Paint & Coatings Industry articles from May 2004

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from May 2004

Reader Response.(Viewpoint)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2004... Response to my first two columns of this year has been overwhelming--and we do appreciate that! Job loss within the industry obviously is a very important topic and it is causing concern from all quarters. It is a topic that is quite complex...

European union gives final approval to architectural, refinish coatings VOC rule.(Industry news)
May 1, 2004... BRUSSELS -- The European Union gave final approval to a measure that places VOC limits on architectural and auto-refinish coatings, with a first round of limits scheduled to go into effect on Jan, 1, 2007. The new regulation will impose VOC...

PCI announces program plans for coatings for plastics symposium.(Industry news)
May 1, 2004... TROY, MI -- Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI) magazine announced program plans for the Seventh International Coatings for Plastics Symposium and Exhibition, scheduled for June 7-9 at the Michigan State Management Education Center, Troy, MI. ...

New trial in Rhode Island lead suit delayed until 2005.(Industry news)
May 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- A Rhode Island judge recently postponed until early next year the retrial of a lead-paint lawsuit against former manufacturers of lead paint and pigments, the NPCA reported. The first trial ended in a mistrial in October 2002. ...

ECC 'coatings for plastics' program in Berlin examines adhesion issues.(Industry news)
May 1, 2004... Boasting 91 participants from 21 countries, the first European Coatings Conference (ECC) devoted to "Modern Coatings for Plastics Substrates", held on 24th and 25th November. 2003, was very much an international affair. The program of events,...

Program plans announced for 'Smart Coatings' conference.(Industry news)
May 1, 2004... HANNOVER, Germany -- Vincentz Network announced program details for the "Smart Coatings III" European Coatings Conference, scheduled for June 7-8 in Berlin. The conference will highlight developments in "intelligent" coatings systems that offer...

Sidney B. Levinson; was president of DL Labs.(Obituary)
May 1, 2004... NEW YORK -- Sidney B. Levinson, retired president of DL Labs and a noted authority on coatings test methods. died March 4. He was 92. Mr. Levinson started his career in the coatings industry in 1936 after graduating from the City College of...

2004 calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2004... Meetings, Shows and Educational Programs JUNE 3-4 Asia Pacific Coatings Show The Coatings Group, dmg World Media Bangkok, Thailand www.coatingsgroup.com 6-11 Short Course: Coatings Science and Technology ...

Akzo Nobel coatings opens plant in Brazil, adds capacity in Turkey.(Company news)
May 1, 2004... ARNHEM, The Netherlands -- Akzo Nobel formally opened a new nonstick coatings facility in Silo Paulo, Brazil, a facility that will produce coatings for the Brazilian cookware industry and a range of other specialized industrial applications...

BASF coatings announces opening of architectural-coatings plant in Brazil.(Company news)
May 1, 2004... SAO PAULO, Brazil -- BASF Coatings opened a new production plant in Silo Paulo, Brazil. for the company's Suvinil architectural-coatings brand, a 6,000-square-meter facility built at a cost of 2 million euros, the company said. BASF said...

Akzo Nobel.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... Akzo Nobel, Arnhem, The Netherlands, announced plans to separate its recently launched Nobilas Claims & Fleet Solutions, a business that manages the total auto accident-repair cycle, as a new. stand-alone business unit. effective April 1. The...

Alberdingk Boley Inc.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... Alberdingk Boley Inc., Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany. announced the start-up of production at the company's new polyurethane and acrylate polymer emulsions production plant in Greensboro, NC. The company is a supplier of polymer emulsions for...

BASF.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... BASF, Mount Olive, NJ, said it has "largely completed" the first phase of a two-phase restructuring program for its operations in North America, with a second phase currently under way. The restructuring program, announced in August 2003, is...

BASF, Mount Olive, NJ, has appointed Archway Sales Inc., St. Lanis, distributor for BASF's Performance Chemicals for Coatings, Plastics and Specialties in the Midwest.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... BASF, Mount Olive, NJ, has appointed Archway Sales Inc., St. Lanis, distributor for BASF's Performance Chemicals for Coatings, Plastics and Specialties in the Midwest. The distribution territory includes Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,...

BASF, Southfield, MI, said its Greenville and Whitehouse, OH, coatings and resins facilities received the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council's 2003 "Excellence in Responsible Care" Award for environmental, health and safety performance.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... BASF, Southfield, MI, said its Greenville and Whitehouse, OH, coatings and resins facilities received the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council's 2003 "Excellence in Responsible Care" Award for environmental, health and safety performance. The...

