Paint & Coatings Industry articles from November 2003

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from November 2003

Kasich, NPCA and the mandate of responsibility.(Guest Viewpoint)
November 1, 2003... Responsibility. Now that's a word we hear bandied about a great deal, usually preceded by an adjective such as "individual" or "corporate." We hear it, yes. But do we stop and think about it, or really ponder the implications of this...

EPA issues emissions rules affecting coatings production, coating processes.(Industry News)
November 1, 2003... WASHINGTON -- The U S. EPA recently issued a national emission standard for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for miscellaneous coatings-manufacturing processes, a rule that will limit emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) at major...

Judge in Chicago dismisses city's lead-paint lawsuit.(Industry News)
November 1, 2003... CHICAGO -- A circuit court judge in Chicago dismissed the city's lawsuit against a group of former manufacturers of lead paint and pigments in the latest in a series of legal victories for the industry in its defense against such suits. ...

Lead-safety seminar launches program series.(Industry News)
November 1, 2003... WASHINGTON -- The NPCA recently launched a program of lead-safety training sessions for remodeling, repair and painting activities with a seminar in Boston. Plans for programs in Albany, NY, and Baltimore were to be announced in the near...

Louis A. Ruckgaber Jr.; headed Egyptian Lacquer.(Obituary)
November 1, 2003... COLUMBIA, TN -- Louis A. Ruckgaber Jr., chairman and president of Egyptian Lacquer Manufacturing Co. Inc. and a longtime chairman and member of the National Paint & Coatings Association's Management Information Committee, died Sept. 24 in...

ACC says European-Union plan for chemicals policy remains "excessive".(Industry News)
November 1, 2003... ARLINGTON, VA -- The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has criticized a new draft of the European Union's sweeping chemicals-regulation proposal as "excessive and highly bureaucratic," and urged major changes in the plan. The ACC said only...

2003-2004 calendar.(Calendar)
November 1, 2003... Meetings, Shows and Educational Programs December 4-5 The Power of Ink Jet Materials European Coatings Conference Vincentz Network E-mail: amanda.beyer@coatings.de 2004 January Hygienic Coatings &...

Tnemec Co. Inc.(Names In The News)
November 1, 2003... Tnemec Co. Inc. announced the appointment of Peter F. Cortelyou, a longtime executive and director of the company, as president and chief operating officer Cortelyou was president of TnemeCr a Kansas City-based manufacturer of high-performance...

Chemidex Inc.(Names In The News)
November 1, 2003... Chemidex Inc., a supplier of electronic information retrieval services for the global chemical industry, named Jim Dodd president and chief operating officer and Matt Perry vice president, Operations. Chemidex also announced a round of...

Rohm and Haas Co.(Names In The News)
November 1, 2003... Rohm and Haas Co.'s board of directors elected David D. Glass corporate controller. Glass joined Rohm and Haas in 1985 and has held a number of business and financial positions, most recently as director of Finance and Business Development for...

ChemQuest Group Inc.(Names In The News)
November 1, 2003... Richard Hartshorn and Earl H. Wagener have joined the ChemQuest Group Inc., Cincinnati, as directors of the company's recently launched Technology Analysis and Planning consulting services. The consulting service is designed to provide a...

CheMarCo Inc.(Names In The News)
November 1, 2003... CheMarCo Inc., a distribution company based in Greenville, SC, has named Michael Honea Technical Sales representative for portions of North and South Carolina and eastern Tennessee.

BASF.(Names In The News)
November 1, 2003... BASF has named Gerry P. Podesta Group vice president, Performance Chemicals, with responsibility for regional business-unit operations in North America. He succeeds Michael Stumpp, who was named Group vice president, Performance Chemicals, for...

Sartorius Corp.(Names In The News)
November 1, 2003... Sartorius Corp. North America, a supplier of laboratory and industrial weighing instruments, has named Jim Sonia Key Accounts manager, Weighing Division. Sonia previously held positions with Thermo Electron and Mettler Toledo. Sartorius Corp,...

Noveon Inc.(Names In The News)
November 1, 2003... Noveon Inc. has named Cornelis "Kees" Verhaar senior vice president, Performance Coatings, with responsibility for product lines related to paint and coatings, graphic arts, engineered paper and non-wovens, and textile coatings. Verhaar was...

