Industrial Paint & Powder articles from April 2003

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from April 2003

Lean and mean.(efficient manufacturing)(Editorial)
April 1, 2003... The term "lean and mean" has been around for some time now. Most people have some idea of what it means, but they may not agree exactly on a definition. Put simply, it means turning out the most goods with the least resources. For most...

Study: Advanced Automotive Materials to Grow 5.4% Annually in North America. (News Watch).(Freedonia Group Inc. report)
April 1, 2003... Demand for advanced materials in the North American light-vehicles market will grow 5.4% per year through 2006 as they continue to be used in place of traditional materials, according to a new study by The Freedonia Group titled Advanced...

DuPont offers program for custom coaters. (News Watch).(DuPont Powder Coatings)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... DuPont Powder Coatings (Houston) is offering a new program, called Star Coater, to custom coaters in the powder coating industry to help them improve their businesses. The program awards "loyalty points" to customers, who can redeem them for...

Cell phone coatings technology conference. (News Watch).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Nearly a dozen companies will take part in a symposium focused on the technology of cell phone coatings. The event, which will be held in Chicago May 21, will be hosted by about 10 of the leading suppliers of paint and equipment in the cell...

PPG earns ISO 14001 certification at all coatings-production sites. (News Watch).(PPG Industries Inc. )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... PPG Industries Inc. (Pittsburgh) says it has earned ISO 14001 certification at all PPG coatings-manufacturing facilities worldwide. The certification has been earned by the company's centralized environmental-management system and 27 automotive...

BASF 'Most Admired' chemical company. (News Watch).(Fortune magazine's "Global Most Admired Companies")(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... BASF AG (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has been named the top chemical company worldwide in Fortune magazine's "Global Most Admired Companies" ranking. BASF was joined in the rankings of the top 10 chemical companies by several other companies that...

EPA, ford settle complaint. (News Watch).(Ford Motor Co. pays fine for alleged hazardous-waste violations)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The EPA and Ford Motor Co. say they have settled an administrative complaint against the automaker related to waste products from its painting process at 14 plants. Under the agreement, the nation's No. 2 automaker will pay a $244,000 fine...

Bayer sells pigment business to Sun Chemical. (News Watch).(Bayer Polymers L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Bayer Corp. (Pittsburgh) has sold Bayer Polymers LLC's high-performance organic pigment business to Sun Chemical Corp. (Cincinnati). The sale, which includes the high-performance organic pigment manufacturing and wastewater treatment facilities...

EPA extends NSR deadline. (News Watch).(new source review; public comment period)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The EPA has extended the public comment period regarding the December 31, 2002, proposal of revisions to the regulations governing the NSR programs mandated by parts C and D of Title I of the Clean Air Act. Comments must be received by May 2....

Chemistry Council recognizes Lyondell, Equistar. (News Watch).(Lyondell Chemical Co. and Equistar Chemicals L.P.; employee safety award)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Lyondell Chemical Co. (Houston) and its joint venture, Equistar Chemicals LP, set new individual plant records for employee safety performance and received the Performance Improvement Award for safety from the American Chemistry Council. It was...

CCI Thermal Technologies Inc. (News in Brief).(wins Alberta Business Award of Distinction )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... CCI Thermal Technologies Inc. (Edmonton, Alberta) was honored with an Alberta Business Award of Distinction for its achievement in technology. CCI's main product is the Cata-Dyne gas-fired, explosion-proof catalytic heater. By developing a new...

Nordson Corp. (News in Brief).(eFinance equipment leasing service )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The new Nordson Corp. (Amherst, OH) eFinance equipment leasing service streamlines the leasing of Nordson equipment by obtaining proposals from competitive lenders on behalf of customers. Available to customers in the United States and Canada,...

Saving capital on in-house coating. (In Focus).
April 1, 2003... Coating application is often considered a "necessary evil" for manufacturers and suppliers. Traditionally, manufacturers elect to either install their own in-house coating equipment or ship parts to the nearest capable job shop. There can be...

E-coating: the benefits of a two-coat system.(Kohler Power Systems upgrades electrocoating system)
April 1, 2003... The switch to a new two-coat electrocoat finishing system is helping Kohler reduce rework, paint usage and VOC emissions. The generators and electrical controls produced at Kohler Co. America's Power Systems Division are installed in a...

Controlling pretreatment costs and quality.
April 1, 2003... There are plenty of opportunities to reduce costs and improve the quality of pretreatment. Technologies such as boremediatloil and new dried-in-place processes are prolonging bath life and simplifying chemical and equipment usage. Many...

Matching parts with processes.(coating systems)
April 1, 2003... Many finishing systems are not a good fit for the parts they run. Experienced turnkey suppliers can help ensure products meet expectations and are consistently produced for the lowest price. A coating system can be broken down A I into...

Roobol on painting.
April 1, 2003... Thin-Line Masking I'm working on a product that requires a clean shutoff between two painted surfaces. We are incorporating a design groove for the mask to rest in but are in the middle of a tug-of-war on just how wide and deep that groove...

Powder Coating.(curing ovens; saving energy)
April 1, 2003... Energy Saving Features for Powder Cure Ovens We have an old convection powder cure oven that we plan on replacing this year. It leaks heat into our plant and costs too much to operate, considering the cost of natural gas and our production...

Coatings R&D Notebook.
April 1, 2003... Optimizing Biocidal Additives How may biocidal additives be more efficiently utilized in waterborne coating applications? A common practice to provide applied coatings with properties to resist contamination by microorganisms is to...

Web locator.(Directory)
April 1, 2003... This special advertising section is provided as a resource for coatings manufacturing and finishing professionals. Visit the following Web sites to discover the latest information on equipment, materials and services used in paint and coatings...

The importance of preventive maintenance. (Industry Forum).
April 1, 2003... John Murray's article, "Benchmarking: Hitting the Bull's-Eye," in the December issue, really hit home. John is 100% right about benchmarking and "getting on the continuous improvement bus or getting clobbered." I have been part of many kaizen...

Coming events.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
April 1, 2003... April Maintenance Planning and Scheduling April 28-30, Los Angeles Sponsor: New Standard Institute 888-783-1582 www.newstandardinstitute.com May Safety Standard Seminar May 5-6, Chicago Sponsor:...