Paint & Coatings Industry articles from February 2003

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from February 2003

'Tis that time again. (Viewpoint).
February 1, 2003... Now that all the holidays are pleasant, albeit hectic, distant memories our daily lives can return to normal--whatever `normal' is. That topic can serve as the discussion for future columns, although I know I am not the right person to define...

Letter to the editor.
February 1, 2003... To the Editor: I benefit from reading PCI magazine and think you and your staff does a fine job. Having just reviewed the 2003 Buyers' Guide [PCI December 2002], I read with interest the Industry News item on p. 20 pertaining to...

EPA issues proposed emissions rules on coating of plastic parts, cans, autos. (Industry News).
February 1, 2003... WASHINGTON -- The EPA recently issued the last three proposed rules in a series of regulations affecting hazardous air pollution emissions from various industrial coating application processes. The regulations, when finalized within the...

SCAQMD re-adopts AIM coatings VOC limits; NPCA files legal challenge. (Industry News).
February 1, 2003... WASHINGTON -- The South Coast Air Quality Management District's re-adoption of stringent VOC-content limits on a number of architectural and industrial maintenance coatings categories was quickly met with a new court challenge from the NPCA....

EPA issues air rules favored by industry; states file challenge. (Industry News).
February 1, 2003... WASHINGTON -- The EPA formally issued major changes to clean air rules for utilities, refineries and manufacturers in an action supported by industry groups including the NPCA. But the revised rules were immediately challenged in court by a...

Chemcentral acquires C.P. Hall additives business. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
February 1, 2003... ELMHURST, IL -- Chemcentral Corp. announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Specialty Additives business of The C.P. Hall Co., a purchase that Chemcentral said will expand its distribution of specialty chemicals in the Midwest. The...

Tikkurila completes purchase of Nordic business. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
February 1, 2003... HELSlNKI -- Tikkurila Coatings Oy has completed the acquisition of Akzo Nobel's Nordic general industrial liquid coatings business, a transaction that Tikkurila said will significantly expand its industrial-coatings market position in the...

ICI Paints to acquire Hancock stores. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
February 1, 2003... CLEVELAND -- ICI Paints' North American Division announced an agreement to acquire the architectural-paint stores operating under the Hancock name in the Boston area. The stores were previously owned by the Hancock Inc. subsidiary of Sico Inc.,...

Celanese completes Clariant emulsions purchase. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
February 1, 2003... FRANKFURT, Germany -- Celanese AG completed the acquisition of Clariant AG's European emulsions and global emulsion powders business. The value of the transaction was valued at 147 million euros when announced in September 2002. The...

PPG's David Diehl begins term as RadTech president. (Industry News).
February 1, 2003... CHEVY CHASE, MD--David A. Diehl, PPG Industries Inc., began a two-year term as president of RadTech International North America, the organization announced. Diehl is senior scientist, Corporate Technology Initiatives, at PPG, and has previously...

RadTech launches team to promote UV curing for automotive refinishing. (Industry News).
February 1, 2003... CHEVY CHASE, MD--RadTech International North America's Automotive Focus Group announced the launch of a team to promote potential uses of UV-cure technology in the automotive-refinish industry. The team will include representatives of coatings...

Paint tax measure filed in Massachusetts. (Industry News).
February 1, 2003... WASHINGTON -- A Massachusetts state representative has filed legislation that would impose a 5% tax on the sale of paint to provide funding for a newly created "Lead Paint Abatement Assistance Fund," the NPCA reported. The bill, sponsored...

Kovalsky named to head PPG's Auto Coatings unit; Zahren to retire from post. (Industry News).
February 1, 2003... PITTSBURGH -- PPG Industries Inc. announced that Dennis A. Kovalsky, vice president, Aerospace, will become vice president, Automotive Coatings. He will succeed Richard Zahren, who will retire March 1 after 33 years with the company. ...

Solvay launches new fluoropolymers unit. (Industry News).
February 1, 2003... THOROFARE, NJ -- The Solvay Group announced the launch of a new company as a result of the integration of its fluoropolymers activities with those of Ausimont, which was acquired by Solvay in May of 2002. The new company, named Solvay...

Oil-price escalation fuels flurry of moves by raw-material suppliers. (Industry News).
February 1, 2003... Oil prices that recently hit their highest price levels in two years have sent a wave of price-hike moves through downstream markets, including resins and other raw materials used in coatings. A combination of the looming threat of war in...

