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If you're looking for Powder Coated Tough en Español, click here. Powder Coated Tough (PCT) provides readers with valuable insights into powder coating technology. Our magazine brings together the diverse community of professionals who are passionate about powder, offering end users with quality control and troubleshooting tips, and information that helps job shops, OEMs, and custom coaters run their lines more efficiently. As the official publication of the Powder Coating Institute (PCI), we are dedicated to producing the highest quality editorial content to further PCI’s mission of showcasing the benefits of using powder coating as an economical, non-polluting, high-quality finish for industrial and consumer products.

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Editorial Ideas and Photography
Has your company done something newsworthy? Do you have an idea for a feature story or one of our other departments? We would love to hear about it! We are always seeking interesting, non-commercial editorial topics to share with our audience.

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words One of our biggest challenges is finding high-quality powder coating photos for our magazine. Can you help? If you have the rights to non-commercial photos of the powder coating manufacturing process, powder coating application process, curing process, finished products, or any other related photos, please get in touch! (Photos must be print quality and you must sign a photo permission form.) Email us at editor@powdercoatedtough.com.

If your company works directly or indirectly with the powder coating industry, you probably have a great story to tell. Our readers tell us they want to learn about new processes, new technologies, unique approaches and applications, and troubleshooting tips. Here are the opportunities to receive coverage in the industry’s ONLY magazine dedicated exclusively to powder coating technology:

Does your company or a customer’s company have a story interesting enough to be a feature article? Articles must be unbiased and non-promotional in nature. (Note: We work on articles several months in advance of an issue's release, so don't delay!) Our current Editorial Calendar can be found here.

This Department covers major successes and/or challenges overcome through unorthodox or inventive ingenuity. Here is an example.

This Department covers unique, interesting or unconventional products that are powder coated. Here is an example.

Press releases that contain breaking news are shared in this section of the magazine*. Relevant press release topics include:

• A groundbreaking discovery.
• Expansion plans, reorganization or relocation.
• Mergers and acquisitions.
• Philanthropic work.
• Important new hires.
• Major anniversaries and milestone achievements.
• Company rebranding.
  

* Not all press releases can be published due to space limitations and are subject to editorial changes for space and content.

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