Industrial Paint & Powder articles from January 1999

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from January 1999

Powder coating in the can.(Nordson Corp's Weld-Arm powder coating system)
January 1, 1999... Many manufacturers of three-piece cans must stock 50 different liquid lacquers. Each lacquer formulation works specifically with a foodstuff or "pack." For example, one lacquer is formulated specifically for tomatoes, which are acidic, and yet...

1999 finishing forecast.(coatings industry)
January 1, 1999... Spending plans for OEMs and custom coaters indicate modest growth expected for next year. Last year proved fortunate for finishers, and 1999 appears to be heading in the same direction. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and custom...

Reducing tension in surfactant selection.(includes related article on types of surfactants)
January 1, 1999... An amazingly small amount of these 'surface-active agents' can affect a coating system in a great many ways. Surfactants were multi-functional when "multi-functionality" wasn't cool. Long before formulators began marketing additives as...

Finishing system guards against poor performance.(includes related article on Guardian paint superintendent Guy Brewer)(Guardian Automotive Products Group's use of George Koch Sons' system)
January 1, 1999... Tier 1 manufacturer turns to a turnkey supplier for its new electrostatic spray lines. Before Guardian Automotive Products Group (Auburn Hills, MI) started construction last year on its $44 million automotive-trim plant in Morehead, KY, it...

Conveyor contributes to 'flexible' finishing for E-coat line.(B.L. Downey Company Inc's use of Nichidai Industries' flexible conveyor)
January 1, 1999... When Bernard Downey, president of B.L. Downey Co. Inc. (Broadview, IL), says he has a "flexible" E-coat line, he's not kidding. His newest line can handle automotive parts, furniture, steel tubing, truck bumpers, wire and fencing - just to name...

Infrared ovens dry massive crane parts in less time.(Link-Belt Construction Equipment's use of Catalytic Industrial Systems' infrared ovens)
January 1, 1999... Two new infrared ovens have reduced paint drying time for Link-Belt Construction Equipment (Lexington, KY) by a whopping 97%. Painted crane and excavator parts now need only 30 minutes to dry instead of 16 hours. Link-Belt, a manufacturer...