NPCA issues bulletin on labeling proposal regarding lead dust. (Industry News).
February 1, 2003... WASHINGTON -- The NPCA issued a special alert advising coatings manufacturers about potential new requirements involving lead-dust exposure surface-preparation labeling and consumer-education programs as part of an initiative announced in...

Samuel Cabot Inc. (Names In The News).
February 1, 2003... Tracy Bergeron has joined Samuel Cabot Inc., Newburyport, MA, as Research & Development manager.

Rohm and Haas Co. (Named In The News).
February 1, 2003... John Culbertson, who was recently named Global Business director of Rohm and Haas Co.'s Automotive Coatings business, has been elected a vice president of the company. Culbertson joined Rohm and Haas in 2001 as director of Consumer Products,...

The Dow Chemical Co. (Names In The News).
February 1, 2003... The Dow Chemical Co. has named Thayne Hansen Business vice president of the UCAR Emulsion Systems business, a supplier of acrylate emulsions for coatings, sealants, adhesives and textiles. Dow also announced that Mark Whiteman, Marketing...

Degussa's Coatings & Colorants. (Names In The News).
February 1, 2003... Degussa's Coatings & Colorants business unit has named Jeffery S. Hinkle Technical and Marketing director, New Colorants and Applications, with responsibility for marketing and business-development functions related to colorants. Daniel...

Industrial Environmental Coatings Corp. (Names In The News).
February 1, 2003... Industrial Environmental Coatings Corp., Pompano Beach, FL, announced the retirement of President and CEO Andy R. House, a coatings industry veteran for more than 30 years. The company has named Tony Altmann, formerly a division president with...

Reichhold Inc. (Names In The News).
February 1, 2003... Alexander "Zan" May has joined Reichhold Inc. as Global Business manager for the powder-coatings segment of the company's Global Coating and Performance Resins division.

Futura Coatings Inc. (Names In The News).
February 1, 2003... Bruce Ellis has joined Futura Coatings Inc. as National Technical/Sales specialist for the company's pipeline-coatings business, with responsibility for expansion of Futura's pipeline coatings sales and sales network nationwide. Jim Neer has...

Fitz Chem Corp. (Names In The News).
February 1, 2003... Fitz Chem Corp. announced an expansion of the company's sales territory into the St. Louis, Kansas City and Memphis, TN, areas, and named Gregg Peckham director of Sales-Mid South. Peckham has more than 30 years of sales, marketing and...

Eastman Chemical Co. (Names In The News).
February 1, 2003... Eastman Chemical Co. has appointed James P. Rogers senior vice president and chief financial officer and chief operations officer for the company's Eastman Division, to the post of executive vice president of Eastman Chemical and the newly...

Ace Hardware Corp. (Company News).
February 1, 2003... Ace Hardware Corp., Oak Brook, IL, said its Paint Division has introduced the "Simply Magic" ceiling paint, which is blue-colored when applied to allow the paint user to see where paint has already been applied, then turns to white when dry....

DFD Instruments. (Company News).
February 1, 2003... DFD Instruments, Kristiansand, Norway, has appointed Elcometer Inc., Rochester Hills, MI, exclusive North American distributor of the DFD line of self-aligning adhesion-testing instruments.

The Dow Chemical Co. (Company News).
February 1, 2003... The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, said its Epoxy Products & Intermediates (EP&I) business will discontinue the production of BLOX thermoplastic resins, and the company said the business is evaluating divestiture or licensing options for the...

Expancel Inc. (Company News).
February 1, 2003... Expancel Inc., Duluth, GA, has appointed the Chem-Materials Co. Inc., Cleveland, distributor of Expancel's plastic microsphere products in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and West Virginia. Expancel thermoplastic microspheres are described...

2003 calendar. (Meetings and Shows).
February 1, 2003... February 17-19 Western Coatings Societies Symposium and Show FSCT Sparks (Reno), NV Rich Ryan, 925/292.2578 www.ggsct.org 25-26 Middle East Coatings Show DMG World Media Cairo, Egypt +44 (0) 1737 855284 e-mail...

H.B. Fuller Co. (Company News).
February 1, 2003... H.B. Fuller Co., St. Paul, MN, announced its listing on the New York Stock Exchange, under the new ticker symbol "FUL." The company was formerly listed on the NASDAQ exchange. Chairman, President and CEO Al Stroucken said the company believes...

Greif Bros. Corp. (Company News).
February 1, 2003... Greif Bros. Corp., Delaware, OH, announced plans to employ the Greif name in its industrial-packaging products worldwide, and said it is launching a new company identity designed to reflect the company's range of industrial and related...

