Industrial Paint & Powder articles from July 2006

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from July 2006

Hey you, you wanna start something?(EDITOR'S VIEW)
July 1, 2006... Growing up in Cleveland, I wasn't exactly belligerent. Perhaps I was merely a pugilist. One of the most common taunts from the neighborhood bully was, "You wanna start something?" I wasn't the type to back down. Twenty-eight years ago, I...

New technologies provide breakthrough for powder-primed auto parts.(NEWSWATCH)(sheet molding composite )
July 1, 2006... An OEM-led research collaboration is developing new interrelated technologies that allow sheet molding composite (SMC) parts to be powder-primed without sacrificing the quality of the SMC Class A surface. Key technology participants include...

Qure-It Systems and Durr sign agreement for visible light curing systems.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Qure-It Systems, Inc., based in Ann Arbor, Mich., has signed a commercialization and distribution agreement with Durr Systems, Inc., Plymouth, Mich., for Qure-It's visible light curing systems. The agreement provides exclusive global...

Ciba Specialty Chemicals launches new paint and coatings website.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Ciba Specialty Chemicals' Coating Effects Segment has launched a new paint and coatings industry website that is designed to allow users easy, rapid access to tailor-made solutions through a selection of different, user-oriented entry routes,...

Cambridge Applied Systems becomes Cambridge Viscosity.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Cambridge Applied Systems, headquartered in Medford, Mass., has changed its name to Cambridge Viscosity, Inc., to better describe the company. "The demand for viscosity measurement continues to grow in a world where quality, consistency and...

ACS seeks nominations for Roy W. Tess Award.(American Chemical Society)
July 1, 2006... The American Chemical Society's Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) is accepting nominations for the 2007 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings. The award, for $2000, will be presented on August 20, 2007, at the National...

FTS Technologies receives Clean Air Excellence Award.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... FTS Technologies, Flint, Mich., owners of the ATmaP[TM] (Accelerated Thermo-Molecular Adhesion Process) surface treatment technology, recently received a 2005 Clean Air Excellence Award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. FTS Technologies, along...

e/5 sees record attendance.(e/5: UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... More than 2,700 people attended RadTech's biennial e|5: UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference, April 24-26 2006, at McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill., which was a record for the event. "With rising energy costs, increasing international...

Coming events.(calendar)(Brief article)(Calendar)
July 1, 2006... 2006 JULY 25-27 Spray Finishing Technology Workshop, Robert D. Wetmore Technology Center, Gardner, Mass., (978) 630-9179, e-mail khanson@mwcc.mass.edu, mwcc.edu/programs/fwp/finishingworkshop.htm AUGUST 23-24 The...

DuPont breaks ground for new coatings plant in China.(NEWSWATCH)
July 1, 2006... DuPont has begun construction of a new world-class coatings plant in the Jiading district of Shanghai. When completed next year, the plant will serve a variety of automotive and industrial markets in China. Operations at the new plant are...

Reichhold receives award, transfers surplus assets.(Reichhold Chemicals Inc. Resins Div.)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Reichhold was recently named the top alkyd resin supplier to the paint and coatings industry in Brazil. This designation came as part of the "10th Annual Paint & Pintura Awards," which recognizes excellence among suppliers to the paint and...

Schenectady International becomes SI Group.(NEWSWATCH)
July 1, 2006... Schenectady International, Inc., a Schenectady, N.Y.-based producer and marketer of alkylphenols, electronic chemicals and phenolic resins, has changed its name to SI Group to more accurately reflect the company's global nature and to unity its...

Celanese breaks ground on new facility in China.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Celanese has begun construction on an emulsion polymers facility at the Nanjing Industrial Park in the city of Nanjing, China, its tenth such facility worldwide. The new facility is expected to begin production in the summer of 2007. Celanese...

August Mack Environmental, Inc.(PEOPLE)(appointed Stephen Hohman and Sherri Chambers)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... August Mack Environmental, Inc. has appointed Stephen Hohman to the position of senior compliance manager and Sherri Chambers to the position of business development representative. Hohman will be responsible for providing senior-level...

Phil Bechtold, sales manager, Industrial and Consumer Goods of Rohm & Haas Powder Coatings, was installed as president of The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) for the 2006-2007 fiscal year at the PCI Annual Meeting in May.(PEOPLE)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Phil Bechtold, sales manager, Industrial and Consumer Goods of Rohm & Haas Powder Coatings, was installed as president of The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) for the 2006-2007 fiscal year at the PCI Annual Meeting in May. Steve Houston of DuPont...

