On the Line

In this episode of On the Line, Products Finishing editor-in-chief Scott Francis sits down with Jason Ray, CEO and co-founder of Paperless Parts, a software provider that offers a quoting system aimed at streamlining how companies involved in the manufacturing process communicate and work together.

In this episode of On the Line, Products Finishing editor-in-chief Scott Francis sits down with Bryan Leiker and Justin Guzman representing the Metal Finishers Association of California to discuss the impact of California's recently proposed transition deadlines for hexavalent chromium plating to trivalent chromium alternatives.

In this episode of On the Line, Products Finishing editor-in-chief sits down with Mark Shario, executive vice president with Columbia Chemical to hear about the latest innovations in trivalent chromium plating technology.

In this episode of Products Finishing's On the Line podcast we focus on the environment, recycling and sustainability. We'll speak with powder coating recycling company Innovakote and hear about Advanced Plating Technologies' efforts to recycle metals from electroplating sludge.

In this episode of PF's On the Line podcast, we hear about an electrocoating facility installed by Air Tractor, a manufacturer of cropdusters and firefighting airplanes.

Products Finishing's On the Line podcast for coaters and finishers discusses the topic of diversity in the finishing industry with interviews with Lab Midwest president and PF columnist Matthew Kirchner and Bales Metal Surface Solutions president Stacey Bales.

Our very first episode of On the Line discusses ways the PF brand celebrates the legacy of the finishing industry with programs like the Finishing Hall of Fame, but also looks to the future with programs like the 40 Under 40 emerging leaders program.

Hear interviews with Finishing Hall of Fame inductee Bill Saas of Coventya and powder coating expert Rodger Talbert and commentary from editor-in-chief Scott Francis.