Our Services

For over a hundred years, Sheboygan Paint Company has been helping OEMs and refinishers overcome whatever paint line challenges they encounter. From formulation to application to performance, we find the solutions that work best for you and deliver precisely what you need.

Customerized Service

Get in touch with us. We’ll serve you with personalized attention.

Urgency

We’ll respond quickly to fulfill your coating need or resolve whatever industrial paint line issue you have.

Understanding

We’ll listen and ask questions that will lead us to the precise solution you need, with an overall concern for the success of your paint line, and your business.

Technical Development

You have specific and perhaps highly demanding product coating needs. We have coating scientists who are excited to solve even the toughest challenges. Our coating scientists draw on paint chemistry expertise and knowledge of applications to formulate solutions for the most challenging product coating requirements. With fully staffed technical departments at our manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia, we can perform product research and develop custom coating formulations that precisely meet your needs.

Our reputation as the problem solver stems from the continuous innovation and adaptation of new technologies with which we fulfill ever-evolving product industrial coating demands.

Technical Development team at Sheboygan Paint Company

Precision Color Matching

Need an exact paint color match? No problem. Sheboygan Paint Company specializes in precise color matching for industrial product coating. Whether you have an existing product color to be matched, material of a certain color that you need paint to match, or a specific sheen you want matched on a known color, we can accommodate you. Precision color matching is conducted by coating scientists within our technical labs. Our teams use state-of-the-art technology, including highly sensitive spectrophotometers, robust color matching software, digital gloss meters and ISO 3664 compliant light booths, along with experienced eyes to determine the perfect color match.

Our technical department will formulate a sample batch of the specified color for testing. With a verified match, our manufacturing staff will scale up the production run to produce the quantity of paint you need.

Product Quality Testing

Our quality control department conducts stringent testing to assure our product precisely meets your needs before it is shipped.

Quality control takes place from start to finish. All raw materials used in formulating and manufacturing our protective coatings are validated with respect to purity and quality. Within our development lab, custom formulations are assessed for their physical and performance properties based on the purpose and application of your particular coating need. The lab formulation we create for you is tested on small-scale equipment similar to equipment used in your production process. And our staff performs a complete testing regiment on each trial batch to ensure that the scaled-up batch conforms to the test results of the final lab trial. For the full production run, QC testing is conducted during and immediately after manufacturing to verify our products’ physical and performance quality specific to your application.

Physical Testing

Grind (Fineness of Dispersion)
Hue / Tint Strength
Opacity
Gloss / Flatness
Viscosity
Moisture Resistance
Drying Time
Rub Up
Density
Non-Volatile Residue
pH
Heat-Aged Stability
Low Temperature
Coalescence
Application Properties

Performance Testing

Hiding Power
Sag
Leveling
Adhesion
Hardness
Flexibility
Impact
Scrub Resistance
Tensile
Temperature Resistance
Chemical Resistance
Permeability
UV/Weathering Resistance

Our Quality Policy

Sheboygan Paint Company’s Quality Policy is committed to the following:

A system of quality management that provides a framework to establish, review and meet high quality objectives;
A product and service that precisely fulfills customer requirements;
A continuous improvement process that ensures the effectiveness of the Quality Management System and continued business success.

Responsive Technical Support

When you have a paint line problem, call on us to solve it — right at your paint line, when that’s required. We have coatings application experts ready to provide technical and engineering support that gets your coating process operating the way you need it. Call on our Swift Technical Unit (STU) to research and troubleshoot any paint line performance, environmental or safety related challenge you encounter. Our team responds with immediate urgency to solve problems for all aspects of industrial wet coatings processes. Sheboygan Paint Company also maintains and continuously updates Safety Data Sheets, stays alert of regulatory changes and relays vital technical and regulatory information to our customers.

using a spray gun to test the quality of the industrial coating

Expedited Shipping

Sheboygan Paint Company delivers throughout the contiguous U.S. Since the Department of Transportation considers paint a hazardous material, all paint shipments must be sent via ground transportation. How urgent is your delivery need? We respond by choosing the most reliable freight carrier for the fastest delivery.

We’re always ready to provide
outstanding Customerized service.

Sheboygan Paint Company can solve whatever wet paint application and performance challenges you have, so that you efficiently coat to produce beautiful and durable product surfaces.

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Date Posted: 10/24/2022 Job Title: Associate Chemist Location: Sheboygan, WI Reports To: R&D Group Leader Job Category/Department: R&D Travel Required: < 10% Position Type: Salary Job Purpose: We are looking for a dedicated, analytically minded and detail-oriented Associate Chemist to conduct performance testing on paint, evaluate raw material offset opportunities, and prepare samples to support quality activities. Will conduct research and explore how products, processes, and equipment may be improved, and should be dedicated to improving processes and products while furthering scientific knowledge to drive profitable requirements. Must have some knowledge of paint testing and an awareness for testing methodologies and equipment. The Associate Chemist will work closely with team members on paint formulation and testing, as well as analytical and continuous improvement projects on a day-to-day basis. Must have enthusiasm for the task in hand and a willingness to work under pressure to meet deadlines and drive quality metrics, while working in a safe and responsible manner, always. They will wear and use correct personal protective equipment where and when laid down by the company and will follow company health and safety and environmental procedures and reporting guidelines. The job holder will also be required to train on any computer software as designated by the company. Primary Duties and Deliverables, with guidance from R&D Leadership:

Formulation and Testing
- Execute benchmarking studies of products. Interprets and clearly communicate results
- Conduct investigations of product complaints.
- Perform testing from standard procedures.
- Prepare test formulations, conducting tests and advising and coordinating test procedures.

