04.2017
ProFinisher IN THIS ISSUE
1 Follow the Sherwin-Williams and Roo Glue® journey to improve customers’ product performance 2 Take the guesswork out of finding the right industrial masking tape 3 Browse our promotional equipment and supplies 4 Achieve color formula consistency with our online system
TRENDS IN WOOD FINISHING:
EFFICIENCY JOE KUJAWSKI, WOOD BUSINESS DIRECTOR, SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PRODUCT FINISHES
The innovation teams at Sherwin-Williams have been hard at work to develop new solutions for what’s next, whether it’s new colors to capitalize on consumer preference, new formulations to help meet regulatory needs, or new processes to help your finishing line move faster and more efficiently. In the last issue of ProFinisher, we discussed the rise in popularity of waterborne coatings that bring wood finishers the performance and application characteristics needed to achieve durability, consistency and environmental targets. We also know you want coatings that save you time on the finishing line – coatings like our SHER-WOOD® Universal Primer that seal and fill in one coat, dry quickly, sand effortlessly and accept virtually any topcoat. The demand has never been higher for finishes that are reliable and produce a blemish-free surface on the finishing line day after day, in all conditions. Finishes must be durable and scratch-resistant, reducing the need for touch up. Sherwin-Williams is committed to providing wood finishers with coatings technologies that can lead to measurable efficiency and productivity gains for your shop. For a complimentary trial, contact your Sherwin-Williams Product Finishes representative. Future issues will be addressing color trends.
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TIME AND MONEY SAVINGS THAT STICK ROO GLUE ® SUCCESS STORY
The mission of Roo Glue is to make the highest quality adhesives with the perfect bonding strength for any application. Its quality, easy-to-use, water-based products are environmentally sound and specially formulated for wood, moulding, plywood, furniture making, cabinetry and packaging. ®
The company’s commitment to providing outstanding technical support to its users makes Roo Glue a great Sherwin-Williams partner. That’s why, when Roo Glue Sales and Marketing Manager Dan Grobe went on the road with Sherwin-Williams Sales Representative James Watson, it was no surprise they easily identified time- and money-saving opportunities for Sherwin-Williams customers.
A SAME-DAY SWITCH BASED ON COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES Armed with the results of a ProVisions™ Efficiency Audit (an onsite audit of a customer’s finishing process) conducted by James to keep the production line at Cabinet Concepts by Design running at peak performance, Dan and James stopped by the custom cabinetry facility in Springfield, Missouri, with samples of Super Bond®, a type II adhesive from Roo Glue. Having Roo Glue’s technical expert on-site allowed for quick and easy confirmation that Cabinet Concepts by Design’s RF cure oven would perform well with Roo Glue adhesives. Later that same day, Cabinet Concepts by Design was ready to switch to Super Bond after tests confirmed the samples created a strong bond and dried slightly faster than previous adhesives.
CRUSHING SUCCESS WITH PRODUCT PERFORMANCE Next, Dan and James visited the SLS Audio/Division of Dolby Laboratories, a manufacturer of world-class loudspeakers, to test Roo Glue products by conducting a very unique experiment that involved a ten-foot drop test on completed speakers. Dolby Laboratories had been using a type III exterior adhesive from a competitor
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