BASF Coatings.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... BASF Coatings, MOnster, Germany, announced plans to expand coil-coatings operations in China with the addition of production capabilities in Shanghai. The company, which provided no specifics on the coatings-production facility plans or when...

BASF Coatings, Sao Paulo, Brazil, presented the city of Sao Paulo with 15,000 liters of the company's Suvinil brand architectural coatings for "The Wall," a legal graffiti art project celebrating the Brazilian city's 450th anniversary.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... BASF Coatings, Sao Paulo, Brazil, presented the city of Sao Paulo with 15,000 liters of the company's Suvinil brand architectural coatings for "The Wall," a legal graffiti art project celebrating the Brazilian city's 450th anniversary. The...

BYK-Chemie.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... BYK-Chemie, Wesel, Germany. recently started operations at two new application-technology labs in China, at Shanghai and Guangzhou. The company said the location of the labs near its production site at Tongling will enhance the transfer of...

BYK-Chemie USA.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... BYK-Chemie USA, Wallingford, CT, has appointed Dunleary Inc., Towson, MD. sales agent in the southeastern United States; with responsibility for a sales territory that includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South...

J.M. Huber Corp.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... J.M. Huber Corp's Huber Engineered Materials business, Atlanta. has appointed P.T. Hutchins Co., Los Angeles. sales agent and distributor for Arizona, California. New Mexico. Nevada and Utah. P,T. Hutchins 'also represents Huber in Louisiana,...

Lyondell Chemical Co., Houston. and Bayer MaterialScience AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, formally opened a major new propylene oxide/styrene monomer manufacturing facility in Maasvlakte, The Netherlands, near Rotterdam.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... Lyondell Chemical Co., Houston. and Bayer MaterialScience AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, formally opened a major new propylene oxide/styrene monomer manufacturing facility in Maasvlakte. The Netherlands, near Rotterdam. The companies said the...

The Lubrizol Corp.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... The Lubrizol Corp., Wickliffe, OH, announced sales-agency appointments for three regions in the United States for the company's AMPS (2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid) monomer product. Lubrizol said the sales agencies will supplement...

Micro Powders Inc.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... Micro Powders Inc., Tarrytown, NY, has appointed Van Horn, Metz & Co. Inc., Conshohocken, PA, distributor in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Delaware. Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., and parts of upstate New York. Micro Powders...

Nanophase Technologies Corp.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... Nanophase Technologies Corp., Romeoville, IL, announced a global partnership with Altana Chemie AG to produce certain nanomaterials for use in paint, coatings and plastics. Nanophase, a developer of nanomaterials and nanoengineered products,...

Netzsch Inc.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... Netzsch Inc., Exton, PA, has appointed Rudi Kovacko & Associates Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, distributor for Netzsch's Positive Displacement Pumps in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Netzsch also has appointed Engineered &...

Omya AG.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... Omya AG, Offringen, Switzerland, said its Netherlands subsidiary Omya Beheer B.V. will build a new natural calcium carbonate production plant in Moerdijk, near Rotterdam, with the start of production anticipated in mid-2004. Initial capacity...

PPG Industries Inc.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... PPG Industries Inc., Pittsburgh, said its Duranar SPF coatings, manufactured by the company's PPG Industrial Finishes business, have been named one of the "Best Products of 2003" by Architectural Record magazine. The coatings, introduced in...

SiberHegner North America Inc., Baltimore, announced a company name change to DKSH North America Inc.(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... SiberHegner North America Inc., Baltimore, announced a company name change to DKSH North America Inc. The move follows the recent merger of the SiberHegner Group and Diethelm Keller Services Asia Ltd. to create DKSH Holding Ltd. DKSH is an...

[Tomah.sup.3].(Company News In Brief)
May 1, 2004... [Tomah.sup.3], Milton, WI, has appointed DoveChemCentral and RishiChem non-exclusive distributors for cationic and nonionic surfactants in a number of Asian and Middle Eastern countries. DoveChemCentral Pte. Ltd. was appointed distributor for...

Raabe Corp.(Names in the news)
May 1, 2004... Jay Baumgartner has joined Raabe Corp. as National Accounts manager Specialty Markets, with responsibility for accounts in the hobby-craft, shoe-care, automotive-aftermarket and other specialty industry markets.

D.B. Becker Co. Inc.(Names in the news)
May 1, 2004... Ben Berrios has joined D.B. Becker Co. Inc. as Technical Sales manager, with responsibility for managing the company's sales in the Mid-Atlantic region. Berrios, who also is product manager for materials supplied by EPS/CCA, was formerly a...

