Industrial Paint & Powder articles from January 2002

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from January 2002

Resolved: Education and Optimism. (Editor's View).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... OK, show of hands. How many of us made a New Year's resolution? Now, how many of us will do what it takes, no matter the difficulty, to succeed? Americans are particularly fond of resolutions. That's one of the great things about this...

Security concerns affect ICE attendance. (News Watch).(International Coatings Expo)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The U.S. Justice Department issued a warning that the nation was on a high state of alert because there were indications of more terrorist attacks in the works. This warning came just one week before the ICE 2001 show in Atlanta. However, many...

Powder leaves its mark. (News Watch).(Powder Coating Institute)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Powder Coated Tough Mark developed by the Powder Coating Institute is being used internationally in both Europe and Asia to promote powder coated products. The British Coatings Federation and the Japan Powder Coating Association have signed...

Automotive color trends. (News Watch).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... BASF Corp. (Southfield, MI) presented its annual forecast of color trends for automotive designs throughout North America. BASF predicted that current trends for the North American auto industry will focus on beauty and character of the machine...

Making Wastewater Pretreatment safe. (News Watch).(Dock Resins Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Dock Resins Corp. (Linden, NJ) was awarded the Industrial Environmental Compliance Award by the New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA). Dock was recognized for its Resins' Wastewater Pretreatment System, which is designed to remove...

PPG a PACE Award finalist. (News Watch).(PPG Industries Inc.)(Automotive News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... PPG Industries (Pittsburgh) was named as a finalist in the product innovation category of the 2002 PACE Award competition for its Framecoat E-coatings for automotive and light-truck chassis components. "Automotive chassis components are...

Donation for education. (News Watch).(Eastman Chemical Co.)(Eastern Michigan University)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, TN) is donating intellectual property covering thermosetting coating compositions to Eastern Michigan University's (EMU) Coating Research Institute. EMU will further develop the technology for commercial...

Texas expansion. (News Watch).(Akzo Nobel N.V.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Akzo Nobel (Arnhem, The Netherlands) has commissioned a state-of-the-art coatings plant at its Marine & Protective business unit site in Houston. The $17 million project will be executed in phases while production continues. It is designed...

ONDEO Nalco (Naperville, IL) and Bulk Chemicals Inc. (Reading, .PA) signed an agreement for the distribution of Bulk Chemical's propriety conversion coatings in the U.S. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... ONDEO Nalco (Naperville, IL) and Bulk Chemicals Inc. (Reading, .PA) signed an agreement for the distribution of Bulk Chemical's propriety conversion coatings in the U.S. The agreement is expected to expand both companies' ability to reach more...

Raabe Corp. (News in Brief).(updates web site)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Raabe Corp. (Menomonee Falls, WI) has renovated its Web site, www.raabecorp.com. The renovated site was designed to make order tracking easier and faster by allowing customers to status of their orders. Raabe included order history and tracking...

Elementis PLC (London) has sold Hacros Chemicals. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Elementis plc (London) has sold Hacros Chemicals (Kansas City, KS), the company's U.S. chemical distribution business for [pounds sterling]23 million ($32.4 million) to HCI Acquisitions Inc. (HCIA), a newly established company. Hacros provides...

P & D Solutions Corp. (Louisville, KY) has changed its name to Denios Inc. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... P & D Solutions Corp. (Louisville, KY) has changed its name to Denios Inc. The North American operations, corporate structure, personnel and ownership remain unchanged, according to President/CEO Nat Campbell. The name was designed to better...

Chemcentral Corp. (News in Brief).(gets award from Northern Coatings)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Chemcentral Corp.'s (Bedford Park, IL) Milwaukee branch received the #1 Supplier Award from Northern Coatings. Chemcentral rated the highest score out of 31 suppliers in categories including on-time delivery, pricing, invoicing and consistent...

