A week of Powder Coating!

Powder Coating 2019 consists of three separate events this year: Powder Coating 101 Workshop, Custom Coater Forum, and Powder Coating 2019 Technical Conference and Exhibition.

All three events will be held at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, FL. Continue reading to learn more about each event.

Download the Brochure

Technical Conference + Tabletop Exhibition

PCI's Powder Coating Technical Conference has been offering outstanding education to the industry for the past 31 years! The technical conference features general sessions of interest to all powder coaters, breakout sessions covering all aspects of powder coating and a tabletop exhibition, allowing for networking, learning and conversation with exhibitors and other powder coaters. This is your chance to learn about the latest innovations and explore all things powder coating! Read through our keynote and breakout sessions in this website and register now!

View the Technical Conference Program

Powder Coating 101 Workshop - Basic Essentials

PCI's Powder Coating 101 Workshop: Basic Essentials is an introduction to powder coating that focuses on materials, application, reclamation, testing & evaluation, quality control, the powder manufacturing process and much more. Attendees will gain knowledge of powder coatings and the powder coating process from industry experts as well as have the opportunity to network with speakers and other attendees during a reception on day 1 and lunch on day 2. This PCI training workshop is unbiased and commercial free and provides a great foundation for the technical conference that follows later in the week.

View the 101 Workshop Program

Custom Coater Forum

PCI's Custom Coater Forum is designed to provide custom coaters the opportunity to network, hear presentations on timely issues important to their business and participate in roundtable discussions that allow for sharing information. The event includes a reception on day 1 and lunch on day 2.

View the Custom Coater Forum Program

Event Sponsors

Powder Coating Institute
BYK-Gardner USA
Carlisle Fluid Technologies
BASF / Chemetall
DeFelsko Corporation
George Koch Sons, LLC
Nordson Corporation
Parker Ionics + Parker Engineering
Therma-Tron-X
The Sherwin-Williams Company
ACT Test Panels, LLC
Gema USA Inc.

Media Sponsors

Table 0: Powder Coated Tough
Table 1: Products Finishing Magazine
Table 2: International Paint & Coating Magazine
Table 3: Canadian Finishing & Coatings Magizine

Sponsorships are still available.
See the list of available sponsorships.

Schedule of Events

MONDAY, April 1
Powder Coating 101 Workshop
10:00 AM
Registration Opens
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Powder Coating 101 Workshop: Basic Essentials
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Reception for Workshop & Forum Attendees
Custom Coater Forum
10:00 AM
Registration Opens
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PCI Custom Coater Forum
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Reception for Workshop & Forum Attendees
TUESDAY, April 2
Powder Coating 101 Workshop
7:30 AM
Registration Opens
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast for Workshop Attendees
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Powder Coating 101 Workshop: Basic Essentials
Noon - 1:00 PM
Lunch for Workshop Attendees
4:30 PM
Powder Coating 101 Workshop Concludes
Custom Coater Forum
7:30 AM
Registration Opens
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast for Forum Attendees
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
PCI Custom Coater Forum
Noon - 1:00 PM
Lunch for Forum Attendees
4:30 PM
Custom Coater Forum Concludes
WEDNESDAY, April 3
Technical Conference
+ Exhibition
7:00 AM
Registration Opens
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Opening General Session
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Breakout Sessions
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Lunch and Tabletop Exhibition Open
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Breakout Sessions
3:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Tabletop Exhibits Open
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Reception and Tabletop Exhibition Open
THURSDAY, April 4
Technical Conference
+ Exhibition
7:30 AM
Registration Opens
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
General Session
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Breakout Sessions
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Lunch and Tabletop Exhibition Open
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Breakout Sessions
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing General Session
4:00 PM
Powder Coating 2019 Technical Conference Concludes

Tabletop Exhibition

Here are some of the exhibiting companies at Powder Coating 2019!

Table 1: Midwest Finishing Systems
Table 2: The Powder Coating Institute
Table 3: Caplugs/Shercon
Table 4: Products Finishing Magazine
Table 5: Digilube Systems
Table 6: Chemetall US, Inc.
Table 7: DuBois Chemicals
Table 8: SSW Holding Company, LLC
Table 9: AZO, Inc.
Wuhan Yincai Powder Coating Additive
Table 11: Clariant Plastics & Coatings
Table 12: Lippert Academy for Leadership
Table 13: Electrocoat Association
Table 14: Henkel Corporation
Table 15: Carlisle Fluid Technologies
Table 16: TQC-USA, Inc.
Table 17: Menphis S.p.A.
Table 18: Parker Engineering
Table 19: ACT Test Panels, LLC
Erichsen, Inc.
Table 21: FAMIS, Inc.
Table 22: Keyland Polymer
Table 23: Powder Coated Tough
Table 24: Nordson Corporation
Table 26: BCI Surface Technologies
Table 27: IntelliFinishing
Table 28: Pretreatment Equipment Manufacturing, Inc. (PEM)
Table 29: DeFelsko Corporation
Table 31: Parker Ionics
Table 32: Axalta Coating Systems
Table 33: BYK-Gardner
Table 34: TCI Powder Coatings
Table 35: Yaskawa America, Inc.
Table 36: George Koch Sons
Table 37: Rapid Industries, Inc.
Table 38: PPG
Table 39: Calvary Industries, Inc.
IPCO
Table 41: RollSeal
Table 42: Global Finishing Solutions
Table 43: Gema USA Inc.
Table 44: The Sherwin-Williams Company
Table 45: Trimac Industrial Systems, LLC
Table 46: Richards-Wilcox, Inc.
Table 47: EPSI Masking Solutions
Table 48: Wagner Industrial Solutions
Table 49: Fischer Technology Inc.
Table 50: Heraeus Noblelight America LLC
Table 51: Sun Polymers International
Frank Lowe
Table 53: Dinamec Systems, LLC
Table 54: Rohner
Table 55: The Chemical Coaters Association International
Table 56: Hedson Technologies NA
Table 57: Burndy LLC
Table 58: SAMES KREMLIN
CPR Systems
Table 60: American Industrial Sales
Table 61: Troy Corporation
Table 62: Arkema Coating Resins
Sapience Automation
Table 64: Pacline Conveyors
Table 65: Magic Rack/Production Plus
Table 66: Therma-Tron-X, Inc.
Table 67: Elcometer, Inc.
Table 68: IGP North America
Table 69: Pneu-Mech Systems Mfg. Inc.
Table 70: AkzoNobel Powder Coatings
Table 71: CFCM
Table 72: Fostoria Process Equipment, Div. of TPI Corp.

Registration

PCI is hosting three separate events in Orlando: Powder Coating 101 Workshop, Custom Coater Forum, and Powder Coating 2019 Technical Conference and Exhibition. Each event has a separate registration fee. We are offering discounted combination fees to attend the Technical Conference with either the Powder Coating 101 Workshop or Custom Coater Forum.

Note: The Powder Coating 101 Workshop and Custom Coater Forum registration fees alone do not include admission to the Technical Conference or exhibition.

Advertisement
Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Make Your Reservation

Hotel

PCI has made arrangements for a discounted group rate of $199+tax & $20 resort fee at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, FL. Use the link below to make hotel reservations directly with the hotel.

Note, rooms are limited at these rates so be sure to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. Please book your hotel within our hotel block listed below as it enables us to keep costs low for attendees, speakers and exhibitors.

Room Rate

$199 plus tax and a $20 resort fee

The hotel cutoff date for reservations at our discounted rate is March 8, 2019.

Make Your Reservation