Industrial Paint & Powder articles from July 2005

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from July 2005

Back to basics.(coatings)(Editorial)
July 1, 2005... The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) held its 24th Annual Meeting in Destin, Fla.. May 23-25, 2005. The overall message at the meeting was getting back to the basics that made powder coating one of the fastest growing coating technologies of all...

EPSI moves to new facility.(Engineered Products and Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Engineered Products and Services Inc. (EPSI), a masking and hanging company, has moved to its new facility in Cerritos, Calif. The new building is located at the heart of Cerritos Industrial Center and features ample warehouse space, proximity...

Degussa begins operation of dispersion plant startup.(Degussa AG, Aerosil)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... In May 2005, Degussa began operation of a new plant for the manufacture of Aerosil fumed silica dispersions, which are known under the Aerodisp trademark. The plant is part of Degussa's production site in Mobile, Ala., and more than doubles its...

EXEL merges its two U.S. operations.(Exel Industries, EXEL North America Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... European EXEL Industries has merged its two U.S. operations under the new name of EXEL North America Inc., responsible for EXEL Industries' Canadian, U.S. and Mexican operations. The merger brings three finishing and extrusion equipment...

Mokon celebrates 50 years.(anniversary)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Mokon, Buffalo, N.Y., a designer and manufacturer of circulating liquid temperature control systems, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Production engineers at Caplugs (Protective Closures Co. at the time) developed Mokon's original...

Dow extends operations at its PMDI facility in LaPorte, Texas.(Dow Chemical Co., polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Dow, Midland, Mich., will further extend part of its polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (PMDI) operations at its LaPorte, Texas, facility, while the company's new 500 million lb. PMDI facility in Freeport, Texas, continues its start-up...

GM to cut 25,000 employees.(NEWS WATCH)
July 1, 2005... General Motors will cut at least 25,000 employees at U.S. assembly plants over the next three years, GM Chairman Rick Wagoner told shareholders at GM's annual meeting last month. Cost reduction and capacity utilization is essential for GM to...

Tiger Drylac moves to new headquarters.(Tiger Drylac Powder Coatings)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... In April, Tiger Drylac Powder Coatings moved to its new facilities at 1261 E. Belmont St., Ontario, Calif. The 35,000[ft.sup.2] building provides 9,000 [ft.sup.2] of office space, housing the company's headquarters personnel, plus the West...

SME manufacturing event announced.(Society of Manufacturing Engineers)
July 1, 2005... The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Dearborn, Mich., has announced "The Total Manufacturing Experience," a new, one-of-a-kind manufacturing event to be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on March 27-30, 2006. The Total...

Steelscape facility expected to produce 200+ jobs.(human resource management)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... In mid June, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco joined executives from Grupo IMSA, a multinational metal processing company headquartered in Kalama, Wash., to announce the location of Grupo IMSA subsidiary, Steelscape, at the Port of...

The Savogran Co., a producer of paint and varnish removers and cleaning and patching compounds, has acquired the assets of SCL Sterling-Clark-Lurton Corp.
July 1, 2005... The Savogran Co., a producer of paint and varnish removers and cleaning and patching compounds, has acquired the assets of SCL Sterling-Clark-Lurton Corp. SCL serves the paint and coatings industry, glass industry, marine trade and automotive...

Clariant's Division Pigments & Additives, Sulzbach, Ts., Germany and Hangzhou Baihe Chemicals Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Province, China, announce that a joint venture agreement has been signed for the production of high-performance organic pigments in China.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Clariant's Division Pigments & Additives, Sulzbach, Ts., Germany and Hangzhou Baihe Chemicals Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Province, China, announce that a joint venture agreement has been signed for the production of high-performance organic pigments in...

International Specialty Products Inc.(technology application)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... International Specialty Products Inc., a global supplier of specialty chemicals and performance-enhancing products, revamped corporate web site (www.ispcorp.com). The site has been enhanced to provide customers and site visitors the information...

