Change has been the buzzword throughout this year’s presidential race. Both candidates say if elected, they’ll jettison old ways of thinking and implement new strategies for energy, the economy, and the environment. Since coil coated steel and aluminum can save energy, lower costs, and provide green benefits, a vote for change is a vote for prepaint! Should your company vote for prepaint? Should you consider converting?

It seems that no matter which candidate is elected, manufacturers will be asked to adapt.

Candidate Barack Obama points to climate change as one of the greatest challenges faced by our generation. He believes we must act now to reduce greenhouse gases, and has co-sponsored a Senate bill called the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act, which would reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by 80 percent in the year 2050.

Candidate John McCain promotes environmental stewardship, and much like Theodore Roosevelt, is focused on protecting the heritage of our most wild and historic places. He places high priority on opening new paths of invention and ingenuity, with incentives for business to develop and utilize cleaner and renewable energy technologies.

On January 20, 2009, one of these two men will launch a new era of energy conservation and environmentalism. By converting your manufacturing process from post-painting to prepainting, your company can better comply.

Factories that switch to prepaint are gaining a competitive edge – energy savings. Outsourcing to prepainted metal can dramatically reduce your total energy consumption, and this energy conservation isn’t just transferred upstream. Thanks to coil coating’s highly efficient processes, the energy required to cure coil coated metal is substantially less than other coating methods, cutting global energy demands, and reducing greenhouse gases.

For nearly 90 years, coil coaters have worked to reduce waste and emissions with the latest technology and ongoing field research. Because cleaning, treating, and coating are done on a large scale, coil coating is the most efficient process known for applying finishes to metals. Coil coating manufacturing facilities utilize state-of-the-art processes that employ EPA-approved water and pollution equipment to apply coatings to metal at high speeds with minimal environmental impact. Further, 90 percent of the coatings’ volatile organic compounds are recycled back into the curing ovens and used as fuel. Talk about energy independence!