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Resources for Minnesota's Coating Industry

The Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) is a business outreach program at the University of Minnesota, that helps Minnesota businesses develop and implement industry-tailored solutions that maximize resource efficiency, prevent pollution, and reduce costs and energy use.

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Coating & Equipment/Paint Stripping/Pretreatment & Cleaning/Unused Paint/Wood Finishing/Requlatory Information/Training & Associations

Coatings & Equipment

Award Winners

• Armament Systems Division, United Defense, 2004 Governor's Award Winner
• Hoffman Enclosures, Inc., 2005 Governor's Award Winner
• Tennant Corporation, 2006 Governor's Award Winner

Fact Sheets

• Collision Repair: Reducing Wastes and Costs [28]
• Spray Painting and Coating Waste Reduction Alternatives [85]

Intern Summaries

• Wenger Corporation Saves Over $93,000 by Reducing Powder Paint Use and Rework [00]
• Crenlo Saves Nearly $100,000 by Reducing Paint Filter Waste and Water [03]
• Increasing Transfer Efficiency through Part Placement, Spray Adjustment and Overspray Reuse at Medallion Kitchens [92]

Reference List

• Liquid Coating Equipment Suppliers [9]

Source Newsletter Articles

• Waterbased Finishing Systems [AU98]
• Streater: Liquid to Powder
  

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Paint Stripping

Fact Sheets

• Safer Stripping and Cleaning Chemicals for Coatings and Polymers [55]
• Paint Stripping: Reducing Waste and Hazardous Materials [56]

Intern Summary

• K-Bar Saves Over $44,000 by Reducing Paint Waste and Burnoff [IS-02]
  
  

Pretreatment/Cleaning

Case Studies

• Soak Step Reduces Solvent Waste from Cleaning Paint Straining Equipment [84]
• Solvent Waste Cut with Spray Nozzle Selection when Cleaning Paint Straining Equipment [112]

Fact Sheets

• Solvent Recycling; Selecting an On-site Still [62]
• Metal Phosphatizing Operations [64]

Get It Plated Right Fact Sheet Series

Originally written for plating, most of the cleaning principles in this series apply to other coating operations as well.

• Cleaning and Design for Plating
• Cleaning Processes
• Dried-on Process Fluids and Fluid Combinations
• High-Temperature Processing Burns on Soils
• Holes, Seams, Threads, Recesses and Tubing
  Assemblies
• Particulate Contamination on Part Surfaces
• Selecting Materials for Plated Parts

Intern Summaries

• Lou-Rich, Inc. Saves over $42,100 by Reducing Water and Chemical Use [03]
• Reducing Solvent Emissions in Painting Operations at Crenlo [93]
• Reducing Water Use Saves Hoffman Engineering $32,000 Annually [96]

Online Calculators

• Solvent Distillation Cost Calculator
• Gun Wash Unit Cost Calculator

Reference Lists

• Aqueous Cleaning Equipment Manufacturers [3]
• Solvent Recycling Equipment [15]
• Solvent Degreaser Alternatives [27]
• Spray Gun and Equipment Cleaning System Suppliers [79]

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Unused Paint

Fact Sheet

• Old Paint and Paint-related Materials; Options for [69]

Online Resources

• Materials Exchange program information; most current listings available online
• Recycled Latex Paint

Source Newsletter Articles

• Reprocessed Paint [WI99]
• Reusing Contaminated Raw Materials at Valley Design Powder Coating [SU98]

Wood Finishing

Awards

• Anderson Corporation, 1997 Governor's Award Winner
• Automated Building Components, 1997 Governor's Award Winner
• Marvin Windows and Doors, 2005 Governor's Award Winner

Case Studies

• Crystal Cabinet Works Eliminates Methylene Chloride Based Adhesives [96]
• Artistic Finishes
  

Fact Sheet

• Waste Reduction and Cost Savings ideas for Wood Finishers [39]

Intern Summary

• Wood Finishing Lacquers; Waterbased Substitutes at Aaron Carlson Company [91]

Online Resources

• Herman Miller Adds Powder Coating
• Powder coating on MDF

Reference Lists

• Low-VOC, Low-HAP and Waterborne Wood Finish Suppliers [7]

Source Newsletter Article

• Working with Vendors to Change Wood Finishes
  [WI97]

Videos
Contact MnTAP to check out a video 612.624.1300.

• Pollution Prevention for Wood Finishers: Pine-Tique Case Study
• Pollution Prevention for Wood Finishers

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Regulatory Information
Many of the following resources have been developed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the U.S. EPA to provide you with answers to regulatory questions.

Fact Sheets

• Paint Booth Filters: Managing
• Empty Container Management
• Disposal of Industrial Wastewater and Alternatives
• Laboratories; Selecting [19]
• Towels, Wipes and Sorbents; Managing [34]
• Aerosols; Managing Waste [37]
• Paint and Ink Wastes; Evaluating [44]
• Basic Hazardous Waste Requirements for Businesses [48]
• VSQG Collection Program Requirements for Generators [57]
• Air Quality Permit Rules [121]

Online Resources

• All About Air Permits-MPCA
• Listed Metals in Specified Products
• National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Pollutants (NESHAP) for Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations

Training & Associations
These organizations also provide useful information on waste-related issues.

• Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI)
• CCAI, Twin Cities Chapter
  
• Finishing.com
• Laser Paint
• National Paint & Coatings Association
• North Dakota State University, Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials
• Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
• Paints and Coatings Resource Center
• Powder Coating Institute
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Finishing Processes Technical Group
• Spray Technique Analysis and Research for Defense (STAR4D) Training
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Coatings Guide, Research Triangle Institute
• Virtual Paint
• Radtech International

Business Solutions
MnTAP provides a variety of technical assistance services to help Minnesota businesses implement industry-tailored pollution prevention solutions. Our technical staff, industry specialists with backgrounds in science and engineering, can help you develop solutions to reduce waste and maximize efficiency at your facility. By reducing waste and increasing efficiency you can save on disposal and raw material costs and decrease regulatory compliance burdens. You also will create healthier and safer working conditions for your employees. Call MnTAP for information about how we can help your business.

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Painting & Wood Finishing
2009 Paint and Powder Coating Expo
Coatings & Equipment
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Unused Paint
Wood Finishing
- Powder Coating on MDF
- UV Curable Wood Finishing

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