Communication
- Record and organize projects in an electronic format

Safety and Maintenance
- Clean, maintain, and store testing tools and equipment
- Evaluate testing protocols and suggest improvements
- Clean and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, making sure that all the technology is working correctly, if it isn’t, troubleshoot the issue or problem. Conduct quality control tests to ensure no compounds or equipment are contaminated
- Follow all company and governmental safety procedures
- Additional Responsibilities, as requested
  - Interact cross-functionally with other departments and sites to support or modify existing products to drive efficiency, profitability and quality, including, but not limited to:
    - Work in the laboratory and assist in the direction of the activities of one or more technicians.
    - Consult with R&D, Operations Personnel, and Technical Support Service on the analysis, interpretation of defects and optimization of tests and processes
    - Assist to solve manufacturing/scale-up issues to support quality operations.
    - Assist in evaluating and ensuring laboratory safety procedures and standards compliance

Core Competencies:

Active Listening: Listening accurately and confirming the concern or goal state is essential to solving the correct problem:
- Ask questions to confirm you understood the concern, goal state, current state, and timeline and align on a plan
- Demonstrate active listening, by recording accurate situation appraisal notes, with clearly annotated follow up plans.

Good communication: Communicating with others effectively, and in a timely manner is crucial. Ability to communicate respectfully and concisely via diverse modes:
- Verbally in person and virtually
- Written by note taking, email, report and specification writing, teams instant messaging, and PowerPoint
- technically through spreadsheets, and other analytical tools

Collaboration and Continuous Learning: Collaboration is key in a quality facing role. Inspire confidence and trust by being dependable and honest, having high standards for quality and punctuality of work. Have and intrinsic and enthusiastic drive to support team goals, with a positive attitude and passion for innovation, continuous learning and application of new skills and concepts. Be open to learning new chemistries, analysis techniques and softwares, and project management disciplines

Critical thinking and problem-solving: Identifying problems, root causes, and possible solutions is a focus of this role. Before choosing a solution, objectively evaluate each option and present the most effective solution for review. Logical approach to judgement and decision making based on original thinking, direct experience, and high quality, independently verifiable evidence.

Time management: This team has many different accountabilities. There are many different types of projects, many deadlines, so being able to manage and record time well to punctually meet those deadlines and summarize time by project is a key skill.

Analytical: This team is highly data driven. At times we will work with very compact data sets and use math to extrapolate new, larger solutions, quickly. At other times, we will use analytics to look through large datasets and interpolate opportunities, thus, having an flexible and analytical mind is essential to our success.

Organizational skills: This role is very process and results oriented. We are also called to answer complex problems quickly. Keeping track of input and output data and documenting all processes and observations and being able to retrieve this work swiftly calls for strong organizational skills.

Perseverance and Endurance: Finding a new solution, optimizing a process, or aligning a group of people to a common solution, can take a lot of effort, time, repeated experimentation, and determination. All of these are key skills for a Chemist to possess.

Scientific and numerical skills: A Chemist must be good at mathematics, and order of operations, to correctly apply formulas in experiments and document them correctly.

Required Qualifications:

Active Listening: Listening accurately and confirming the concern or goal state is essential to solving the correct problem:
- Ask questions to confirm you understood the concern, goal state, current state, and timeline and align on a plan
- Demonstrate active listening, by recording accurate situation appraisal notes, with clearly annotated follow up plans.
Good communication: Communicating with others effectively, and in a timely manner is crucial. Ability to communicate respectfully and concisely via diverse modes:
- Verbally in person and virtually
- Written by note taking, email, report and specification writing, teams instant messaging, and PowerPoint
- technically through spreadsheets, and other analytical tools
Collaboration and Continuous Learning: Collaboration is key in a quality facing role. Inspire confidence and trust by being dependable and honest, having high standards for quality and punctuality of work. Have and intrinsic and enthusiastic drive to support team goals, with a positive attitude and passion for innovation, continuous learning and application of new skills and concepts. Be open to learning new chemistries, analysis techniques and softwares, and project management disciplines.
Critical thinking and problem-solving: Identifying problems, root causes, and possible solutions is a focus of this role. Before choosing a solution, objectively evaluate each option and present the most effective solution for review. Logical approach to judgement and decision making based on original thinking, direct experience, and high quality, independently verifiable evidence.
Time management: This team has many different accountabilities. There are many different types of projects, many deadlines, so being able to manage and record time well to punctually meet those deadlines and summarize time by project is a key skill.
Analytical: This team is highly data driven. At times we will work with very compact data sets and use math to extrapolate new, larger solutions, quickly. At other times, we will use analytics to look through large datasets and interpolate opportunities, thus, having an flexible and analytical mind is essential to our success.
Organizational skills: This role is very process and results oriented. We are also called to answer complex problems quickly. Keeping track of input and output data and documenting all processes and observations and being able to retrieve this work swiftly calls for strong organizational skills.
Perseverance and Endurance: Finding a new solution, optimizing a process, or aligning a group of people to a common solution, can take a lot of effort, time, repeated experimentation, and determination. All of these are key skills for a Chemist to possess.
Scientific and numerical skills: A Chemist must be good at mathematics, and order of operations, to correctly apply formulas in experiments and document them correctly

Preferred Qualifications (considers the following attributes and skills to be highly desirable)

B.S. Degree in physical science (chemistry, chemical engineering, coatings or closely related field) and 2 years formulating experience in industry.
Knowledge paint formulation, application, catalysis, cure, and general property testing is required
Preference towards collaborating on group projects rather than individual projects, strongly preferred