Industrial Paint & Powder articles from April 1998

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from April 1998

UV-cured wood by the books. (Ready Fixtures Co.'s reliance on Sherwin-Williams' Sher-Wood Ultra Cure UV topcoat)
April 1, 1998... A manufacturer of wooden shelving units turns to a UV coatings manufacturer to reduce its reject level. In theory, Ready Fixtures Co. (Shell Lake, WI) should have loved its UV curing system. There were no heat-generating ovens and no VOCs....

Powder Coating Europe '98 highlights new technologies. (includes related article on powder growth in Europe)(Global Powder Trends)
April 1, 1998... New technologies for powder coating materials and application equipment are emerging in Europe. Right from the start, Powder Coating Europe '98 was busy. On the first day the event drew nearly 1,000 visitors. The first European exhibition...

Architectural powder coatings build market share in Australia.(Global Powder Trends)
April 1, 1998... Polyester-Primid-based powder coatings dominate the Australian market. Australia's unique powder coating market reflects the continent's vast size, with most of its 18 million people living in coastal industrial areas separated up to 3,000...

SPC: separating fact from fiction. (statistical process control)
April 1, 1998... Quality-assurance professionals may need to help company managers correct misunderstandings about SPC. Upper-level managers, particularly those whose background is not in manufacturing, tend to believe a number of half-truths and...

Shat-R-Shield cleans up with powder filters. (manufacture of light bulbs)
April 1, 1998... One defective product can shatter the reputation of Shat-R-Shield (Salisbury, NC). As one of the world's largest producers of coated light bulbs, if one of its bulbs breaks and the protective coating fails to contain the glass shards, the light...