Hani Azzam.(PEOPLE)(Powder Coating Institute Hall of Fame Award)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... PCI honored Hani Azzam, a powder coating pioneer who has made major contributions to the powder coating industry, with a PCI Hall of Fame Award at the 2006 PCI Annual Meeting. A founding member of PCI in 1981, Hani Azzam was one of the pioneers...

Peyton Simpson.(NEWSWATCH)(Pollution Control Products Co.)(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Peyton Simpson, the founder and president of Pollution Control Products Co., died May 17, 2006 at Medical City Hospital in Dallas, Texas after a brief illness. An accomplished engineer, inventor and entrepreneur, Peyton Simpson created new...

Holistic wheel coating wizardry: a collaborative, holistic approach has yielded an environmentally friendly automotive wheel finishing technology.(Cover story)
July 1, 2006... Since the inception of powder coating technology, finishers have clamored for a "chrome look" powder coating. Bright metallics are achievable, but their luster never approximates that of a chrome plated finish. Chrome plating involves the use...

OEM automotive powder coatings: what's really happening with OEM automotive powder coatings? This article provides some insights.
July 1, 2006... Powder coating technology is in its fifth decade of commercial existence. The coatings panacea of the '70s and '80s has only scratched the surface of the OEM automotive coatings world. Why has there not been a more widespread use of this...

Controlling appearance: new instruments are helping the automotive industry achieve a high level of uniformity in the appearance of exterior finishes.
July 1, 2006... The exterior paint finish of a car plays a major role in how customers perceive its quality. The ideal "look" would be mirror-like--high gloss and perfectly smooth. But as we all know, limitations are imposed by the paint properties, process...

Driving automotive UV with SLMs: solid-state UV sources based on LED technology may present automakers with a new tool to overcome some of the limitations of traditional higher power sources.
July 1, 2006... UV-cured coatings for automotive applications have been long awaited but slow to develop. While many point to the challenges of developing Class-A, high-performance, weatherable formulations, key participants in the automotive coating arena...

Curing automotive parts with robots: next-generation robotic UV curing systems offer an economical alternative to fixed-lamp designs for curing large, complex parts.(ultra violet)
July 1, 2006... Ultraviolet (UV) coatings are attractive because of their scratch and mar resistant characteristics, rapid process speed, and environmental friendliness. However, as makers of large and complex three-dimensional parts (such as UV cure...

Green finishing: the use of landfill gas in BMW's Greer, S.C. plant is creating the world's first "green" paint shop.
July 1, 2006... BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC, Greet, S.C., is no stranger to environmental initiatives. The company is a charter member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Environmental Achievement Track, which recognizes companies for...

Environmentally friendly finishes.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
July 1, 2006... This company has introduced the Greensure[TM] designation for selected environmentally preferable products in response to increased interest in "green" materials and methods on the part of the manufacturing community. Greensure is applied only...

High-durability coatings.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
July 1, 2006... VICOTE[TM] Coatings are designed to offer enhanced durability and high performance for a longer life compared to traditional fluoropolymer coatings. The key ingredient of the new coatings is VICTREX[R] PEEK[TM] polymer, a high-performance,...

High-efficiency spray booth air filters.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
July 1, 2006... New line of high-efficiency spray booth air filters (AF HE) for industrial finishing are designed to provide "two-in-one" performance, with a backing behind two layers to absorb 99.81% of all errant spray emitted. This compares with a standard...

Electrostatic spray guns.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
July 1, 2006... The new Vector Systems spray guns reportedly provide reduced weight, increased durability, lightened trigger pull, improved finish and transfer efficiency, and simplified electrostatic controls compared to other electrostatic spray guns. The...

Automatic booth systems.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
July 1, 2006... The SuperCube and SuperTech automatic booth systems incorporate new innovations that are designed to improve the production process. The true double-wall canopy constructed of U.L. 94 V-O flame rated material reportedly creates an unmatched...

Coating robot.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
July 1, 2006... The P-250iA/15 is the company's 12th generation coating robot. Supported by the new R-J3iC Controller, the six-axis P-250iA/15 reportedly features enhanced motion performance, delivering fast acceleration and high-speed operation. A hollow...

Indirect gas-fired heaters.(PRODUCT INNOVATIONS)
July 1, 2006... The VariMax line of standard indirect gas-fired heaters is designed to be 80%+ thermally efficient and capable of a 150[degrees]F temperature rise with a 600[degrees]F maximum discharge temperature. The process flow can be once through or...

Ask Joe Powder.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... Dear Joe, I run a modest powder jobcoating shop. One of my suppliers keeps telling me that I should switch from using hybrids and polyesters to superdurable powders. What are superdurable powders, and should I spend the extra money that...