PPG Industries Inc.(Names in the news)
May 1, 2004... PPG Industries Inc. named Michael T. Haltings general manager of North American Automotive OEM Coatings. He assumes responsibility for sales and service functions. including the integration of technology and manufacturing for customers and...

Reichhold Inc.(Names in the news)
May 1, 2004... Tom McSwain, president of Reichhold Inc.'s Innovative Performance Systems subsidiary, has been named president of the American Traffic Safety Services Association, an international roadway-salary organization based in Fredericksburg, VA....

Silberline Manufacturing Co.(Name in the news)
May 1, 2004... Silberline Manufacturing Co. Inc. has promoted Lisa Pusson to Marketing Communications manager. Passon was formerly assistant Marketing Communications manager. and joined the company in 2000.

Jamestown Powder Coatings.(Names in the news)
May 1, 2004... Valerie Reese has joined Jamestown Powder Coatings as Sales and Marketing coordinator, with responsibility for managing the company's national sales and marketing programs.

Crompton Corp.(Names in the news)
May 1, 2004... David Sedler has joined Crompton Corp. as business director of the company's Urethanes business, with management responsibility for the European region including Africa and the Middle East. Sedler was formerly senior Integration director for...

Keystone Aniline Corp.(Names in the news)
May 1, 2004... Dennis Senackerib has joined Keystone Aniline Corp. as Technical Sales representative for the Mid-Atlantic region. Senackerib is based in the Philadelphia area and is responsible for sales in southern New York, New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania....

Reynolds Industries, Inc.(Names in the news)
May 1, 2004... Reynolds Industries, Inc., announces the appointment of Stephen E. Speer to the position of president for the Fort Mill, SC, manufacturing facility. Speer replaces Augustus (Gus) Reynolds, who was named CEO, Speer has 25 years of sales and...

BASF's Performance Chemicals.(Names in the news)
May 1, 2004... BASF's Performance Chemicals business named Rebecca L. Stelly senior Sales representative for Industrial Specialties. Stelly joined BASF in 1999 and joined the Performance Chemicals business in 2002 as a product manager for specialty...

E.T. Horn Co.(Names in the news)
May 1, 2004... Brian Taubler has joined E.T. Horn Co., La Mirada, CA, as senior Account manager in the company's Advanced Materials Group, with responsibility for sales in northern California. Nevada. Utah and Colorado. Taubler formerly held...

Lyondell announces agreement to acquire millennium chemicals.(Mergers and acquisitions)
May 1, 2004... HOUSTON -- Lyondell Chemical Co. announced an agreement to acquire Millennium Chemicals Inc. in a stock transaction valued at about $1 billion. The deal, if completed, would create the third largest publicly traded chemical manufacturer in...

Colwell Industries acquires UK-based Color-Card Company.(Mergers and acquistions)
May 1, 2004... MINNEAPOLIS -- Colwell Industries Inc., a supplier of color-sampling materials, has acquired the color-card operations of Communisis plc, also known as McCorquodale Color Card Co. The acquired company is based in Leeds, UK, with North...

RPM acquires flooring, adhesives companies in Europe.(Mergers and acquisitions)
May 1, 2004... MEDINA, OH -- RPM International Inc. said its European development office, RPM Europe S.A., has acquired Ecoloc N.V./Lock-Tile Belgium N.V. and Compakta/Pactan, a division of Heidel-berger Bauchemie GmbH. Terms of the cash transactions were not...

Akzo Nobel to divest PUR adhesives business.(Mergers and acquisitions)
May 1, 2004... ARNHEM, The Netherlands -- Akzo Nobel announced plans to divest the company's industrial polyurethane (PUR) adhesives and systems business with a sale to the Sika Group. Terms were not disclosed. The business is part of Casco A/S, based in...

2003--a record-setting year: fourth quarter and year-end results.(Market place)
May 1, 2004... In 2003, Architectural coatings continued to set records. Both OEM Product and Special Purpose coatings declined. Because of this unevenness, the total coating industry showed a very small increase over the year 2002. The 2003 industry...

In the 1930s coil coating springs into view: new process for painting Venetian blinds triggers rise of important finishing technology.(90 years with PCI: a retrospective)
May 1, 2004... California industrialist and inventor Joseph L. Hunter without question was blessed with great vision, and his keen eye for the next big thing in metals and machines helped trigger the meteoric ascent of the Venetian blind as a mega-selling...

Characterizing the effect of weathering variables using accelerated fractional factorial experiments.
May 1, 2004... Currently, weathering technologies utilize various approaches in developing new weathering test methods. Popular approaches include incrementally deriving new weathering methods from existing methods, focusing development efforts on customer...

