CONTENTS Volume 16 Number 2 MANAGING EDITOR Alyssa Kerslake 289-200-7305 alyssakerslake@kerrwil.com SENIOR EDITOR Edward Mason CONTRIBUTORS Peter Mirtchev, Gary LeRoux FOUNDING PUBLISHER Pete Wilkinson PUBLISHER & SALES Gillian Thomas 416-277-1269 gillian.thomas@cfcm.ca CIRCULATION Sara M. Hurst saramhurst@kerrwil.com GRAPHIC DESIGN Katrina Teimo CFCM Canadian Finishing & Coatings Manufacturing Magazine is published bi-monthly by Wilkinson Media Canada Inc. Subscriptions are free to qualified Canadian finishers and coatings manufacturers and their suppliers. Subscriptions (six issues): Canada $60.00 per year plus taxes (GST #858877210 RT0001). United States U.S. $57.00. Foreign U.S. $85.00. Single copy $12.00. Buyers Guide $40.00 CDN plus taxes. Postal Information: Printed in Canada. Publications Mail Agreement PM # 41515012 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to CFCM Magazine, 538 Elizabeth Street, Midland, ON Canada, L4R 2A3 Copyright 2021. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced either in part or in full without the written permission of the publisher. CFCM makes every effort to report product news supplied by manufacturers accurately, however it is not responsible for the validity of any claims. Wilkinson Media Inc. 538 Elizabeth Street, Midland, ON Canada, L4R 2A3 33 Federal Legislation and Regulation Ramping Up On the Cover Women in Coatings iStock / Getty Images Plus March/April 2022 3 INDUSTRIAL FINISHING 14 Medical Coatings Market to Surge in Coming Years 18 Automatic Spray Guns on the Scene PLATING AND ANODIZING 31 Extreme High Speed Laser Application (EHLA) 33 Developments in the Testing Market 35 Air Pollution Control Against Climate Change 20 Enduring Durability of UV Cured Wood Finishes DEPARTMENTS 4 From the Editor 5 In the News 8 Calendar of Events 12 CPCA Corner 36 New Products and Technologies PAINT AND COATINGS MANUFACTURING 23 Women in Coatings 27 In the Mix 38 Ad Index