October 27- 29th 2010.
This show is being organized by the Powder Coating Institute (PCI) and NACE International. This will replace the major coating show that PCI has organized in past years.

There will be a technical program available to attendees of this coating show, which will deal with many of the issues in application and usage of powder coatings.

According to a letter from PCI, the new show will draw new people and companies to the traditional powder coatings show. In a letter from PCI, they state “PCI made the decision to partner with NACE for this event because they are an organization that will add so many new and exciting dimensions to our coating show. NACE is an organization with more than 20,000 members worldwide, which focus on corrosion protection. This will provide a true industrial liquid coating element to our show”

Look for us at booth 909.

Find more information at the show website, www.naicoatingshow.com

Erie Powder Coatings is proud to offer the “Smart Pack” program. This brand new program is a continuation of Erie’s thrust toward offering the customer what they want – more choice, at a better price. Company president Brian Coutts discussed the program:
“This program really offers our customers a choice that isn’t available in the market today. While there are some other powder suppliers offering small pack or repack powders, they don’t come close to matching the flexibility of this program”.

“Over the last number of years, we’ve had all kinds of customers asking for small pack powders. Many of our customers, especially custom coaters, really like the small pack powders. The problem is that if they are offered at all, they only come in 5lb or 25lb packages. This works fine for some applications, but not all. For instance, we just had a customer needing about 7 pounds of powder to produce a job. His choice was either 2-five pound packs, or a 25lb package.”

“We custom produce these packs, they aren’t sitting on the shelf. The advantage for the customer? If they want 7 lbs, they can get 7lbs, at a reasonable cost. And they aren’t buying a small package of stock powder that may have been sitting on a powder manufacturers shelf for a couple of years.”

This is a new offering from Erie / EPC, but demand is already high. If you would like more information on the program, just give us a call, and we will get you what you need.

Erie Powder has expanded its payment options. Erie now accepts Visa, Mastercard and American Express as payment for our products and services.

Erie Powder / EPC Powder are very pleased to announce that the new “North East” facility is producing powder coatings. The new manufacturing plant, located in the town of North East Pennsylvania (10 minutes from Erie PA) has been under construction for most of 2008, but the first commercial production from the new powder lines was manufactured and shipped in November 2008.
Brian Coutts, President of the two companies, welcomed the news of the plant opening and production. “This is a huge step forward for Erie Powder / EPC and will allow our company to have much improved service to the US market.” Mr Coutts noted that the plant location is central to a large portion of the north and central US, and makes a very economical shipping point for the powder products.

The new facility is a 40,000 square foot building on 22 acres of land just off Interstate 90 in Erie PA.

Erie Powder / EPC Powder are happy to announce the launch of the new website. The new website allows much easier navigation from page to page and the items, and updates the look and feel of our online presence.

Erie Powder and EPC Powder Manufacturing are on board for COATINGS 2008, to be held Sept 23 – 25 at the Indianapolis Convention Center. Erie has exhibited at this show every two years when in Indiana. This year marks the first year that Erie’s affiliate EPC Powder will be joining us.
This show is put on by the PCI (Powder Coating Institute) and is an excellent show for those interested in powder and coatings. It is a great show for those newly interested or getting into powder, but also for those company’s that have been using powder for years.

We are happy to announce the arrival of the new color brochures, “Not Just Black and White, Volume 2”
The new brochures show the current stock collection at Erie / EPC. A few colors have been discontinued from the previous brochure (Volume 1) and a few have been added. Due to customer request, we have also increased the color chip size on the brochure to make it easy to see and compare to other sample chips.

Along with the new brochures, Erie is also sending out information on some of our company publications, such as our “Trouble Shooting Guide”, information on weatherability of powder coatings, and more.

The new brochures and publication information are available and being shipped out to our customers starting December 2007. If you want a brochure or publication, just phone fax or email our office.

We are very happy to finally announce our new US manufacturing location. Our new building is in the town of North East Pennsylvania. This facility will be a full service facility, with manufacturing, lab, office and warehousing functions. We expect to be manufacturing in North East in late winter / early Spring.
The new facility has lots of room to house current operations, and any expansion plans. The North East facility is comprised of a single building, 40,000 sq. ft. of mixed office and industrial space. Erie took possession of the building at the start of November 2007. We will be posting contact information for the new US facility shortly.

In other new developments, Erie is now offering a “zinc rich” epoxy primer for steel substrates. This product is usually recommended for shot blasted steel, that is often not treated before powder coating. The zinc rich primer can significantly improve overall corrosion resistance of the finished product. This has been actively used in industries such as for truck tire refinishing. Now, after extensive testing against competitive products, we find that our product is as good or superior to our competitors for corrosion resistance.
There have been numerous changes in powder coatings in general, and Erie is helping to lead the industry towards newer and more innovative products.

Several product lines of note have experienced changes over the last year. These include:

Superdurables: Erie now offers a complete line of superdurable finishes. Most any color can now be custom made in these coatings, down to a single box. The finish on the superdurable products is excellent, and compares very well with standard outdoor durable polyesters for orange peel. The adhesion and flexibility of these products has been markedly improved over the years as well. The cost on these products has also dropped substantially in the last year, so if you just thought they were a little too expensive in the past, now might be the time to have another look.

Graffiti Resistant Finishes: Erie offers several graffiti resistant finishes. This allows a range of choice which is unequalled in the industry.

Super Chemical Resistant products: The “J Series” epoxy and urethane finishes are available. These products have incredible resistance to most chemicals. The “J Series” line of products have been tested to the SEFA chemical standards for chemical resistance.

If you would like any information on the above products, don’t hesitate to give us a call at the office location, or call your local sales representative.