Nordson Corp. (News in Brief).(expands test laboratory)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Nordson Corp. (Amherst, OH) expanded its powder customer test lab in Amherst, OH. The 14,300-square-foot facility can run six independent customer tests simultaneously while providing a complete range of Nordson systems that can accommodate a...

U.S. Coatings (St. Louis) appointed Southwest Coating Associates. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... U.S. Coatings (St. Louis) appointed Southwest Coating Associates as the representative for the industrial line of protective coatings in the South Texas market.

Silberline Manufacturing Co. (News in Brief).(ISO certification)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Silberline Manufacturing Co. (Tamaqua, PA) achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification from BSI Inc. (London). Silberline is among the first U.S. companies to complete the transition to ISO 9001:2000 registration out of 47,000 U.S. companies currently...

Dow Chemical Co. (News in Brief).(receives American Chemical Society award)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) was awarded a Special Foundation Award from the American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Technicians (TECH). Dow was recognized for its early efforts to bring technicians to the ACS, to elevate their...

People.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... David Graham of Plano, TX, was named vice president of sales and marketing for Special Materials Company (Plano, TX). Graham will focus on SMC's product offering for the paints and coatings industry. Graham most recently worked for Occidental...

Reason for, optimism: OEM coatings shipments for the first half of 2001 were significantly higher than the same period in 2000, which was better than 1999. Finishers are more optimistic than in recent years. (2002 Finishing Market Survey).(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Despite 2001's soft economy and the events of September 11, finishers responding to Industrial Paint & Powder's 2002 Finishing Market Survey are generally predicting that operating levels will not change much in 2002 compared to last year, or...

Helps the bottom line: Thickness and color-testing equipment helps maintain aesthetic quality, protects products and assists in lowering cost and waste. (Quality Control).
January 1, 2002... High-tech quality-control equipment can help companies maximize coating usage and boost their bottom lines. In the past, costly and complex color and thickness testing equipment primarily catered to larger companies with bigger budgets....

The value of operator training: Operator training and standardized procedures are essential for a consistent finish quality and efficient production. (Second of two parts).(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Perhaps the greatest challenge facing manufacturers in their attempts to maintain efficient finishing is finding and keeping good employees. From an economic and continuity standpoint, it's important to focus on keeping good spray operators...

Air control offers more than just safety: When a John Deere plant converted to isocyanaide polyurethane coatings, the first concern was harmful fumes. An airflow management system combatted problems beyond plant safety.(related article discusses turnkey systems)
January 1, 2002... Air management and airflow control are consistent problems for finishing systems because there are many variables, from filter loading to temperature and relative humidity Each of these variables affects air movement within a system, and...

Roobol on painting. (Q&A).
January 1, 2002... Resins for Homemade Pigments What clear waterborne resin should I add to my homemade pigments? Who sells them? It's not apparent from your question whether you want only waterbornes. I need to know about the chemical nature of your...

Coatings R&D notebook. (Q&A).
January 1, 2002... Coatings Controlled by Nonmigratory Surfactants What role do nonmigratory (reactive) surfactants play in coating formulations? With regard to polymers used in coating systems, surfactants are often necessary for the production, storage...

Heat transfer and finishing systems. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Epcon Industrial Systems, Inc. specializes in both standard and custom manufacturing systems to enhance existing process applications. Our systems include paint spray booths, powder coating applications, thermal oxidizers, heat exchangers, air...

Thermal Engineering Corp. (Special Advertising Section).
January 1, 2002... For over 40 years, Thermal Engineering Corporation (TEC) has pursued excellence in engineering and better solutions to process problems through applied innovation. With its foundation locked into the research and development of various heat...

Kremlin and Sames join forces. (Special Advertising Section).
January 1, 2002... Kremlin and Sames join forces to bring the best of both worlds. It gives me great pleasure to announce the formal merger of Kremlin and Sames' North American industrial teams. We are now one of the largest manufacturers of finishing...