Huntsman Tioxide. (Company News).
February 1, 2003... Huntsman Tioxide, Salt Lake City, recently started production at a new, 58 million [pounds sterling] ($92 million) "ICON 2" titanium dioxide (Ti[O.sub.2]) production plant at the company's Greatham, U.K., site. The unit's annual production...

ICI Paints. (Company News).
February 1, 2003... ICI Paints, Cleveland, said its Glidden brand has been named "Vendor Partner of the Year" by the Home Depot for the fourth time in the past five years. Maintenance Warehouse, a Home Depot subsidiary, also has given the award to Glidden for the...

OM Group Inc. (Company News).
February 1, 2003... OM Group Inc., Cleveland, announced a realignment of its corporate and management structure in conjunction with a major restructuring program designed to address the company's financial performance. With the realignment, the company will...

Zehntner Instruments. (Company News).
February 1, 2003... Zehntner Instruments, Holstein, Switzerland, has appointed Avian Group USA, Wilmington, OH, sales representative in North America for paint and paper measurement instruments.

Third quarter 2002 the recovery continues. (Market Place).
February 1, 2003... Overall the paint industry had good news to report for the third quarter. The recovery begun earlier this year has not only continued, but has strengthened. For the year-to-date, total coatings shipments are ahead of 2001 by 5.2% in volume and...

Increasing adhesion of UV coatings on wood.
February 1, 2003... Coatings on wooden substrates for furniture, flooring and interior are a main application for radiation curing lacquer; Increased adhesion is an important target for development of UV coatings on wood. Superior adhesion leads to better...

Coating MDF the right way: avoid cracking problems.
February 1, 2003... The benefits of this single-step, high-performance, environmentally friendly coating process have been previously documented. (1) Unfortunately, powder on MDF is a relatively new technology and the pitfalls are simply not as well known as...

Understanding color communication: how would you describe the color of this rose? Would you say it's yellow, sort of lemon yellow or maybe a bright canary yellow?
February 1, 2003... Your perception and interpretation of color are highly subjective. Eye fatigue, age and other physiological factors can influence your color perception. But even without such physical considerations, each observer interprets color based on...

Using design of experiments to make processes more robust to environmental and input variations; standard factorial designs (one array) offer a cost-effective alternative to parameter designs (two-array) made popular by Taguchi.
February 1, 2003... Using design of experiments to make processes more robust to environmental and input variations; standard factorial designs (one array) offer a cost-effective alternative to parameter designs (two-array) made popular by Taguchi. This article...

Compressed air dryer: eliminates need for rework in finishing operations.
February 1, 2003... Installation of a compressed air dryer has helped eliminate rejects and rework caused by water contamination in compressed air lines used to drive electrostatic coating sprayers at the GBC Office Products plant in Booneville, MS. In the past,...

Chemical marketers and their media aren't down for the count.
February 1, 2003... Marketing communications is too often considered a luxury--something you spend your "disposable" income on. Most companies would never admit to such a philosophy, but it's hard to dispute when the marketing department is often the first to...

Ask the expert.
February 1, 2003... Q How do I meet future low VOC regulations ( A Air Products Polymers new Airflex[R] EF811 emulsion was developed with these requirements in mind. It has the unique combination of a relatively high [T.sub.g] and low MFFT, making this vinyl...

Rheology of nonaqueous coatings: an overview of current technologies.
February 1, 2003... Theory/Definitions Rheology is the study of flow and deformation of matter. A basic understanding of coating rheology is essential to the development of acceptable flow properties in a coating. In coating formulations and manufacturing,...

New advances in resins manufacturing: monitoring resin viscosity is crucial to producing quality product.
February 1, 2003... Synthetic resins are widely used in the manufacture of paints, inks and adhesives. During the production of synthetic resins such as alkyds and polyesters, the product viscosity and acid number are the primary characteristics used to monitor...

Warren Rupp, Inc. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... Warren Rupp, Inc., A Unit of IDEX Corporation, was founded in 1965 by Warren E. Rupp and Charles E. Young, Jr. in Mansfield, Ohio. Warren Rupp is the exclusive manufacturer of SandPIPER[R] and Marathon[R] AODD Pumps, Tranquilizer[R] Pulsation...

Zenith[R] Pumps Division Parker Hannifin Corporation: the Premiere producer of Precision Metering Gear Pumps and Fluid Handling Solutions! (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... Company Description: Zenith Pumps, a Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation, was founded in 1926 to supply the Synthetic Fiber Industry with precision spin pumps. Since then Zenith has become the leader in new application development for...

