Paint & Coatings Industry articles from November 2002

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from November 2002

Powder Coatings. (Viewpoint).
November 1, 2002... The Powder Coatings 2002 Conference and Show was held in September in Indianapolis. I really like this location for paint shows and conferences. Indianapolis has a clean and safe downtown area where the convention center, hotels, and...

Frank Sullivan named CEO at RPM Inc.; Thomas Sullivan, Karman announce retirement. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... MEDINA, OH -- RPM Inc. announced the appointment of Frank C. Sullivan as CEO, and said Sullivan will retain the titles of president and chief operating officer. He succeeds his father, Thomas C. Sullivan, who has retired after 31 years as RPM's...

Participants sought for Paint-Product Stewardship Project. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... WASHINGTON --The Product Stewardship Institute, based at the University of Massachusetts/Lowell, has launched the "Paint Product Stewardship Project," a program aimed at bringing key parties together to jointly address issues related to...

Rohm and Haas starts construction of Automotive-Coatings Research Center. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... PHILADELPHIA -- Rohm and Haas Automotive Coatings started construction of a new, 46,000-square-foot Technical Research Center in Lansing, MI, with completion scheduled for mid-2003. The facility, to be built at a cost of $12 mil. -15 mil., will...

BASF symposium explores UV-cure applications for Auto-Refinish coatings. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... SOUTHFIELD, MI -- BASF Corp.'s Automotive Refinish business recently hosted a UV-cure coatings symposium to review and demonstrate the company's expertise in UV-cure coatings and exchange ideas for new commercial applications for the refinish...

Reichhold's Dumain wins Best-Paper Award at Powder Coating 2002. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... INDIANAPOLIS -- Eric Dumain, Reichhold Inc. Technical manager for Powder Coating Resins, received the first annual Carlos Ortiz Best Paper Award at Powder Coating 2002 for the paper, "GMA Acrylic Resins in Powder Coatings." The paper was...

Rust-Oleum acquires Sierra Performance Coatings. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
November 1, 2002... VERNON HILLS, IL -- Rust-Oleum Corp., a unit of RPM Inc., has acquired Sierra Performance Coatings, a manufacturer of zero-VOC industrial and architectural coatings. Rust-Oleum said Sierra Performance Coatings products are designed for...

Ferro completes sale of Powder-Coatings business. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
November 1, 2002... CLEVELAND -- Ferro Corp. completed the sale of its Powder Coatings business unit in separate transactions with Akzo Nobel N.V. and Rohm and Haas Co., with the sale valued at approximately $160 million including the assumption of "certain...

Akzo Nobel acquires 50% stake in Mexican company. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
November 1, 2002... ARNHEM, The Netherlands -- Akzo Nobel Coatings has acquired a 50% stake in Industrial de Acabados S.A. de C.V. (INDA), reported to be the largest powder-coatings producer in Mexico. The resulting joint-venture company, Akzo Nobel INDA S.A....

PPG announces launch of combined aerospace brand. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... ORLANDO, FL -- PPG Industries Inc.'s PRC-DeSoto International and aircraft-transparencies businesses announced the launch of a new combined brand identity as PPG Aerospace, a move the company said is aimed at effectively marketing its aerospace...

Celanese to acquire Clariant's emulsion business. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
November 1, 2002... FRANKFURT, Germany -- Celanese AG announced an agreement to acquire the European emulsions and global emulsion powders business of Clariant AG for approximately 147 million euros, or about $145 million (U.S.). Completion of the purchase is...

Cleveland Steel Container acquires steel-pail business. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
November 1, 2002... TWINSBURG, OH -- Cleveland Steel Container Corp. has acquired the steel-pail business of Norton Packaging Inc., Hayward, CA. The acquisition includes Norton's steel-pail manufacturing facility near Oakland, CA. Cleveland Steel Container...

Preliminary program plans announced for Ti[O.sub.2] 2003. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... PORTLAND, ME -- Ian C. Edwards, Global Business director, DuPont Titanium Technologies, will deliver the keynote address at Ti[O.sub.2] 2003, Intertech's eighth international titanium dioxide forum and business-development conference. The event...

Obituary.
November 1, 2002... ST. LOUIS -- John H. "Bud" Ferring III, founder and retired president of Plaze Inc., an aerosol-product packaging company located in St. Clair, MO, died Sept. 16 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 84 and lived in suburban St....