RadTech International.(RadTech International North America)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... RadTech International, the industry association for UV and EB curing, offers the first installment of the RadTech Online Education (ROLE) series with Dr. Byron Christmas of the University of Houston-Downtown, presenting "Polymer Chemistry for...

ProtectAire Finishing Systems Inc.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... ProtectAire Finishing Systems Inc., Gilbert, Ill., announces the return of company founder Michael F. Napadow as CEO. Napadow began ProtectAire in 1972 and built it into a $15 million business before leaving to pursue other ventures in 1992....

Lauyans & Company Inc.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Paul McDonald has joined Lauyans & Company Inc., Louisville, Ky., as the product manager for overhead conveyor solutions. Paul has 20 years experience in the conveyor industry and will be responsible for OEM, distributor and account management...

Sun Chemical Performance Pigments.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Sun Chemical Performance Pigments, Cincinnati, named Scott Butler as technical sales manager, North America, effectively strengthening its industry leading coatings business unit. In this new role, Butler will maintain close relationships with...

DuPont Powder Coatings.(appointments and promotions)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Andy Brink has been promoted to human resources manager for DuPont Powder Coatings, Americas. Craig Dietz, formerly the marketing and product manager at DuPont Powder, has been named customer and technical sales support manager. To succeed him,...

Angus Chemical Co.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Mike Lewis was named North American sales manager for Angus Chemical Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company, and Dow Biocides, succeeding Greg Jorjorian who retired on May 31. Mike assumes the sales manager responsibilities...

2005 automotive report: in our automotive coverage this year, Industrial Paint & Powder talked to several key players in the industry to see what the trends are in paint and coatings for the automotive industry and Tier 1 companies. Read on for our findings.
July 1, 2005... You need only to turn on an episode of Overhaulin' or Rides--two of my favorite shows on The Learning Channel--to know just how important an automotive paint job is. And although the cars on these programs, with their intricate designs and...

Information sharing: twice a year, several non-competing powder coaters visit each others' plants and offer some invaluable insight. If you can take constructive criticism and embrace new ideas, this may be just the type of program for your company.(trends in events)
July 1, 2005... If you could have a group of non-competing powder coaters walk through your powder coating plant and offer an honest opinion about the way you do business, would you want them to? Twice a year, 20-Group members converge on a location to do...

Custom coater finds simple solution in disposal-free pretreatment: when Smart Manufacturing needed a simple, reliable and economical way to clean and treat a range of parts in different substrates, it found a solution in Plaforization. Read on to learn more about this disposal-free pretreatment process.(Smart Manufacturing paints and solutions)
July 1, 2005... In 1994, Dale VanDyk saw a need for a specialty welding service that could deal with small parts that were hard for manufacturers to integrate into their own facility. He started Smart Manufacturing, a business built with the flexibility of a...

Wet/uncured paint and coating removal: when a large, international decorative metal manufacturer needed a safer alternative to methyl ethyl ketone to remove wet/uncured paint from its ferrous and nonferrous paint line equipment and parts, it needed a solution. Read on to learn about the safer remover it uses now.
July 1, 2005... Product development in the paint and coating industry continues to focus on the formulation of specialty products that offer improved performance and value-added benefits. These specialty products also should provide user friendliness, safety...

Identify contaminant source.(POWDER COATING)
July 1, 2005... We sand aluminum die-cast parts for recoating when they have specks (dirt, metal, dust, etc.) using 120-grit sandpaper on an orbit sander. After recoating the parts, we often have more little specks and other defects and a wavy pattern in the...

Preventing paint blisters.(ON THE FINISHING LINE)(gas catalytic infrared ovens)
July 1, 2005... We have an old gas catalytic infrared oven that we use for drying air-dry, water-based liquid paint applied to wooden doors. Sometimes we have trouble getting the material to dry enough before we have to stack our parts. We slow the line down...

