Industrial Paint & Powder articles from April 2005

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from April 2005

Quality control.(EDITOR'S VIEW)(Editorial)
April 1, 2005... The idea of quality control has been around a long time. A QC program involves certain accepted policies, methods and standards for the finished product. Many companies have QC departments and policies, but standards and methods are very...

Bayer uses own coating technology to give HQ a facelift.(NEWS WATCH)(head quarters)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Bayer employees do not have to go far to see the advantages of Bayer MaterialScience's latest coating technology. They can just look at the recent facelift performed on Building 8 at its corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh. The metal,...

U.S. protective coatings demand to reach $13.9 billion in 2009.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Demand for protective coatings in the United States is forecast to increase 4.6 percent per year to $13.4 billion in 2009, driven by an acceleration in durable good production and a rebound in nonresidential construction spending, according to...

NACE launches new logo.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Houston-based NACE International--The Corrosion Society, launched a new logo identity during its annual awards banquet at Corrosion/2005, in Houston, earlier this month. The annual conference and expo is the largest corrosion event...

PQI includes industrial information.(NEWS WATCH)(Paint Quality Institute)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... For more than 15 years, The Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute's charter has been to provide state-of-the-art information on painting and paint technology. PQI endeavors to bring the public creative ideas and solutions for any paint project,...

SICO achieves ISO 14000 certification.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... SICO's environmental management system at its Longueuil (QC) facility has been certified to the ISO 14001 Standard by one of the North America leading management system registrars (QMI). "Achieving ISO 14001 registration shows our deep...

Coatings event in Mexico scheduled for July.(NEWS WATCH)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Latin American Coatings Show 2005 will take place at the World Trade Center in Mexico City on July 6 and 7. The show is the main exhibition and conference of raw materials and equipment for the manufacture of coatings and inks in Latin...

Lansco Colors acquires International Color & Chemical.(NEWS WATCH)
April 1, 2005... Lansco Colors, Montvale, N.J., acquired International Color & Chemical (ICC), South San Francisco, Calif., for an undisclosed sum of money. Lansco Colors is a 75-year-old privately held company with a range of organic and inorganic pigments,...

Fischer Technology Inc.(company news)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Fischer Technology Inc., Windsor, Conn., celebrates 25 years as an innovator of hand-held, bench top, and X-ray fluorescence coating thickness, material analysis and material testing instrumentation. In addition to coating thickness, Fischer...

Dow Chemical Co.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., raised list and off-list prices on a number of products in its Oxygenated Solvents portfolio in North America on April 1. "The combination of unrelenting high raw material costs and lower than required price...

BASF Corp., headquartered in Southfield, Mich., signed a contract with NOF Corp., Tokyo, for BASF to fully acquire the shares in BASF NOF Coatings Co. Ltd.
April 1, 2005... BASF Corp., headquartered in Southfield, Mich., signed a contract with NOF Corp., Tokyo, for BASF to fully acquire the shares in BASF NOF Coatings Co. Ltd. (BNC), a 50-50 joint venture between the two companies. Effective April 1, BASF began...

Wagner Systems.(appointed Jerry Trostle)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Jerry Trostle joined Wagner Systems as executive vice president. Trostle has more than 20 years of experience in the powder industry and has been involved in the sale of powder coatings, powder application equipment and finishing systems. He is...

EPSI.(PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... EPSI welcomed Tom Binney to its Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based sales Tom has more than 25 years experience in the paint and powder coating industry, serving customer with his expertise in custom engineered finishing for successful production...

Eastman Chemical Co.(appointed Damon C. Warmack )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Eastman Chemical Co. named Damon C. Warmack as vice president and general manager for Eastman's coatings, adhesives, specialty polymers and inks business organization. Warmack was previously vine and president and general manager for resins,...

Gregory D. DeCamp, general manager, OEM powder and TrueFinish coatings, at Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries.(PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Gregory D. DeCamp, general manager, OEM powder and TrueFinish coatings, at Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries, has added responsibility for the company's global OEM coatings to his duties managing the company's light industrial coatings business.

MD-Both Industries.(awarded John Erbeck )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... MD-Both Industries named John Erbeck as its Sales of the Year for 2004. Erbeck was awarded the honor in recognition and appreciation of his contributions, hard work, enthusiasm, and outstanding sales efforts in 2004. Erbeck joined MD-Both...