Lintech International. (Names In The News).
November 1, 2002... Lintech International has promoted Stephen Alberstadt to Industry manager for Rubber, Plastics and Adhesives and Mark Miller to Industry manager for Specialty Chemicals. Charles "Chuck" Churn has joined the company as a sales representative for...

Sun Chemical Group B.V. (Names In The News).
November 1, 2002... Edward E. Barr announced plans to retire as chairman of Sun Chemical Group B.V. on Jan. 1, 2003. Succeeding Barr as chairman will be Wes Lucas, the company's president and CEO. Barr will remain Sun Chemical's senior director of Kodak Polychrome...

Raabe Corp. (Names In The News).
November 1, 2002... Raabe Corp. has named Crystal Halweg Marketing coordinator, with responsibility for marketing, public-relations and advertising activities for the company's Spectrafill and Precision Color markets.

Western Equipment Co. (Names In The News).
November 1, 2002... Neil Hawkins has joined Western Equipment Co. as a sales representative based at the company's Oakland, CA, facility.

Spraylat Corp. (Names In The News).
November 1, 2002... Timothy J. Niland has joined Spraylat Corp. as Sales and Marketing director for the company's Powder Business Unit. Niland has more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the coatings industry.

Silberline Manufacturing Co. Inc. (Names In The News).
November 1, 2002... Silberline Manufacturing Co. Inc. has promoted Lisa Passon to assistant Marketing Communications manager.

Dyneon. (Names In The News).
November 1, 2002... Dyneon has named Ian Rodricks Marketing manager for the Specialty Additives business unit.

TCR Industries. (Names In The News).
November 1, 2002... Sam Rumfola has succeeded Don Smith as president and chief operating officer of TCR Industries, a distribution company based in La Palma, CA. Smith has been named vice president, Finance, and also will assume sales responsibilities. Glenn...

Degussa. (Names In The News).
November 1, 2002... Degussa has named Lauren Schulte Account manager, Northeast Territory, for the Catalyst business line of the company's Catalysts and Initiators business unit.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings. (Names In The News).
November 1, 2002... Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings has promoted Jim Stevens to Market Development director--Aerospace and Military, Stuart Mack to technical director--Aerospace and Military, and Dallas Finch to National Sales manager--Aerospace. George...

Hercules Inc.'s Aqualon Division. (Names In The News).
November 1, 2002... Hercules Inc.'s Aqualon Division has named Michelle Verovich Industry representative for the U.S. paint industry, with sales responsibility for the northeastern United States.

Clariant AG. (Company News).
November 1, 2002... Clariant AG, Basel, Switzerland, announced a restructuring of the company's Pigments & Additives Division, including moves designed to result in a simplified internal structure, improved knowledge management and a global brand strategy....

DuPont Titanium Technologies. (Company News).
November 1, 2002... DuPont Titanium Technologies, Wilmington, DE, announced the launch of a "collaboration and knowledge" Internet portal designed to provide users with personalized information and tools designed to enhance business functions. The portal, which...

2002-2003 calendar. (Meetings & Shows).
November 1, 2002... December 9-11 Third Polyurea Conference Polyurea Development Association San Antonio, TX 816/221.0777 www.pda-online.org February 3-5, 2003 Ti[O.sub.2] 2003 Intertech Miami, FL 207/781.9800...

Chemir/Polytech Laboratories Inc., St Louis, announced a name change to Chemir Analytical Services, a move the company said reflects increased sales and services, and an expanded technical staff. (Company News).
November 1, 2002... Chemir/Polytech Laboratories Inc., St Louis, announced a name change to Chemir Analytical Services, a move the company said reflects increased sales and services, and an expanded technical staff. The company also said it was named one of the...

Tnemec Co. Inc. (Company News).
November 1, 2002... Tnemec Co. Inc., Kansas City, MO, announced a nationwide offer to donate red, white and blue paint to municipalities that want to paint the American flag on water towers coated with products supplied by the company. "Tnemec paints a majority of...

The parent company of Vopak USA, Bellevue, WA, has changed the name of the business to Univar USA in a move that reflects Royal Vopak's creation of Univar NV, an independent chemical-distribution company. (Company News).
November 1, 2002... The parent company of Vopak USA, Bellevue, WA, has changed the name of the business to Univar USA in a move that reflects Royal Vopak's creation of Univar NV, an independent chemical-distribution company. Univar has operations in the United...

