Companies can only be as effective as their supply chain. An industrial coatings supplier that is inflexible in meeting your evolving specifications may compromise the desired appearance and quality of your products. Similarly, variable delivery lead times can frustrate your scheduling, or result in operational delays or even out-of-stock situations that can damage your company’s…
Considerations for Manufacturers when Selecting a Tolling Partner or Private Label Producer
Successful businesses often require high performance production partners. Whether you’re seeking a contract paint manufacturer or a scientifically-minded formulating partner who can produce new materials under your private label, you want a company that is experienced, dependable, consistent and quality-minded. Selecting a partner to formulate, produce, blend or package products that will carry your brand…
Multi-Function Industrial Coatings I Aexcel
Remember when a phone was a phone? And now it’s a camera-tweeter-texter-music-player-alarm-friend-tracker-game-player-fitness-website-money transactor! As technology advances, so do the options.
Clever Formulation Solves Metallic Coating Settling Issue | Aexcel
Aexcel Corporation’s customer repackages a specialized metallic coating, formulated for rust and corrosion prevention. The customer was quite frustrated in handling, transferring and using this material, as sourced from their previous vendor. They partnered with Aexcel to find a way to simplify the use of this product.
5 Considerations for Choosing a Coating Finish
Many manufacturers do not realize that there is a better fit coating on the market to increase the quality of their products than the standardized coating they are currently using. Better yet, some manufacturers are not choosing the correct coating finish. Here are five considerations to keep in mind while choosing a custom coating finish for…
Coatings Testing Term of the Month: Weight per Gallon | Aexcel
What is Weight per Gallon? Weight per gallon is a measurement of the density of a product or coating. It’s important for batch-to-batch consistency and accuracy purposes. This measurement is part of the quality control process that ensures the final product has the correct amount of each material required in the coating formulation. Weight per gallon…
4 Ways Manufacturers Can Leverage Industrial Coatings I Aexcel
Manufacturers continually deal with the same everyday issues in the plant. While working to produce a certain number of products per hour on each assembly line, technical directors and operations managers hold responsibilities like maintaining high quality, minimizing failure rates, minimizing defects, and finding ways to keep their processes completed effectively and quickly.
Batch-to-Batch Consistency for Industrial Coatings | Aexcel
Most manufactured products receive a protective or decorative industrial coating in the factory. Coatings application is often one of the last steps in production, and the result of this process can be the first thing noticed by the end user. Your industrial coatings supplier’s batch-to-batch consistency is central to a successful production operation. When you…
Customized Coatings vs. Off the Shelf Coatings Part 2 | Aexcel
In part 1 of Customized Coatings vs. Off the Shelf Coatings we showcased the main differences of your two main coating options, including a comparison chart. In part two of this series, we discuss the different criteria that affect whether you should consider a customized coating or stick with an off the shelf solution.
Customized Coatings vs. Off the Shelf Coatings Part 1 | Aexcel
Learn Why Customized Formulations Provide Benefits to Manufacturers Off the shelf coatings are often supplied to manufacturers by larger coatings companies. These products simplify the coatings producer’s distribution and service requirements. The trouble is, your needs may call for something more tailored to your operation or your end customer’s performance expectations. If you have been…