Powder Coater Podcast

The future of powder coating cannot be built from the top down alone. It will require stronger collaboration between coaters, suppliers, educators, industry organizations, and the people closest to the work — with clearer benchmarks, better knowledge sharing, and more room for applicator-led innovation.

In Episode 83 of The Powder Coater Podcast, Kim Scott and Jim Kunkle wrap up their Six Huge Gaps in the Powder Coating Industry series by looking at the bigger structural questions facing the trade: how custom coaters are defined, what we should actually be benchmarking, where innovation really comes from, and who should take responsibility for moving the industry forward.

The conversation challenges the idea that progress only comes from suppliers, associations, or large companies. Some of the most important ideas, efficiencies, and innovations are happening on the shop floor every day — but without better ways to share, recognize, and build on them, much of that knowledge stays isolated.