A coat of many colors
For Getman, new paint meant a better finish coat and faster production.
The Getman company looked at other finishing options, including powder coating or installing larger ovens to bake the paint, but they were expensive. Some reduced the drying time, but not enough to justify the additional expense.
Then VanAllen got a call from David Keller, national sales manager for Baril Coatings USA, Angola, IN. He had some interesting things to say about Baril’s Dual Cure Chemistry (DCC) product. “Whenever I discuss DCC paint with a potential customer,” says Keller, “I can either talk production benefits, because it dries fast with no heat curing required, or I can cover its increased corrosion protection and color retention. The end-user gets a better-looking product, and the plant gets product moving through faster.” Achieving a better finish coat was important, but it was the lightning-fast dry times that, to VanAllen, sounded too good to be true: Keller said 29 minutes, and during a meeting in Bangor, Keller proved it.
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Take the call
Then VanAllen got a call from David Keller, national sales manager for Baril Coatings USA, Angola, IN. He had some interesting things to say about Baril’s Dual Cure Chemistry (DCC) product. “Whenever I discuss DCC paint with a potential customer,” says Keller, “I can either talk production benefits, because it dries fast with no heat curing required, or I can cover its increased corrosion protection and color retention. The end-user gets a better-looking product, and the plant gets product moving through faster.” Achieving a better finish coat was important, but it was the lightning-fast dry times that, to VanAllen, sounded too good to be true: Keller said 29 minutes, and during a meeting in Bangor, Keller proved it.
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