Conn and Co. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... Conn and Co. has been manufacturing industrial mixing equipment since 1948. We build equipment to meet customer requirements and recognize the need for a mixing blade that provides good pumping action instead of plowing action. We have brought...

DeFelsko Corporation. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... The Measure of Quality DeFelsko, a U.S. manufacturer of coating thickness gages and inspection instruments, offers a variety of gages designed specifically to meet your requirements. The popular PosiTector[R] 6000 Series uses magnetic and...

Draiswerke Inc. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... Cosmo[R] 2 Couette Peri Mill for the development lab The new Cosmo[R] 2 is conceived specifically for the development work on laboratory scale. The double-gap mill with internal grinding media recirculation is designed for both the defined...

Eiger Machinery, Inc. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... For over 25 years Eiger Machinery, Inc., Grayslake, Illinois, USA and its sister companies have provided milling, mixing and dispersion equipment to a variety of industries including paint, ink, coatings, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals,...

Elcometer Inc. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... Elcometer Inc., the world specialist in instrumentation for the quality control of coating processes has introduced a novel, new, palm-sized, coating thickness gauge to its extensive range of products for testing coatings. The Elcometer...

Glen Mills Inc. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... New Ceramic Grinding Media The staggering selection of grinding media offered by GLEN MILLS includes specific gravities 1.0 to 15.0 and diameters ranging from fractional millimeters to inches! The latest bead improvements include...

Inline Services. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... Pigging/product recovery systems have an important role to play in process efficiency, when products are transferred through piping. The biggest savings come from reclaiming product, which would otherwise be left on the pipe wall or in...

Kady International: power and productivity define the Kady Mill. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... In today's competitive manufacturing environment, Kady is providing a clear advantage to those processors who add a Kady Dispersion Mill to their production line. Kady International produces batch mills from 1 pint to 2,500 gallons in both...

VORTI-SIV Division of MM Industries. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... Self-Cleaning Liquid Filters The VORTI-SIV Division of MM Industries in Salem, Ohio U.S.A. highlights its VORTI-SIV[R]/ Airpel[R] range of self-cleaning inline filtration equipment. Shown is our Model 300LP-EX extra capacity filter unit....

Morehouse-COWLES[TM], a division of MFIC Corporation. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... Super-High Efficiency Horizontal Media Mill The patented Morehouse-COWLES Zinger[R] horizontal media mill offers a cost-effective solution for the toughest milling applications in the paint, coatings and ink industries. Its proprietary...

Myers Engineering. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... For the past 55 years, Myers Engineering has manufactured quality products from its manufacturing facilities in Bell, California, just outside of the Los Angeles area. Mixers, single shaft and dual shaft high speed dispersers and dual and...

Netzsch Incorporated: Netzsch redefines immersion technology with Turbomill[R]. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... The Grinding and Dispersion division of NETZSCH Incorporated redefines immersion technology by offering a compact designed, easy to clean, totally enclosed basket mill--the Turbomill[R]. The Turbomill[R] provides finer grinding for enhanced...

Norstone Inc. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... President & Owner: Daniyel Firestone CEO & Founder: Sam Firestone. Norstone Inc. is a manufacturer of abrasion resistant parts, linings and coatings, which grew from the company's patented abrasion resistant NORBLADE high speed...

Precision IBC. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... Let Precision IBC be your full line supplier for all of your processing container equipment needs. Precision IBC is one-stop shipping for portable totes, mix tanks, mixers and stands. Our stainless steel, 350 gallon IBC is fully equipped...

Premier Mill, A Lightnin Company. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... Product Name: Premier Mill--Vertical Max-Shear Attributes/Comments: Premier's "NEW" VMS Rotor/Stator Mixer. A close tolerance rotor/stator mechanism that provides a powerful combination of both "high flow" and "high shear". Featuring an...

Russell Finex Inc.: Russell Finex introduces its new horizontal eco self-cleaning filter. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... Russell Finex have introduced a new Horizontal Filter which offers even easier operation and maintenance along with high operating performance in terms of improved product quality, increased capacity and reduced maintenance costs. The...

Union Process: the Union Process laboratory and pilot plant center. (Tech focus: equipment: Advertisement).
February 1, 2003... Union Process offers a state-of-the-art laboratory testing facility and a pilot plant to accommodate larger, more extensive testing. Union Process has over 50 years of experience in producing wet and dry grinding Attritor mills and small media...

