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Erie Powder Coatings

Erie Powder Coatings (EPC) has been is substantially different from others and niche market, Erie has found this
offering custom and stock powder on the market. Other AG products are market to be a strong one.
coatings and manufacturing powder expensive, difficult and often contain Fast cure product lines are also a
coatings in Niagara since 1994. Erie a number of hazardous ingredients. specialty that Erie excels in. One
has built up a strong customer base Erie’s hybrid AG products have the of the primary reasons for this is
on both sides of the border and across distinct advantage of being fast cure the type of equipment that Erie uses
North America. The company is very but oven stable, and free of TGIC and – specialty Swiss-made plastics
flexible, able to manufacture products isocyanate, which are often used in extruders that are better at producing
from 10,000 kg or more down to a these products. low-cure temperature coatings than
single box. The addition of a U.S. SEFA sets standards for laboratory other types of extruders.
facility near Erie, PA, has added a furniture and cabinets. Erie has been
great advantage for Erie’s customers, active in this market and has qualified Erie Powder Coatings is proud
many of which also have operations powders that meet or exceed these to be ISO 9001:2015 compliant.
on both sides of the border, to specifications. While this is a select
purchase from both facilities.
The addition 10 years ago of the U.S.
facility has allowed the company great
flexibility in dealing with customers.
While the Canadian facility acts as a
manufacturing base and corporate
headquarters, the U.S. facility allows
local production of coatings to the U.S.
market, as well as warehousing and
sales functions.
Erie offers a strong line of custom
manufactured products, built to cus-
tomers’ specifications. The company
offers a unique ability to offer small
volume custom-built orders, while still
being competitive on larger volumes,
and also offering advanced chem-
istries and coatings.
EPC has had a strong offering in
some very specialized markets,
such as anti-corrosion coatings, anti-
graffiti coatings, and SEFA (Scientific
Equipment and Furniture Association)
grade coatings.
EPC found that the standard zinc
rich corrosion primers on the market
had a big problem in application – real
problems with inter-coat adhesion
which can lead to disaster for users of
this type of product. Erie has fixed this
problem and made this type of pow-
der far easier to use successfully. Erie
is currently marketing two zinc
primers for this type of application.
Several anti-graffiti (AG) chem-
istries are available, but the newest
and most popular product is the hy-
brid anti-graffiti product. This product

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