A match made in Vegas: by quickly providing custom-developed coatings, Jamestown Powder helps companies, like Las Vegas-based Powder Coatings Plus, grow their businesses.
April 1, 2005... Life, as you'd suspect, moves pretty fast in Las Vegas. The same holds true for the business climate. In such a rapidly growing city, it is often tough for powder coating contractors to finish jobs on time and within budget. The task only grows...

Booth ventilation: a controllable variable: by applying statistical process control principles to the control of the fluid, atomizing air and charging current as well as other process performance impacting variables, paint mileage can be improved and quality-related rejects and rework reduced.
April 1, 2005... Much has been written about the operating and economic benefits to be gained by applying the principles of statistical process control to industrial finishing. The advent of affordable and reliable PLCs as well as the necessary pressure...

Let the math drive the mover.(Oscillators and reciprocators )
April 1, 2005... You might ask why anyone would write an article about oscillators and reciprocators in the first place? Aren't fixed guns just as effective as oscillators and reciprocators? No, not in all cases. Aren't fixed guns less costly? Yes, the initial...

Using light to determine quality.
April 1, 2005... Color is an ever present measure of quality, even in a subliminal sense. Whether it be automobiles, food or appliances, we perceive quality by the color of the product and how well the colors match. If an automobile is repaired after an...

The cause of starring.(POWDER COATING)
April 1, 2005... We are using a Wrinkle Dark Gray powder and we keep getting little "star bursts" all over the product. We also spray a wrinkle black, but it is not so pronounced. If we use our smooth powders we have no problem. We have cleaned the booth...

IR for wood finishing.(ON THE FINISHING LINE)
April 1, 2005... How is infrared used in wood finishing applications? There is an established history of infrared (IR) in the wood industry, and many of the products manufactured and produced in the furniture, flooring, siding and roofing industries involve...

Nano-scale additives.(COATINGS R&D NOTEBOOK)
April 1, 2005... What is the status of nano-scale additives employed in coatings technology? A significant level of research and development is currently being pursued in order to gain a full understanding of how coatings technology is impacted by the...

Defoam and antifoam differences.(COATINGS R&D NOTEBOOK)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... What is the difference between defoam and antifoam coating additives? Foam can be described as a stable dispersion of a gas in a liquid medium that results when a surfactant layer forms around air bubbles and entrains them within it. Air...

Wet paint solubilizer/remover.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
April 1, 2005... FO3011 is a solvent-based blend specifically formulated as a more user and environmentally friendly replacement for MEK and other highly hazardous and flammable ketones commonly used for removing wet and uncured paints and coatings. FO3011 has...

Booth exhaust filter.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
April 1, 2005... Supra D is designed for fast drying, "dusty" overspray collection. Developed through close customer interaction, the filter offers high holding capacity and high arrestance efficiency to offer help lower customers' operating costs for their...

Automatic Spray Guns.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
April 1, 2005... MAG HVLP Automatic Airspray Gun (shown in the next column on the left) and the MAG AA Automatic Air Assisted Airless Spray Gun offer high transfer efficiency in a manifold mount, for quick and easy reconfiguration. Both are suitable for...

UV advancements for wood finishing.(IN FOCUS: News and Views from the Coatings Community)
April 1, 2005... Waterborne 100 percent solids ultraviolet (UV) spray, 3D UV curing, enhanced chemical and scuff resistance, and increased wood grain integrity are some of the latest advancements in UV curing. These advancements are driving the huge growth of...

Coating thickness gages.(WEB LOCATOR)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... DeFelsko Corporation, a U.S. manufacturer of coating thickness gages and inspection instruments has an easy to navigate website that provides details on their entire family of products including the NEW PosiTes[R] DFT, PosiTecto[R] 6000 and...

Automated paint booths, finishing enclosures.(WEB LOCATOR)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Col-Met Spray Booths, Inc. manufactures quality automotive paint booths and industrial type finishing enclosures. We specialize in spray booths for paint and powder applications, batch ovens and oven panels. Select from our standard products...

