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Powder Coat Chicago Blog

  • 22
    Jan

    Powder Coating Quality Control – Specular Gloss Test

    This is the third video in a series on Powder Coating Quality Control Testing by S&B Finishing. The next Quality Control Test used by S&B Finishing is the Specular Gloss Test – ASTM D523-14.

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  • 15
    Jan

    Powder Coating Quality Control – MEK Solvent Test

    This is the second video in a series on Powder Coating Quality Control Testing by S&B Finishing. One of the quality control tests used is the MEK Solvent Test - ASTM D5402-15.

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  • 18
    Dec

    Powder Coating Quality Control Testing

    Before parts that have been treated with a powder coating process are delivered to customers, S&B Finishing performs six different types of Powder Coating Quality Control Testing.

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  • 05
    Dec

    S&B Finishing – Named One of “The 2018 Top Shops” – Liquid and Powder Coating

    We are pleased to announce that S&B Finishing has been named one of “2018 Top Shops" for Liquid and Powder Coating by Products Finishing Magazine. This is the fourth consecutive year that S&B has been on this prestigious Top Shops list.

    Thank you to all of Our Team that...

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  • 19
    Nov

    Powder Coating Quality Control Has Many Facets

    Like a fine diamond, quality has many facets - rigorous testing is one. To guarantee that each customer receives the full benefit of powder coating, the technicians at S&B Finishing don’t leave quality to chance. Performing a comprehensive series of seven tests on each part moving through their shop,...

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  • 07
    May

    ISO 9001 – What’s in a Name?

    With S&B Finishing, what you see is what you get. Quality. That time-tested fact is closely tied to S&B’s ISO 9001:2015 Certification. So, what is ISO 9001, and why should you take notice?

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  • 19
    Dec

    The Jesse White Foundation and S&B Finishing

    This is a sculpture that S&B Finishing contributed to in front of The Jessie White Foundation building in Chicago. The red rings are what S&B painted. The sculpture was created by two Nigerian artists who designed the gymnast and used silverware to make the man.

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  • 04
    Dec

    What is Powder Coating?

    S&B Finishing, Powder Coat Chicago is regarded as the leading powder coating service provider in the Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area since 1977. We have the experience and the know-how to meet specific corporate standards when it comes to powder coating, liquid coating and multistep coating to protect, preserve and...

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  • 02
    Nov

    S&B Finishing – “The Best of the Best for 2017” – Top Shops

    We are proud to announce that S&B Finishing has been named one of “The Best of the Best for 2017” by Products Finishing Magazine. This is the Third Consecutive Year that S&B has been on this prestigious Top Shops list.

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  • 28
    Sep

    What it Means to be a “Top Shop”

    S&B Finishing is privileged to be in this elite group for our 3rd year in a row. Being on the "Top Shop" list from Products Finishing Magazine means we are recognized as one of the Top 50 Shops in North America in the Liquid Coating and Powder Coating Industry.

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