Second quarter, 2002 an uneven recovery? (Market Place).
November 1, 2002... The second quarter year-to-date results for 2002 showed a good increase from 2001 of 4.3% in quantity shipped and 4.6% in the value of shipments. This would be a great recovery for the industry, except most of the increase was due to the...

A history of wood restoration.
November 1, 2002... Wood has been used as an article of construction since before the dawn of civilization. One of the earliest methods of increasing the durability or longevity of wood was fire, hardening the tip of a wooden spear or arrow. This caused the resins...

How does wood rot?
November 1, 2002... The life forms on this planet can be divided into two basic groups: animal and vegetable. The vegetable (plants, broadly speaking) forms are characterized by the ability to absorb from sunlight the energy they need to live, grow and multiply....

How low can they go? Increasingly stringent limits on emissions loom for makers of coatings for wood building products.
November 1, 2002... When it comes to the environmental track record of industrial coatings for wood building products, the prevailing attitude of the EPA might appear to reflect the old adage, "What have you done for me lately?" At least, that's one view...

Wollastonite: a versatile functional filler.
November 1, 2002... Wollastonite is a naturally occurring calcium silicate mineral with the molecular formula CaSi[O.sub.3]. Known as tabular spar in the late 1700s, it was named wollastonite in 1822 to honor the English chemist and natural philosopher William...

Imaging system: simplifies coatings layer gauging.
November 1, 2002... Coatings analysis and layer thickness gauging have historically required lab technicians to view samples through a microscope, often making subjective visual measurements and then writing down those measurement values by hand. LayerTech, a...

Ultrasonic spectrometry: new analytical technique uses. (international).
November 1, 2002... High-resolution ultrasonic spectroscopy (HR-US) is a new technique for material analysis. This technique is based on the measurements of velocity and attenuation on acoustical waves at high, ultrasonic frequencies propagating through materials....

New technology offers a green light to develop better coatings.
November 1, 2002... When Tnemec, a manufacturer of industrial coatings, began developing new products to grow its business and strengthen its market positions, it raised the bar on both coatings performance and environmental acceptability. Similarly, when...

Bematek. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Bematek has developed a laboratory scaleable inline high shear mixer to eliminate duplication difficulties from lab to production and promoting speed-to-market products. The Lab Model LZ-150 mu]ti-shear mixer features the company's Modular...

Bolz-Summix. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Bolz-Summix's new counter-rotating mixer for high-viscosity mixing applications and general mixing application, features a patented concentric mechanical sealing system to ensure the proper sealing of both the inner and outer dual shafts. Both...

Bowers Process Equipment Inc. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Bowers Process Equipment Inc., a SteelCraft Co., is a designer and manufacturer of process equipment and systems, high-speed dispersers, agitators, and jacketed mixing vessels, providing mixing solutions for both light and heavy-body materials....

Buhler Inc. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... BUHLER Inc. has developed a line of laboratory and small-scale production equipment. The line includes a twin-shaft mixer SHP-TS, available with 7.5- and 10-hp motor that is available with identical features of a real production size mixer....

Charles Ross & Son Co. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Charles Ross & Son Co. A new line of high-speed dispersers is offered. The equipment is rugged in design and available in sizes from 1/2 hp to 200 hp, to handle batches as large as 2,000 gal. Built with wetted parts of type 304 stainless steel,...

Chemineer. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Chemineer recently introduced a new line of portable mixers, supplied in standard configurations. All XPress portable mixers are top-quality, high-performance units, fitted with industry standard, off-the-shelf, NEMA motors or Gearmotors....

Conn and Co. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Conn and 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...

Disti Kleen Inc. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... DISTI KLEEN Inc. Solvents are still an important part of the coatings industries. Although many hazardous solvents are no longer allowed, the newer "green" solvents are used in manufacturing and processing. The recovery of solvents is both...

Draiswerke Inc. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... DRAISWERKE Inc. offers the new Cosmo[R] 2 for the development work on laboratory scale. The double-gap mill with internal grinding media recirculation is designed for both the defined pass operation and a recirculation process with external...

Eiger Machinery. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Eiger Machinery's Alpha production horizontal bead mill series is available with new high-speed PLC operator controls and process monitoring hardware. Operator controls, monitoring of process variables, data collection, process trending and...