BASF names Blair to head coatings business in N. America; other appointments announced.(Company News)
November 1, 2003... SOUTHFIELD, MI -- BASF has named Rainer Michael Blair Group vice president, Coatings, for North America, with responsibility for BASF's Coatings business in North America and global responsibility for the business's Automotive OEM Coatings...

Steel, coatings manufacturer unveils "antimicrobial" home.(Company News)
November 1, 2003... MIDDLETOWN, OH -- AK Steel, a manufacturer of steel products for the construction market, announced the completion of the "AK Steel Concept Home." reported to be the nation's first "antimicrobial" house as a result of the use of coatings that...

Wacker highlights advances in technologies for automotive market.(Company News)
November 1, 2003... ADRIAN, MI -- Wacker Chemical Corp. recently highlighted technology innovations for a variety of automotive applications at a North American press briefing in Ann Arbor, MI. Among the applications showcased were technologies designed to help...

Degussa AG.(Company News In Brief)
November 1, 2003... Degussa AG, Frankfurt, Germany, said it will expand its carbon-black production capacity at the Qingdao Degussa Chemical Co. Ltd. joint venture in Shandong province, China. Degussa said the move will add 20,000 metric tons to the facility's...

Eastman Chemical Co.(Company News In Brief)
November 1, 2003... Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN, said it has received "numerous inquiries from interested parties" regarding the possible divestiture of businesses and product lines in the company's coatings, adhesives, specialty polymers and inks (CASPI)...

UCB S.A's.(Company News In Brief)
November 1, 2003... UCB S.A's Surface Specialties business, Brussels, announced plans to build a new production facility for Radcure resins in St.-Ghislain, Belgium, with operation of the plant expected to get under way in 2006. The plant will have an annual...

Ultra Additives Inc.(Company News In Brief)
November 1, 2003... Ultra Additives Inc., Paterson, NJ, announced a relocation of its U.S. headquarters to Bloomfield, NJ, effective Oct. 6. The facility will house the company's Research and Development, Technical Service, Marketing, Sales, and Administrative...

Professional Paint acquires assets of Duckback Products Inc.(Mergers & Acquisitions)
November 1, 2003... DENVER -- Professional Paint Inc. has acquired, through a wholly owned subsidiary, the operating assets of Duckback Products Inc., a manufacturer of wood and concrete stains based in Chico, CA. Duckback Products distributes products nationwide...

Akzo Nobel to acquire plastics-coatings business.(Mergers & Acquisitions)
November 1, 2003... ARNHEM, The Netherlands -- Akzo Nobel announced an agreement to acquire the specialty plastics coatings business of Techni-Coat International N.V. Terms were not disclosed. Techni-Coat, based in Belgium, is a manufacturer of plastics...

Dow announces agreement to acquire Celanese acrylates unit.(Mergers & Acquisitions)
November 1, 2003... MIDLAND, MI -- The Dow Chemical Co. announced an agreement to acquire the acrylates business of Celanese AG, a purchase that includes inventory, intellectual property and technology for crude acrylic acid, glacial acrylic acid, ethyl acrylate,...

Schenectady acquires DSM's phenolic resins product line.(Mergers & Acquisitions)
November 1, 2003... SCHENECTADY, NY -- Schenectady International Inc. has acquired DSM Coating Resins Europe B.V.'s phenolic resin product line, which includes phenolic resins used for internal and external can-coating applications Terms were not disclosed. ...

ABRAFATI 2003.
November 1, 2003... The ABRAFATI 8th International Exhibition in San Paulo, Brazil, which was held September 3-5, was amazingly upbeat and showed a 46% increase over the 2001 Exhibition. There were 136 exhibitors and 16,000 visitors, including 416 foreign visitors...

Second quarter, 2003.(Market Place)
November 1, 2003... The second quarter of 2003 continued to show strength compared to 2002 However, most of the growth comes from the Architectural coatings segment, which is having another good year. The Product OEM segment is even with last year's quarter, and...

Wood coatings: development of VOC-compliant binders for interior.
November 1, 2003... Special demands apply to lacquers and paints designed for furniture Requirements for stackability, fast drying and resistance to blocking, solvents, chemicals and UV light all call for a thorough understanding of binder technologies. Akzo Nobel...