The ColorCARE concept.
May 1, 2004... In an increasingly competitive and global automotive industry, production efficiency and lower costs are among the major objectives of all automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). These objectives. however, must be balanced against...

Nanoparticle composites for coating applications.
May 1, 2004... During the past several years, advances in nanomaterials have allowed them to be formulated into numerous applications. The majority of these applications sought performance improvements that were previously unobtainable. Examples of such...

Nanotechnology enables breakthrough coatings with improved resistance to chipping, scratching and water spotting.
May 1, 2004... Coatings are used in numerous applications. Coatings are applied to protect, enhance or decorate products such as glass, wood, metals, plastics, paper fabrics, shoes, sunglasses, sporting goods, floors, furniture, cookware, appliances, medical...

Solvent-free and M-Pyrol-free PUDs.
May 1, 2004... Polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) are the polymers of choice for demanding applications. These waterborne polymers are low in VOCs and can be formulated to be in compliance with most federal, state and local emission control laws. One source of...

The innovation of hyper-dispersible hectorite clays for automotive applications.
May 1, 2004... Smectite is a family of layered silicate clays that have the ability to swell in water. Within this family are the well-known hectorite and bentonite materials. In the coatings industry bentonite clay is the most widely used of the smectite...

Progress in the field of yellow organic pigments for high-performance applications.
May 1, 2004... In the field of OEM paints, two technologies dominate today--waterborne basecoat systems and high-solid systems. Waterborne automotive OEM paints were first used at the beginning of the 1970s in some automobile production plants in the U.S....

DL/Calcoast Labs.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... DL/Calcoast Labs is the largest "fully accredited" independent paint, coatings, sealants and materials testing laboratory in North America. We provide analytical and expert services to the legal community. 74 Kent Street Brooklyn, NY...

Phenolic and ARYLZENE[R] Resins.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Georgia-Pacific Resins, Inc. Georgia-Pacific Resins, Inc. offers an extensive line of solvent-based, waterborne, and crosslinking phenolic resins for optimum performance of industrial and specialty coatings. GPRI's patented ARYLZENE[R]...

Polyurethane dispersions.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Hauthaway Corporation A recently updated version of the Hauthane Coatings Resins product brochure features our latest polyurethane dispersions including: * Hard, co-solvent-free grades; * 1-part, highly chemical-resistant grades;...

Automate your small batch tinting!(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Novaflow Systems, Inc. Novaflow introduces the N20 "Small Batch" dispensing system. This unit is designed to provide high accuracy, small-batch tinting for critical shade adjustments for batches up to 5-gallons in size. Dispense accuracies...

www.ColorShift.com.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Flex Products, Inc. Visit for product and technical information about ChromaFlair[R] light interference pigments and SpectraFlair[TM] pigments from the ColorShift[TM] Effects Leader. New SpectraFlair[TM] pigments create exciting 'liquid...

Carbodilite[R].(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... GSI EXIM AMERICA, INC. Carbodilite[R] is a multifunctional polycarbodiimide crosslinking agent manufactured by Nisshinbo Industries, Inc. It reacts with carboxyl and amino groups, and is designed to crosslink dispersions and emulsions at...

Measure color ... measure quality.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... HunterLab Product color or lack of color can be a key indicator of quality. Learn the theory of how we see and measure color from the educational CD entitled "The Basics of Color Perception and Measurement". Contact Hunterlab for your free...

Surface tensiometers.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... SensaDyne Instrument Div. Solve coating formulation problems with SensaDyne Surface Tensiometers for laboratory and in-process applications. Formulators can improve transfer, spreading and adhesion of inks, coatings and other formulations...

Self-cleaning filtration systems.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... VORTI-SIV Division The VORTI-SIV Division of MM Industries in Salem, OH manufactures a full range of self-cleaning inline filtration equipment. Shown is our Model S4 "Rotor Blade" horizontal inlet/outlet unit. This all-stainless-steel...

CMA series small production disperser.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... D.H. Melton The CMA-150 is an air lift, variable-speed, high-shear disperser designed for 1-gallon to 10-gallon batches. The standard machine has a 1.5HP, 4200 RPM motor, with 14" airlift. Options include explosion-proof motors, 5400 RPM...

Coatings adhesion tester.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... SEMicro Division M.E. Taylor Engineering, Inc. PATTI adhesion testers provide accurate, quantitative measurement of the pull-off strength of your paint, adhesive, or coating. A patented, self-aligning system uses compressed gas to apply a...

Multifunctional waterborne defoamers.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Air Products and Chemicals Air Products' Surfynol[R] MD-20 and EnviroGem AD01 defoamers, based on Gemini technology, are multifunctional additives that provide foam control and dynamic wetting, with the ability to reduce overall additive...