Magnum Magnetics Corp. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Magnum Magnetics [R] introduces flexible magnetic masking materials designed for the coating industry to adhere in wash systems, resist oven temperatures, be die-cut to your specifications and be economically fit to the application. The magnet...

Therma-Tron-X, Inc. (Special Advertising Section).
January 1, 2002... Therma-Tron-X, Inc. (TTX) is a full service manufacturer of complete industrial paint systems and their components. Our sister company, TTX Environmental, produces water conditioning equipment and wastewater treatment systems. Our combined...

ITW Gema. (Special Advertising Section).
January 1, 2002... Corporate Description: ITW Gema has been the global leader in powder coating systems for more than 35 years. ITW Gema's combined line of equipment features innovative technology, focusing on dependable and cost-efficient systems that...

Torrid Oven Limited.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... "Finishing Technology for the 21st. Century in perfect harmony with the environment." "Excellence in Finishing" A tough credo to meet, admits Robert Corcoran, C.E.O. and founder of Torrid Oven in a recent interview at the company's...

Energy efficient washer housing. (Special Advertising Section).
January 1, 2002... GAT's polypropylene washer housing and heating system produces a 25 to 40% reduction in energy use as compared to steel washer housing design. However, energy savings are not the only benefit of Polypro washers. GAT's application of translucent...

Providing 50 years of superior color measurement solutions. (Special Advertising Section).
January 1, 2002... 50 years ago... HunterLab began its existence as a development, testing and consulting firm. A short time later the emphasis was shifted to the development and manufacture of instruments. The overall objective of HunterLab has been, and...

VOC abatement innovations: Met-Pro eliminates atmospheric discharge of paint spray solvents. (Special Advertising Section).
January 1, 2002... Atmospheric pollution is being examined with an ever more critical eye. Emissions from industrial facilities that may have been permissible ten (or even five) years ago are no longer allowed. No doubt the rules will get tougher. VOC...

AFC. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... AFC offers a complete product line of powder coating booths, ovens, and application equipment. AFC features Parker lonics powder application equipment to compliment AFC's line of industrial equipment. Powder booths can be custom ordered and...

KMI Systems, Inc. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... With nearly 200 years of process experience in coating applications, our turnkey expertise also offers you process function, reliability, controllability in any coating system segment. Leading the development and refinement of equipment and...

ElektroPhysik introduces the MikroTest[R] Digital. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The MikroTest[R] Digital takes the MikroTest[R] to an all new level incorporating electronically controlled readings with a digital display. This new advancement provides faster readings, improved accuracy, unmatched resolution with high...

Echo Engineering and Production Supply, Inc. (Special Advertising Section).
January 1, 2002... For over 30 years, Echo Supply has been serving the finishing industry with an increasing array of products and services to improve masking efficiency. By continually investing in new equipment and through exploring alternative production...

Magic Rack: Production Plus Corp. (Special Advertising Section).
January 1, 2002... The patented crossbar design of the Magic Rack I and II shields contact points of hooks. Crossbars and hooks are easily disassembled and rearranged within a rack already in use, without losing electrostatic ground. Both Magic Racks allow...

EPSI Suspension System 1000 (SS1K). (Special Advertising Section).
January 1, 2002... The SUSPENSION SYSTEM 1000 (SS1K) is a racking system designed for maximum grounding and flexibility. Products for finishing treatment can be hung from any standard hook up to 2mm in diameter. Beams can be manufactured in any required length,...

Thread-N-MaskTM plugs from EPSI provide a leak-proof seal. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... epsi, located in Brookfield, WI is a manufacturer of various masking and hanging products. Thread-N-MaskTM plugs from EPSI feature an easy-to-grasp handle that makes them easy to insert for plugging tapped and threaded holes. Once in...

Fischer. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Fischer Technology, Inc is a leading multi-national company in the field of coating thickness measurement and material analysis. Through experience accumulated over 50 years, Fischer can offer a solution to virtually every coating thickness...