Dissolver. (Products).
February 1, 2003... NIEMAN The KREIS-DISSOLVER[R] type KDV 2000-340 FU with 250 kW / 340 HP driving power is equipped with a frequency converter drive and can be pivoted automatically over two mixing containers imbedded into a concrete ceiling. The capacity...

Fatigue and breaking point tester. (Products).
February 1, 2003... Petrolab Co. The Petrotest BPA-4 Fatigue and Breaking Point Tester uses the latest power sensor technology to automatically detect the stress and breaking point of paints, rubbers, finishes, asphalts and other coatings with an operating...

Curing oven. (Products).
February 1, 2003... David Weisman L.L.C. Fast Response Electric Infrared Curing Oven System design for customers to cure liquid and powder coatings on small, medium and large 3-dimensional products. The system features superior, fast response electric...

Tank dispensing system. (Products).
February 1, 2003... Gemini Techniek B.V. For just in time production of small and large batches, Gemini has developed a rotating tank dispensing installation called ColorKing RT. A rotating tank dispensing system without agitators, pumps and piping due to...

Pumps. (Products).
February 1, 2003... Watson-Marlow Bredel This company offers its 700 Series pumps for fast and reliable print production. Ideal for coatings and metallic inks, the pumps can eliminate the foaming and aeration often associated with metering of inks and...

Color QA software. (Products).
February 1, 2003... X-Rite This company has released its latest, most comprehensive version of X-riteColor[R] Master Formulation and Quality Assurance Software. Loaded with new technology and multiple usability enhancements, the software establishes a new...

Thickness gage. (Products).
February 1, 2003... DeFelsko Corp. This company introduces the newest member of its family of quality gages, the PosiTector[R] Ultrasonic Thickness Gage. The gage can measure wall thickness and the effects of corrosion or erosion on tanks, pipes or any...

BASF. (Materials Watch).
February 1, 2003... BASF offers Acronal Optive[R] 410 polymer, an acrylic latex polymer optimized to deliver high performance in stain blocking primers. The material has been engineered to provide excellent adhesion to substrates including galvanized steel,...

Dock Resins Corp. (Materials Watch).
February 1, 2003... Dock Resins Corp. introduces DORESCO[R]TA 39-39, a high-solids acrylic polyol formulated for manufacturers of high-gloss, automotive solventborne clearcoats. The material reacts with a single aliphatic isophorone diisocyanate trimer system. For...

Eastman Chemical Co. (Materials Watch).
February 1, 2003... Eastman Chemical Co. announces the latest additions to its portfolio of products for paint adhesion to olefin plastics: Eastman CP 730-1 chlorinated adhesion promoter and AP 550-1 nonchlorinated adhesion promoter. Both target the increasing...

Expancel Inc. (Materials Watch).
February 1, 2003... Expancel Inc. offers thermoplastic microspheres, ultra-low density compressible plastic spheres for use in underbody coatings, paint, plastics, ink, adhesives and many other applications. For more information, phone 800/786.4630.

Plasticolors Inc. (Materials Watch).
February 1, 2003... Plasticolors Inc. offers a new line of pigment dispersions for polyurea coatings formulations. The AD line is composed of 12 single-pigment masstones dispersed in an amine-based carrier vehicle. For more information, visit www.plasticolors.com....

Rhodia Inc. (Materials Watch).
February 1, 2003... Rhodia Inc. has added Rhodorsil[R] 2076 to its line of radiation-cure products. The material does not generate benzene during activation under UV light, and is non-irritating and nonsensitizing. For more information, visit...

Vertec BioSolvents Inc. (Materials Watch).
February 1, 2003... Vertec BioSolvents Inc, introduces a citrus-based solvent developed to provide the performance of traditional general cleaners, but without their characteristic health hazards. Marketed under the name VertecBio Citrus, this product (patent...

Additives. (Literature).
February 1, 2003... Michelman Inc. This company has introduced a new performance additives brochure highlighting a range of wax emulsions, specialty dispersions, and micronized wax powders. These additives are used in formulations for industries, such as can...

Metering. (Literature).
February 1, 2003... American Lewa Inc. A new CD-ROM catalog is available that describes a range of metering pump systems and packages. Included in the catalog are descriptions of what metering is as a process step, the principles of metering, the metering...

Surfactants. (Literature).
February 1, 2003... Dexter Chemical LLC A brochure from this company highlights its line of phosphate ester surfactants. The materials are known to provide better performance and economy in architectural and industrial coatings formulations. Included in the...