UV transparent filler.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Pacer Corp. R500 potash feldspar exhibits excellent transparency in the 300nm to 40Onm range, making it an excellent filler in UV applications. This B-micron-sized, inert mineral imparts superior abrasion and chemical resistance properties...

Corrosion test chambers.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Singleton Corp. For over 50 years, customers around the world have selected Singleton Corrosion Test Chambers to satisfy their testing requirements. Singleton chambers can be used for salt fog, CASS, humidity, water fog and cyclic test...

Dual-shaft mixer.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Reynolds Industries The Reynolds dual-shaft mixer is a powerful, efficient and versatile mixer. Achieve optimum batch turnover with the low-speed agitator, patented helical blade design and high-speed disperser. This design provides...

Product services catalog.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... CHEMCENTRAL CHEMCENTRAL, the nation's largest independent chemical distributor, is a convenient, single-source supplier for a complete line of quality products and value-added services. Its Product and Services catalog features a...

Blending/dispersion blades.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Conn & Co. The Conn Blades[R] are the only blending/dispersion blades that provide true pumping action for complete material circulation. The ITT style is the most aggressive. The IT style provides the same superior pumping but is gentle...

Raw materials.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... R.T. Vanderbilt Co. Technical data on products to meet the raw material needs of the paint industry, available in a handy pocket folder. Included is information on four new grades of VANSIL[R] W Wollastonite for high-performance...

Valves.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Precision IBC Precision Valve Products offers a wide selection of the finest quality stainless steel and brass ball valves available. Our "Valves Direct" program eliminates multiple levels of marketing and distribution costs. You will see...

Sandpiper[R] SB series.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Warren Rupp, Inc. Warren Rupp, Inc., manufacturer of the Sandpiper brand of air-operated double diaphragm pumps continues to distinguish itself by providing distinctive solutions to your problem applications. The Sandpiper SB Series...

778BN brown.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Hoover Color Corp. Have you seen "The Good Stuff"? We're talking about our beautiful, semi-transparent 778BN Brown. With this pigment, you can achieve the Van Dyke brown shade and undertone without the grinding problems. 778BN disperses...

Pigment Yellow 151.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... DOMINION COLOUR DCC 7251 (Pigment Yellow 151) is a high performance Benzi-midazolone Yellow developed specifically for coatings applications. This product offers a clean, opaque, green-shade yellow with excellent lightfastness and...

Epoxy curative for green concrete.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Air Products and Chemicals Air Products' Anquamine[R] 287 curing agent is unique in that it is a concrete primer and curing compound in one. It makes green concrete fully functional in less than 48 hours without the need for shotblasting....

Digital coating-thickness system.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Elcometer The Elcometer 355 is a true, state-of-the-art, hand-held measuring system packed with time saving and cost cutting features. The key to the superiority of the Elcometer 355 is its measuring system, which features a range of...

Colormatcher.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... GTI Introducing a family of color-matching systems designed to deliver every option and feature you need to evaluate and communicate color with absolute confidence. The three standard sizes of the CMB will accommodate nearly any sample...

Polyurethane resins.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Soluol, Inc. Soluol manufactures a broad range of waterborne, solvent-borne and moisture-curing polyurethane resins under the trade names Solucote and Solubond. This new brochure highlights 20 aliphtic and aromatic resins commonly used in...

Hybrid container.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... U.S. Can Company This company offers paint, coatings and adhesive manufacturers an attractive opportunity from traditional, metal round containers. Plastite[R], a plastic/metal hybrid container, is specifically designed for non-oil-based...

Chromated Aluminum Panels.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Q-Panel Lab Products Q-Panel Brand[R] Chromated Aluminum Panels, Type AL, are made from alloy 3003 H14 and are 0.025" (0.6 mm) thick. Type AL panels are similar to our standard aluminum panels, except they are treated with a chromium...

KD in a CD: see the power of this mill.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Kady International What makes Kady Mills so powerful? It's their unique rotor stator technology. Learn how it works and what affect it could have on your production line. KD in a CD informs and instructs with great visuals and clear...

Coating-thickness gage.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... DeFelsko Corporation The American-made PosiTector[R] 6000 gages measure coating thickness on both ferrous and non-ferrous metals, quickly and accurately. Simple, two button operation and no calibration required for most applications allow...

Russell self-cleaning paint filter.(product & literature showcase)
May 1, 2004... Russell Finex The Russell Horizontal Self-Cleaning Eco Filter[R] accurately removes contamination from all paints, varnishes, inks and resins. All over the world, production and quality control managers rely on Russell Self-Cleaning...