Filter Specialists Inc. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... The X100 from Filter Specialists Inc. is made from lightweight polypropylene, with a UV inhibitor for all-weather durability. The specially designed threaded lid allows for sealing and unsealing without the need of other tools. Product features...

Filtration Systems. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Filtration Systems' Variable Compression Disc Filter Housing secures an Ultrafit[R] Welded High Performance composite layer filter disc, while a small amount of liquid is filtered. Visual observation or analysis of the filtered liquid helps...

FMC Blending & Transfer. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... The e-Blend is FMC Blending & Transfer's newest multi-functional controller. Designed to control blending operations with optimum performance, the base model handles systems with up to eight metering streams and over 400 formulations. Intuitive...

Glen Mills. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Glen Mills' new 3-dimensional dyna-MIX rotates the material on three axes, reducing mixing times and resulting in a superior blend. It can handle any size or shape of container and its programmable operation allows each product blend to be...

Hockmeyer. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Initially the Hoekmeyer HSD Immersion Mill was thought to have a viscosity limitation typical of other mills. The availability of several style pumper blades extended viscosity ranges to about 50,000 centipoises. Now with the HSD mill on the...

Indco Inc. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... INDCO Inc. offers a range of portable mixing equipment including 5-gal Quic Mixers, These mixers mount on top of a 5 gal pail and will mix the contents of the pail with or without removing the pail lid. The use of folding impellers allows the...

JBW System Incs. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... JBW Systems Inc. now offers a new system integrating the patented JBW Mixer into a stationary pneumatic lift unit complete with pump and different options. This superior mixer can be purchased as the IBW Stationary Lift System. For more...

Jongia. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Jongia direct drive agitators offer a unique design feature of no gearbox for direct mounting, and require no bearing inside of the vessel to ensure a truly hygienic process. The other special design feature is a rotating coupling for injection...

Kady International. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Kady International This versatile, compact, continuous flow mill has been engineered to easily upgrade current processing equipment. For a modest investment, and using only 8 square feet of the plant floor, this high-speed mill can double or...

Lightnin. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Lightnin's ECL mixer offers improved mixer performance and even better process results. Improved gear and clamp designs and a wider range of motor options and speeds are just a few of the upgrades that have been added, making the mixer even...

Microfluidics division of MFIC Corp. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Microfluidics division of MFIC Corp. offers a line of industrial Microfluidizer[R] material processors for deagglomeration and dispersion of uniform submicron particles, and creation of stable emulsions. The MI00L features a full-sized,...

Morehouse-COWLES, division of MFIC Corp. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Morehouse-COWLES, division of MFIC Corp. The patented Morehouse-COWLES Zinger[TM] horizontal mill is considered the first major break-through in horizontal mill grinding and dispersion technology in 50 years. Its proprietary mechanical design...

Netzsch Inc. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... The Grinding and Dispersion Division of NETZSCH Inc. offers a compact, versatile MiniZetar laboratory mill. Designed for small batch analysis, this high-energy grinding system is simple to operate and portable. The mill is capable of handling...

Netzsch-Condux[R]. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... NETZSCH-CONDUX[R] introduces the CDS High Density Bed Jet Mill The mill combines a spiral jet mill design, with a patented dynamic air classifier wheel. With this combination, the mill can achieve high degrees of fineness independent of product...

Norstone Inc. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Norstone Inc. introduces the newest addition to its Norblade dispersing and mixing blades--an all-urethane axial flow mixing blade. The benefits of this blade are improved abrasion resistance over metal blades and no metal contamination. The...

Pall Corp. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Pall Corp.'s Magnum series high capacity filter cartridges provide absolute rated, high efficiency cartridge filtration with the ease of use of bag filter systems. Current bag filter users can upgrade to cartridge level performance with no...

Parker Hannifin Corp. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... The Process Filtration Division of Parker Hannifin Corp. is making its new "Product Overview Guide" available. Designed to help customers more accurately specify the filtration products appropriate for their needs, the guide displays a range of...

Premier Mill. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Premier Mill's VMS Rotor/Stator Mixer features a close tolerance rotor/stator mechanism that provides a powerful combination of both high flow and high shear. Also featured is a large internal stator shearing surface area with fine slot...

