Indianapolis, Indiana. The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) Powder Coating 2017 is the best place to be for learning, networking, and supporting the entire powder coating industry. The event will kick off with PCI’s popular Powder Coating 101: Basic Essentials Hands-On Workshop, offered Monday and Tuesday, March 27 & 28.  The workshop includes a comprehensive agenda that covers all the basics of powder coating operations and concludes with hands-on training demonstrations at an area powder coating manufacturer’s facility. The Technical Conference will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, March 29 & 30, complete with general sessions each morning followed by concurrent technical sessions. The conference will also include tabletop displays featuring powder coating manufacturers, powder coating application equipment, system houses, chemical suppliers and the various services that support the powder coating industry along with vendor hospitality suites. The week will conclude with the PCI Custom Coater Forum on Thursday evening and Friday, March 30 & 31.  This day and a half forum provides custom coaters with valuable information they can use to improve their business through a series of great presentations and networking with others in the industry.