Formulating coatings for the future: changes underway today will shape coatings formulations of tomorrow.
November 1, 2003... In the Steven Spielberg movie "Back to the Future," Marry McFly travels to 1955 and sees a world that differs greatly from the one he left behind. If a coatings expert from the future traveled back in time to today, that person would see a...

Lesser-known silicates: it's all relative.
November 1, 2003... The properties and uses of the functional silicate filters in coatings have been the subject of a series of articles in PCI. (1-6) This, the concluding article of the series, describes four additional filters, pyrophyllite, chlorite, perlite...

Ask the expert.
November 1, 2003... Q Recently I've seen references to a "molecular" defoamer. Is this type of defoamer realy any different than conventional defoamers? A Yes. Molecular defoamers are surface-active agents that break foam at the molecular level rather than...

Properties of chlorinated and non-chlorinated polyolefin adhesion promoters and blends for TPO substrates.
November 1, 2003... Chlorinated polyolefins (CPOs) have been used as adhesion promoters for polyolefin substrates for several years. There have been many interesting and enlightening studies conducted on the use and mechanism of CPO adhesion promotion for PP and...

Ask the expert.
November 1, 2003... Q Is there a non-MDA-based epoxy curing agent available that provides high chemical resistance? A Products' new Ancamine[R] 2625 epoxy curing agent offers the unique advantage of providing high performance plus it is noncarcinogenic. When...

Cybrary: a compelling and powerful tool.
November 1, 2003... Where would our world be today without coatings scientists involved in research and development? It has been their vision and endless persistence throughout recent history that has provided consumers with everything from decorative and...

Bematek Systems, Inc.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... The new Bematek Lab Model LZ-150 multi-shear in-line mixer features our exclusive, flexible, Modular Design Construction (MDC[TM]). MDC allows easy interchange from one to 12 shear zones for total product flexibility in one, simple, multi-shear...

Bolz-Summix.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... The Cycone blender is a vertical, conical screw blender that easily handles all types of powders, including detergents, foods, chemicals, resins, rock products, plastics and pharmaceuticals, giving very quick and precise mixing of batches. The...

Bowers Process Equipment, Div. of SteelCraft Industries Ltd.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... Bowers is a fully integrated 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. Their concentric shaft...

Buhler Inc.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... This company is a global leader in the supply of processing plants and equipment to the printing inks, coatings, cosmetics and the specialty chemicals industries. The acquisition of DRAIS-DM, Germany, in June 2003, further strengthens the...

CB Mills.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... Announcing more versatility, CB Mills and WAB announce that DYNO-Mill's acclaimed ECM accelerators are available for use in the MULTI LAB with a 0.6-liter grinding chamber. The accelerators are available in hardened chrome alloy or ceramic and...

Charles Ross & Son Co.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... 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 2000 gal. Built with wetted parts of type 304 stainless steel, the dispersers include...

Chemineer, Inc., a unit of Robbins & Myers, Inc.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... This company offers its high-performance DT top-entering mixers Modular designs ensure that each DT is easily adaptable to customers' applications. DT mixers are fitted with industry-standard NEMA motors, gearmotors and commercially available...

Conn and Co.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... 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 enough for...

CPS Color Equipment, Inc.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... Modula is a flexible and modular automatic dispenser that meets the most demanding requirements in terms of performance and productivity. Up to 32 circuits, with a maximum of 16 external (MODULA TDF), and up to 32 internal canisters of...

Draiswerke, Inc.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... No development lab should be without the MegaVantis[R] V-3 bench-top media mill from DRAIS. This low-cost, highly versatile mill is the answer to all processing problems experienced with existing lab mills. Accurate scale-up, heat removal and...

Eiger Machinery.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... This company'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 safety...

EXAKT Technologies, Inc.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... Perfect for small production runs and the research/product-development laboratory, the EXAKT 80S simultaneously achieves dispersion, homogeneity and uniform particle fineness in products such as highly viscous pastes, thick films, adhesives,...

Filter Specialists, Inc.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... The FerrX 5000 is a magnetic separation device that removes significant amounts of ferrous materials from the effluents used to clean and rinse the surface of welded body units prior to paint application. FerrX 5000 traps and suspends ferrous...