Nordson Corporation. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Leader in Powder Coating Technology Worldwide Nordson Corporation 300 Nordson Drive, Amherst, Ohio 44001 Telephone: (800) 628-8303, (440) 985-4000 Facsimile: (888) 229-4580 Email: powder@nordsofl.com Web:...

DeFelsko Corporation introduces: New PosiTector[R] 6000 features. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... DeFelsko Corporation is pleased to introduce important new features of the PosiTector 6000 coating thickness gage used to measure coatings on both ferrous and nonferrous metals. A Larger Full Graphics Display features a high contrast...

George Koch Sons, LLC. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... George Koch Sons, LLC a worldwide manufacturer of finishing systems in Evansville, Indiana has the industry's largest Customer Lab, consisting of 8523 [ft.sup.2] of testing space. The primary goal of the lab is the ability to test every piece...

Cleaning/Phosphatizing/Rinse System. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The unique state-of-the-art Pressure Island pretreatment systems for powder and surface coating are ideal for batch cleaning. The systems clean substrates, apply phosphate, and rinse in an easy-to-use 2-stage system. The cleaning process...

Staubli Industrial & Paint Robots offer. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... * Small footprint, high dexterity optimizing cell workspace * Fully enclosed rigid structure for use in hostile environments * Mounting options: Floor, ceiling & Wall (RX 60 only) * Proven exceptional reliability: large worldwide...

World-class service. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... BELCO INDUSTRIES, INC. has evolved into one of the most skilled and trusted suppliers of turnkey finishing systems and equipment. OUR GROWING SUCCESS From its start in 1959, as an industrial sheet metal company, Belco soon focused directly...

Company's future soars with addition of finishing capabilities. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Miller Welding & Machine Co., Brookvitle, PA, is a contract manufacturer with a newly added ability to provide a high quality powder or liquid finish. Founded in 1963, the company repaired farm and mining equipment in a 2,400 square foot...

Chemco. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Chemco manufactures EPA and OSHA-compliant overspray collectors, peelable booth coatings, floor coverings, and powder coating cartridges. Cartridges include Perma-Clean, for twice the service life as aluminized or poly filters; four times the...

ITW BGK Finishing Systems. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... ITW BGK Finishing Systems designs, fabricates and installs complete infrared curing systems. BGK offers curing capabilities for a full-range of coatings, including liquid, powder and UV. BGK offers solutions to a wide range of curing...

Eisenmann Corp. (Special Advertising Section).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... EISENMANN Corporation is one of the leading international suppliers of surface finishing systems, environmental technology, and material flow automation as well as for the ceramics industry and numerous industries specializing in coating and...

Automatic Thickness Gauge. (Product Innovations).(Quant IX Software Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... QuaNix Software provides detailed statistical reports including histograms, charts and graphs for thickness testing. The QuaNix Keyless Thickness Gauge measurements appear immediately on the computer screen, which eliminates the need to...

Versatile UV curing. (Product Innovations).(Ciba Specialty Chemicals)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Ciba Specialty Chemicals developed the Ciba Irgacure 819 DW for radical polymerization of unsaturated resins on UV-light exposure. This product can he used in curing pigmented polyurethane aqueous dispersion systems. Irgacure 819 DW is also...

Dryer systems for corrosive environments. (Product Innovations).(Pneumatic Products Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The DHA/CDA-PMX line of heatless desiccant compressed air and gas purification systems was designed for industrial environments operating in and around air laden with salt or chemicals. Pneumatic Products designed these systems to withstand...

Four new filters. (Product Innovations).(Deltech Corp.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 2002... The D Series, a new line of Deltech compressed-air filters, features multiple ratings of four different filters. The high-efficiency coalescing filter offers high filtration for the removal of oil liquids and aerosol mists. The general-purpose...