Reynolds Industries. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Reynolds Industries is now offering a low-cost line of dispersers. Features include: an air/oil lift, adjustable tub clamp, inverter drive, stainless-steel wetted parts, and rotating column. Several sizes are available in stock. Mixers are...

Ronningen-Peter. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Ronningen-Petter offers the DCF-1600 Twin. Twin Actuator and Fluid Seal[TM] options for the innovative DCF-1600 mechanically cleaned filter were developed for the challenges of highly viscous, sticky, liquids like fast-drying paints, adhesives...

Russell Finex. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Russell Finex introduces a new horizontal filter, which offers high operating performance, increased capacity and reduced maintenance costs. The Eco Filter group has been designed to solve the problems inherent with processing a variety of...

Sigma Engineering. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Sigma Engineerings new Model SBM basket mill offers grinding and dispersion capability that can rival that of a bead mill, while priced not much more than a simple disperser. The SBM is both economical and simple to use. It requires no...

Sonic Corp. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Sonic Corp. offers prop mixers, colloid mills, rotor-stator inline mixers, continuous blending systems and its patented Sonolator[TM] Systems to meet a range of mixing and homogenizing needs. The Sonolator systems offer continuous, in-line...

Spencer Machine and Tool Co. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Spencer Machine and Tool Co. offers Hastelloy self-cleaning filter, which has flows to 1,200 gpm, offers 20-5,000 micron capability and is ASME coded to 400 psi. It can automatically recycle hazardous waste, and can reduce product loss, VOCs...

Terlet. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Terlet's Type N style top entry mixer uses a transmission with an outgoing shaft connected to the mixer shaft by means of a rigid coupling. This coupling is mounted in the torsion free and easily accessible specially designed mixer housing,...

Union Process. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Union Process offers a circulation QC-Mill for super fine grinding. The patented small media mill operates with unique centrifugal high circulation mode. The mill's rotor creates strong centrifugal and shearing forces inside the mill. These...

VORTI-SIV Div. of MM Industries Inc. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... VORTI-SIV Div. of MM Industries Inc. offers the Model 300LP-EX extra-capacity self-cleaning inline filtration unit. This a[]-stainless-steel model is driven by an air or electric explosion*proof motor and drive, which allows the screen element...

Western Equipment Co. (Equipment Roundup).
November 1, 2002... Western Equipment Co. has a line of previously used plant and lab equipment that has been refurbished and is ready for immediate shipment, including dispersers, mills, tanks, mixers, packaging equipment, and lab equipment. For more information,...

Website locator.
November 1, 2002... CHEMIDIEX INC. www.chemidex.com The Chemidex Cybrary is the Ultimate Source of Formulating information. The Cybrary is the world's largest, most comprehensive raw matedal online database providing continuously updated technical information...

Disperser: littleford day. (Products).
November 1, 2002... The quick tank turnover achieved by the Daymax Disperser can be used for the manufacture of paints, pigments and resins. Designed with an ultra-high tip speed of 9,000 ft/min and a double-curved tank bottom, the disperser generates extreme...

IBC liners: CDF Corp. (Products).
November 1, 2002... A line of liners designed for intermediate bulk containers is now available. The liners are offered in Form-fit (cube-shaped) and pillow-style liners, and both are available in a range of sizes and fitments. The liners are tested to ISTA and...

Pump: viking pump. (Products).
November 1, 2002... This company has released the AccuLobe[TM] pump, a compact positive displacement pump that delivers accurate, repeatable flow in sanitary and industrial applications. Unlike other small rotary pumps, the pump features a five lobe rotor design...

Thickness gauge: Phynix GmbH & Co. KG. (Products).
November 1, 2002... The SURFIX[R] portable gauge is designed for fast, practical and precise coating thickness measurement. It can be used for all types of varnish, paint and electroplated coatings on iron and steel, as well as varnish, paint and anodising...

Ciba. (Materials Watch).
November 1, 2002... Ciba offers TINUVIN[R] 405, an ultraviolet absorber that is compatible with powder clearcoats. Typical applications include automotive powder clearcoats, powder coatings for plastics and wood, and high-performance industrial coatings. For more...

Dock Resins. (Materials Watch).
November 1, 2002... Dock Resins has developed a series of acrylic-silicone hybrid polymers for applications that require high temperature resistance. DORESCO[R] AC235-19, 235-21 and 235-23 can also be formulated in direct flame contact applications, such as...