Filtration Systems, Div. of Mechanical Mfg. Corp.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... Filtration Systems' vessels and filter media are widely used throughout the world for liquid clarification and high-purity liquid filtering applications. We control the manufacture of our raw material components used in the fabrication of our...

Glen Mills.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... The new three-dimensional dyna[R]-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 fully programmable operation allows each product blend to...

HOCKMEYER Equipment Corp.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... The newly re-designed Micro Mill is built on a bench-mounting stand of solid construction with a stainless-steel column and counterweight for easy lifting and lowering. The unit comes complete with HSD immersion mill head, an interchangeable...

Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems. This company presents the Mikro-ACM 2 EC (Easy-Clean) compact system, which offers a compact design for laboratory use and pilot-scale production. The ACM and ancillaries are designed for ease of access and...

INDCO.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... The INDCO Economy Direct Drive Clamp-Mount Mixer for 55-gallon drums is ideal for small-volume processing of chemicals, paints, inks, adhesives and more. These user-friendly mixers have an adjustable damp-mount that permits easy mounting on...

Inline Services.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... This company's Product Recovery Systems increase your production efficiency and reduce effluent treatment costs Fully automated arid/or manual systems are available. For maximum product displacement from your piping system, multiple product...

JBW Systems, Inc.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... In addition to the best possible mixing today with the JBW Drum and Tote Mixers, the company now manufactures the JBW Stationary Lift System. This new system is equipped with a safety shut-off switch and can be configured to the customer's...

Jongia.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... This company's newly developed counter-rotating mixer features our patented concentric mechanical sealing system to ensure the proper sealing of both the inner and outer dual shafts Both the inner and outer shaft mixing elements can he operated...

Kady International.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... The Kady Continuous Flow Mill adds a clear advantage to your company's production line. Without the cost or a major equipment overhaul, the power of Kady can maximize existing equipment on your line. The Kady Continuous Flow Mill uses only 8...

Kemutec Group Inc.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... Kemutec Group Inc. Kek's highly efficient sifters have been used for powder paints since 1960 Company highlights include: * 1983--Minisifter was introduced, specifically for the powder paint re-cycle. * 1998--Cantilever Minisifter,...

MM Industries Inc., VORTI-SIV Div.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... MM Industries Inc., VORTI-SIV Div. This company offers the VORTI-SIV[R] totally enclosed model RBF-2 Inline Gyratory Strainer/Filter with inline camlock tower. This VOC-free unit utilizes an explosion-proof or pneumatic drive to achieve...

Morehouse-COWLES[TM], Div. of MFIC Corp.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... Morehouse-COWLES[TM], Div. of MFIC Corp. New inverter technology is creating a stir in the dissolver industry. Morehouse-COWLES[TM], a world leader in designing and manufacturing variable-speed dissolvers, has been using and perfecting this...

NETZSCH Inc.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... To meet the needs of the fast-growing, metal-free grinding product-development markets, the Grinding and Dispersion Division of NETZSCH Inc. expands its proven MiniZETA[R] laboratory-sized equipment line to include two new non-metal versions,...

Norstone Inc.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... Norstone Impellers were developed as the answer to the industries' need for a safer [non-razor edge}, more-resilient dispersing impeller for use with coatings and inks. This blade outlasts metal blades 10-20 times. Norstone/U, an...

Premier Mill, a unit of SPX Process Equipment.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... This company offers the QM-1 high-flow recirculation system with navigator process controller. The complete QM-1 processing system includes Premier's QM-1 QMAX Supermill, which contains a new grinding configuration, unlike those in other...

Red Devil Equipment Co.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... This company offers the most durable multi-size mixer on the market. Its new 5990 accepts container sizes from a pint to a 5-gallon bucket, and a variety of shapes as well Featuring heavy-duty components and the revolutionary Dual-Zone[TM]...

Reynolds Industries.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... The Reynolds High-Speed Disperser is a versatile and highly productive mixer. This piece of equipment is available in a wide range of drive types including single-speed electric, variable-belt electric, variable-hydraulic and electric inverter....

Rosedale Products, Inc.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... This company offers its new Automatic Water Reclamation System (AWRS) filtration system The AWRS is a self-contained, self-cleaning filtration system that removes solids, organics, biologicals, odors and hydrocarbons. The water-reuse system...