Measure color ... measure quality.(WEB LOCATOR)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... HunterLab color measurement spectrophotometers are ideal for quality control and color formulation of paint. Measure raw materials such as pigments, bases and additives as well as finished product including liquid paint, powder coatings, paint...

The single source for your finishing needs.(WEB LOCATOR)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... EISENMANN offers complete turnkey, single source solutions from design to installation to complete service and follow-up. Products include E-Coat, Powder Coating and Spray Painting Systems. Material Handling Systems and Environmental Technology...

Application equipment, recovery systems.(WEB LOCATOR)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... ITW Gema is a manufacturer of electrostatic spray application equipment and recovery systems used to apply powder coatings in a variety of markets. Its web site is a great resource for visitors seeking information on the powder coating process...

Paint pockets.(WEB LOCATOR)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Finish up to 500% more parts between filter changes with Paint Pockets Green[TM]. The patented Diamond Pocket Technology[TM] of Paint Pockets[R], Green overspray arrestors holds up to 5 times more overspray than other filters allowing you to...

Finishing systems.(WEB LOCATOR)
April 1, 2005... Pneu-Mech Systems specializes in the manufacture and installation of Product Finishing Systems in industries ranging from transportation to furniture, coatings from powder to lacquer to UV, and installations ranging from renovations to turnkey...

Organic pigments, additives.(WEB LOCATOR)
April 1, 2005... Clariant Corp. is the global market leader in organic pigments and dispersions and a leading global player for additives. Our global network of production, R&D and technical facilities give us the strength and resources to meet the needs of our...

UV curing.(WEB LOCATOR)
April 1, 2005... Nordson Liquid Finishing specializes in applying and curing ultraviolet (UV) curable coatings onto three-dimensional substrates including metal, wood, plastic, glass and composites. Many applications utilize zero-VOC liquid sprayable coatings...

Metallic & special effect pigments.(WEB LOCATOR)
April 1, 2005... Silberline is the global supplier of quality special effect and performance pigments. We have more than 400 aluminum leafing and non-leafing grades available in pastes, pellets and de-dusted flakes for a variety of applications. Whether you...

Preservatives, additives.(WEB LOCATOR)
April 1, 2005... Visit Troy online for information on the company's performance preservatives and additives for industry. The website also includes worldwide contact information and a list of upcoming exhibitions. Become a registered user of the website for...

Powder coatings.(WEB LOCATOR)
April 1, 2005... DuPont Powder Coatings' easy-to-navigate web site showcases our Alesta[TM], Nap-Gard[TM], and Ray-Tec[TM] brands of quality powder coatings. It details information regarding our services, technologies, rapid response capabilities, RALs...

Coating equipment.(WEB LOCATOR)
April 1, 2005... ISO 9000-accredited EXEL Industrial Inc. supplies equipment to markets ranging from small wood and general industrial to automotive manufacturers. The EXEL products range from manual HVLP guns to automatic electrostatic bells. Line includes...

Masking, hanging.(WEB LOCATOR)
April 1, 2005... EPSI is a world wide leader in the design and manufacturing of masking products and hanging systems. From caps, plugs and stoppers to hanging and racking systems, we have a product to meet all of our customers finishing needs. As you browse...

Powder coatings.(WEB LOCATOR)
April 1, 2005... The Protech Group of Companies is one of the world's largest producers of powder coatings. Our Oxyplast brand is one of the most recognizable in the coatings business and provides Protech with a truly international market. Our success is the...

IR ovens and heaters.(WEB LOCATOR)
April 1, 2005... Wisconsin Infrared Systems introduces its newly designed web site at www.wisinfrared.com, which provides information on the different types of ovens and heaters they offer. Batch and conveyor ovens feature either gas catalytic or various types...

Online oven selection.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Web site allows visitors to preview the full line of Precision Quincy ovens. The easy-to-navigate site includes a new Cyber Guide that allows visitors to enter exact specifications for simplified oven selection. Visitors may also request...

Working smarter, not harder.(INDUSTRY FORUM)(finishing industry )(Industry Overview)
April 1, 2005... We all have traveled down many different paths in life, and in our travels we sometimes become misguided. We may have made mistakes and done things that we have regretted. Yes, I've made a few mistakes in my time. But the key attribute in...