Importance of grounding in powder coating: What will I notice if my ground starts to fade?

by ChemQuest | Dec 2025

Q: I’m a finishing engineer at a fabrication shop and have a question regarding powder coating application. What will I notice if my grounding starts to fade? A: This is something that creeps up in a finishing system: You can be running good parts for days, and then...

Three Key Trends Shaping Adhesives and Sealants Advances

by ChemQuest | Dec 2025 | ASI

Sustainability and Low-Emission ChemistriesLightweighting and Multi-Material BondingAutomation, Faster Curing, and Digital Process ControlInterconnected Forces Adhesives and sealants guarantee efficiency, performance, and durability in myriad products and processes...

Poor decal adhesion: Why are decals lifting off of some of our powder-coated parts?

by ChemQuest | Dec 2025

Q: We currently purchase a prepainted white panel (liquid application) over galvanized steel and galvanized posts that also has a paint coat. The paint coat on the post is a polyester powder coat, and the liquid coat on the panels is a polyester. The problem is the...

International Growth Continues at ChemQuest with Two New European Directors

by ChemQuest | Dec 2025 | Press Release

Oven temperature recorders: What are the best products for measuring the temperature of parts in multiple locations in the oven?

by ChemQuest | Dec 2025

Q: I work as a sales (service) guy for Gema equipment in Serbia. A customer asked me for a measuring device that is able to measure part temperatures in multiple spots during time spent in a polymerization oven. Which producers are most accurate, for temperatures...