Protecting the environment through technology.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... For nearly 30 years, Epcon Industrial Systems LP has served the world's finishing system needs with custom designed industrial ovens, paint booths, washlines, and air pollution control equipment. Epcon manufactures VOC and N[O.sub.x] abatement...

Air blow-off drying and cleaning systems.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(catalog with details of high-velocity air jet )(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... Air Blast systems catalog details how a high-velocity air jet can be used to blow water droplets off parts, on overhead and tabletop conveyors, containers, etc., after washing or cooling procedures. Pictured applications include an air jet...

Measure color ... measure quality.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... The LabScan XE color measurement spectrophotometer is ideal for quality control and color formulation of paint. Its advanced optical design automatically includes the effects of gloss and texture so it "sees" color the way your eye does. The...

Tips for buying a burn-off oven.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... ACE Equipment Co. has published literature titled, "Tips on Buying a Burn-Off Oven." This information offers a guide as to what to look for when purchasing an oven system for stripping coatings from metal. Burn-off ovens can burn paint and...

Cost effective VOC control.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... Turner EnviroLogic offers cost effective solutions for controlling VOC emissions from painting and coating lines. Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) features 98 percent destruction efficiency and 95 percent thermal efficiency. Turnkey systems...

Custom ovens at standard price & delivery.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... Precision Quincy manufactures high quality gas and electric ovens from 96 to 4,600 cu ft. capacities, with top or back mount heat chambers. Both types deliver uniform, digitally controlled temperatures from slightly above ambient to...

Heat seal panels.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
July 1, 2005... Heat seal panels and links filter 100 percent of the air. Heat seal link panel has an internal wire frame with polyester selvage on all sides and are joined together to ensure a positive seal without air bypass. Cardboard framed filters...

Indirect gas-fired heaters.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
July 1, 2005... VariMax is a new line of precision high efficiency indirect gas fired heaters 90 percent+ efficient and capable of a 1,000[degrees]F temperature rise with a 1,200[degrees]F discharge temperature. Des Champs Technologies 540-291-1111...

Spray gun with jet impingement atomization.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)(enhancement of VTXTM Spray Gun)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... VTXTM Spray Gun uses Jet Impingement Atomization (JIA) to revolutionize NGR (non grain raising) wood finishing stain application. This process is designed to significantly improve pattern coverage uniformity, color consistency and process...

Rupture disc plugs.(product innovations)(Elfab Ltd developed disc plugs)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Developed to provide standard, simple-to-install pressure-relief, these rupture disc plugs are suitable for a range of applications, including cryogenics, gas cylinders, autoclaves, portable compressed air systems, hydraulic accumulators and...

Machine guarding.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)(introduction of eGard switches by Fortress Interlocks ltd)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The eGard unit is a modular approach to controlling access to hazardous machinery and equipment. In addition to providing all the features that are required in a gate switch, eGard includes electrical operator controls as standard modules. It...

Redesigned industrial vacuum.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
July 1, 2005... CFM 118 is suitable for collecting large quantities of fine powders and bulk debris for disposal, transferal or reclamation in a range of manufacturing applications. It is designed to helps manufacturers clean tight spaces quickly and...

Low-VOC acrylic enamel.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
July 1, 2005... KEM ACRYL HS 100 Enamel is a high solids, low-VOC air dry acrylic enamel enabling improved production output for industrial finishers. The full-gloss coating has faster through-dry than traditional high solids air dry enamels, offering a...

Powder coating masking removal.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
July 1, 2005... D-Zolve removes powder coating buildup from plugs and other standard or custom-molded maskings, extending the useful life of these devices and reducing replacement costs. Designed to safely remove powder coatings from a range of materials such...

Working with powder manufacturers.(INDUSTRY FORUM)(metal powder)
July 1, 2005... If you are a powder job shop, or run a powder line for your company, your most important vendors are your pretreatment suppliers and the powder manufacturers. Saving the pretreatment guys for another day, I'd like to give my thought on...