Russell Finex.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... The award-winning Russell Horizontal Self-Cleaning Filter maximizes your productivity and improves your paint and coating quality by removing oversize contamination. The totally enclosed filter protects operators from harmful solvent fumes and...

Sonic Corp.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... Sonic offers prop mixers, colloid mills, rotor-staror in-line mixers, continuous blending systems and our patented Sonolator[TM] systems to meet a range of mixing and homogenizing needs. The Sonolator systems are unique and offer continuous,...

Sweco.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... This world leader in particle-separation and size-reduction solutions produces a broad line of separation and screening equipment that includes round and rectangular separators, grinding and finishing mills, centrifuges, and after-market parts...

Terlet.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... This company's direct drive agitators offer unique design features of no gearbox for direct mounting, and require no bearing inside of the vessel to ensure a truly hygienic and sanitary mixing process. The agitators are available with 1/2- to...

Union Process.(Equipment Roundup)
November 1, 2003... Union Process. Inventors of Attritor technology offer the circulation QC-Mill[TM] for super-fine grinding. The patented small media mill operates with unique centrifugal high-circulation mode and provides efficient grinding with sharp particle...

Ebonex Corporation: www.ebonex.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... High quality Bone Black pigments manufactured in our Melvindale facility are the culmination of many years of development in production and processing. Our pigments have superior masstone and jetness and impart a matte finish without the need...

Mace Company: www.maceco.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... Mace Company is promoting its expanded line of Macekote Waterborne Polyurethane Resins on our website, www.maceco.com. Macekote PUD's are used in coatings for wood, textiles, leather, paper, thread, vinyl, and much more. Go to the Products page...

Ocean Optics, Inc.: www.oceanoptios.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... Ocean Optics.com features more than 600 optical-sensing products--miniature fiber optic spectrometers, optical sensors, light sources, optical fibers and more--with detailed product descriptions, full-color photos and sample applications. Also...

Flex Products, Inc.: www.ColorShift.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... Visit for product & 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 silver' look. These pigments...

Morse Manufacturing: www.morsemfgco.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... Morse--"The Specialist in Drum Handling"--invented drum handling and offers the widest product line. Over 100 items to handle steel, fibre and plastic drums, plus many cans: Move, pour, agitate, mix, palletize, open, heat, lift, weight, tilt,...

SensaDyne Instrument Div.: www.sensadyne.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... 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 by testing for, and choosing...

HunterLab measure color ... measure quality: www.hunterlab.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... HunterLab color measurement spectrophotometers are ideal for quality control and color formulation of paint & coatings. Measures raw materials such as pigments, bases and additives as well as finished product including liquid paint, powder...

Novaflow Systems Inc.: www.novaflow.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... A dispense system from Novaflow delivers improved quality and lower costs, greater blending accuracy, faster mixing, reduced waste and improved inventory control. And what it can do for your bottom line in this competitive business climate is...

Hi-Mar specialties: www.himarspecialties.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... Himarspecialties.com provides an overview of our company, equipment and capabilities, detailing the recommendations of our products for various applications. Charts indicate product type, physical appearance, viscosity, specific gravity, pH and...

Glen Mills Inc.: www.glenmills.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... GLEN MILLS INC. markets a line of laboratory and small-scale production equipment: The TURBULA[R] Shaker-Mixer and dyna[R]-MIX for 3D mixing without clean-up; Various mills for grinding coarse, fine, fibrous, wet or dry materials; Sample...

Hoover Precision Products Inc.: www.hooverprecision.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... Grind with the experts! Let Hoover help you determine the appropriate Media for your applications. Hoover Precision Products is a manufacturer of Precision, Semi-Precision and Grinding Media Balls. Sizes range from .3mm to over 7 inches in...

SEMicro Division M.E. Taylor Engineering, Inc.: www.adhesiontesting.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... PATFI 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 continuous lead to a pull-stub mounted on the test...

CCP: www.ccponline.com.(website locator)
November 1, 2003... CCP's expanded corporate website offers material safety data sheets (MSDS's); selected technical data sheets; product and sales information; contact information for distributor partners: links to international partner, ATOFINA, and sister...