Meet the Consultant:

Rodger Talbert, PCI Technical Director
Phone: (616) 915-2769
Email: rtalbert@powdercoating.org

Rodger Talbert began his career in coatings in 1976 working for a company that does custom coating and metal fabrication. He also worked for a company that designs and builds coating systems for seven years. He started his own business, R. Talbert Consulting Inc., in 1993.

Rodger has taught "Powder Coating" and "Finishing System Design & Operation" at Grand Rapids Community College, where he designed and implemented a Finishing Technician Certificate program and published six training manuals for paint pretreatment, liquid coating, electrocoating and powder coating classes. He is the editor of "The Powder Coater's Manual" and he is a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for the Iowa Waste Reduction Center. He also conducts periodic training workshops in powder coating, liquid coating spray technique, and systems design.

Rodger received his education in Business Administration at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has written and presented numerous technical papers for SME/AFP, PCI and CCAI. He has contributed to the SME Design for Manufacturing handbook on the subject of powder coating and is a contributor to the PCI Powder Coating Manual, The Complete Finishers Handbook.

As Technical Director for PCI, Rodger directs all technical services including the design of new systems for powder coating, liquid spray coating and electrodeposition. He will act as the technical liaison between PCI and the market place, focusing on training and education. Rodger will also work with coaters to improve existing systems through process improvement, retrofit, problem solving, lab testing and training.

PCI's consulting services include:

Evaluation of coating materials and equipment, system design, project management

Compare different coating materials and coating options to determine what material will work best for a given application
Evaluate different equipment options and suppliers and provide detailed analysis of the features and benefits with recommendations on the best value
Complete coating system conceptual design, layout and sizing
Supervise the development, procurement and installation of coating systems.

Evaluation of existing systems, efficiency improvement, process control assistance

Evaluate equipment and process to report on opportunities for improvement

Preparation of bid specifications, evaluation of proposals, equipment and vendors

Preparation of detailed written documents specifying coating systems
Detailed tables and comparison bids with recommendations

New equipment and operating cost estimates

Training and start-up assistance for operation of coating systems

Improvement of existing processes and equipment for efficiency and productivity

Reduce cost
Reduce waste
Improve productivity
Improve first pass yield, reduce defects

Complete lab and field-test services

Troubleshooting of equipment, process or material problems, surface defect analysis

Coating failure analysis and expertise on legal disputes

Although PCI’s consulting services are available to all coaters, PCI members will qualify for significant discounts.

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