UV lamps for hard-to-reach places. (Product Innovations).(Spectroline AP-800 UltraWand Ultraviolet lamp)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Spectroline AP-800 UltraWand UV lamp checks tight areas that conventional lamps cannot reach. The lamp is only 1 inch in diameter and 30 inches long, and it has an eight-watt lamp that delivers UV light to hard-to-reach places. The AP-800's...

Reduce incinerator costs. (Product Innovations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Control Instruments' Model 670 Series continuous solvent vapor monitors can substantially reduce the cost of operating an incinerator. When the continuous solvent vapor monitors are added to the emissions source, more air recirculation is...

Versatile gold pigment. (Product Innovations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The 307/9307 Star Gold provides a metallic appearance for all surface paint applications, including powder coatings, paint dispersions and plastic coatings. This mica-based gold effect pigment is designed to produce pure-gold color and...

Innovative polyurethane dispersions. (Product Innovations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Macekote waterborne polyurethanes lines include co-solvent free polymers, products with abrasion and chemical resistance, hydraulic stability, adhesion, gloss, clarity, flexibility, toughness and high solids Film properties cover a full...

Precise paint testing. (Product Innovations).
January 1, 2002... The Accu-Lab II Chart Tester is an affordable machine that offers precise, consistent and repeatable samples on paint test charts. The Accu-Lab II is sized to fit lineta and other paint test charts, has adjustable feet for leveling and has a...

New waterborne coatings for military use. (Product Innovations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Sherwin-Williams has developed two-component waterborne polyurethane chemical agent resistant coatings (CARC) for military equipment. Application and performance features include: advanced atomization, high-quality coverage and low dry-film...

Rugged lift. (Product Innovations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The LPI Lift Systems stainless steel personnel lift is designed as a safe lift in areas where FDA standards must be maintained. This lift has a straddle base, which allows it to be positioned over equipment to reach overhead areas. The...

Dust collector line offers consistent cleaning. (Product Innovations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... USFilter SPG expanded its Dust Collector line to include a large variety of cartridge-style collectors, in addition to a new fabric filter design. The expanded series of cartridge-type dust collectors have varied configurations, which...

Clean air with laser cutting applications. (Product Innovations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Micro Air clean-air systems eliminate smoke, dust and other pollutants from laser-cutting applications. Micro Air utilizes source capture exhauster arms, portable source capture air cleaners, dust collectors, ambient air cleaning units and...

Mixers with guarantees. (Product Innovations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Chemineer's XPress portable mixers are supplied in standard configurations, which enables Chemineer to guarantee a 48-hour delivery on all shipments. All of the portable mixers are fitted with off-the-shelf NEMA motors or Gearmotors. Chemineer...

Thickness testing for duplex coatings. (Product Innovations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The EDX10 probe is designed to measure the thickness of duplex coatings-paint on zinc or steel substrates. Fischer Technology developed this instrument to simultaneously display the thickness values of both paint and zinc coatings on a handheld...

New colors for industrial coatings. (Product Innovations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Rust-Oleum Corp. has added seven new colors to the Industrial Choice Multi-Purpose Spray Paint line. The new colors include: machinery blue gray, machine green, sun yellow, machinery gray, shadow gray, dusty pink and green primer. There are...

Clean, rugged and quiet conveyor system. (Product Innovations).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Automated Electrified Monorail systems are clean and quiet high-speed conveyor systems. These systems are individually powered carriers and have a power track feature that acts as a communications link to the mainframe or other conveyor-control...

Less coating for high quality. (Product Innovations).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Interfine 979 can be applied with fewer coats to obtain a high-quality, durable finish on structural steel. Polysiloxane is a product of inorganic polymer technology. When polysiloxane is used as part of the correct anticorrosive system, these...

Safety in numbers. (Web Watch).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Industry leaders and OSHA recognize that working together to solve workplace safety and health problems can offer many advantages. These partnerships can also be much less costly than stiff penalties for violations and rising workers'...