Industrial Paint & Powder articles from March 2000

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from March 2000

Time Out, Please!
March 1, 2000... Do you know anyone who is bored with their job.[ldots]has too little to do? If so, please let me know. I might want to apply. It's not that I don't like my job. But like thousands of people in the United States, I have too much to do. My...

OSHA Sets Public Hearing Dates.
March 1, 2000... The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Washington) has agreed to hold public hearings regarding its proposed ergonomics program on March 21 to 31 and April 11 to 21. The public hearings will give those in the paint and coatings...

UCB Chemicals Corp.
March 1, 2000... The North American headquarters for UCB Chemicals Corp. (Smyrna, GA) has just completed a $1.4 million expansion project. Part of this expansion focused on doubling the customer support area for radiation-curable industrial and powder...

United Silica Ltd.
March 1, 2000... Degussa-Huls AG (Frankfurt, Germany) has acquired a majority stake in silica production facilities in Maptaphut, Thailand. The company says it holds a 70% stake in United Silica Ltd., with the remaining 30% held by Oriental Siam Co. (Bangkok,...

Robin and Haas Co.
March 1, 2000... Robin and Haas Co. (Philadelphia) has announced its intent to acquire Acima (Buchs, Switzerland), a company specializing in biocidal formulations, polyurethane catalysts and other specialty chemicals. Pending all necessary and usual...

Solutia Inc.
March 1, 2000... Solutia Inc. (St. Louis), a maker of raw materials used for OEM coatings, has completed the acquisition of Vianova Resins (Mainz-Kastel, Germany) from Grenfell Private Equity Ltd. for approximately $640 million. Solutia's current product line...

The American Society for Testing and Materials.
March 1, 2000... The American Society for Testing and Materials (West Conshohocken, PA) has made its official publication, Standardization News, available on the Web at www.astm.org. The publication reports on the activities of ASTM standards-development...

The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology.
March 1, 2000... The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (Blue Bell, PA) has named Dr. Ray Dickie as editor of the Journal of Coatings Technology. Dickie, formerly corporate technical specialist in the chemical and physical sciences laboratory at...

RadTech International.
March 1, 2000... Five new directors have been elected to the hoard for RadTech International (Bethesda, MD). The new members--David Diehl and Petra L'Abbe of PPG Industries Inc. (Allison Park, PA), Michael Rose of Sartomer Co. (Exton, PA), Jeffrey Ross of...

ChemTech Consultants Inc.
March 1, 2000... ChemTech Consultants Inc. (Bridgeville, PA) has signed a corporate partnering agreement with Vaispar Corp. (Minneapolis). Under the terms of the agreement, ChemTech will be the exclusive preferred vendor for engineering services for Vaispar....

The Dow Chemical Co.
March 1, 2000... Cargill Dow Polymers LLC, a joint venture of Cargill Inc. (Minneapolis) and The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI), plans to build a facility in Blair, NE, that will produce a "breakthrough" line of resins based on agricultural products. The...

EPA Sets Records in 1999.
March 1, 2000... EPA was very active last year in levying fines, enforcing cleanup of contaminated sites and imposing penalties. In fact, it was a record year. Fines for civil penalties reached $166.7 million, 60% higher than in 1998, and EPA prosecuted 3,935...

EPA Moves to Delist VOC.
March 1, 2000... EPA has issued a proposal to delist t-butyl acetate (TBAc) as a VOC. EPA has found scientific evidence that shows TBAc contributes little or nothing to the formation of smog. If TBAc is exempted as a VOC under the Clean Air Act, it will...

Aerosol Paint Industry Works to Meet CARB Standards.
March 1, 2000... Because the original aerosol coatings rule from the California Air Resource Board was deemed not commercially or technologically feasible, a revised rule has been issued. The new rule changes the VOC limits for 23 of the 35 categories and...

EPA Enforces Risk Management Requirements.
March 1, 2000... EPA Region 6 is now enforcing risk management plan requirements. As of June 21, 1999, applicable facilities were required to submit an RMP to EPA. Region 6, comprised of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, believes there...

Senate Unlikely to Move on Superfund Legislation.
March 1, 2000... In early February, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) said it was unlikely that the Senate would be able to address an overhaul of the Superfund program in 2000. Superfund legislation has yet to budge in the Senate. Last fall,...

ETV Program Scheduled for Boston.
March 1, 2000... Mike Kosusko, EPA pilot manager for the EPA's Environmental Technology Verification program for coatings and application equipment, will moderate a session detailing recent technological innovations at the National Pollution Prevention...

Paint Process Maximizes Coverage of Micro Parts.
March 1, 2000... * A process developed by the Engineered Coatings Div. Of MetoKote Corp. (Lima, OH) has the capability of coating very small parts, from 1/4 inch down to 50 microns, and totally encapsulating the parts without the voids that result from...

The World of Waterbornes.
March 1, 2000... Waterbornes can usually duplicate the performance of many solventborne paints, but at what cost? With the movie "Water-world," Kevin Costner used a bloated budget to deliver a product judged by many to be of mediocre quality. In the...

Waterborne Circulation: The Key to Flawless Fluid Flow.
March 1, 2000... Because waterborne paints differ greatly from their solveutborne forerunners, special care must be taken when pushing the paint through the system. Prompted by the regulatory community's desire to reduce VOCs and rising consumer demand...

How to Manage Pretreatment Systems.
March 1, 2000... A planned approach to managing the pretreatment line will help avert potential problems. Operating a pretreatment system requires a significant effort on the part of manufacturers. Management of cleaning and phosphatizing pretreatment...

UV Powder: The Road to Success.
March 1, 2000... The concept of curing powder coatings with ultraviolet is quickly becoming a manufacturing reality with the second commercial installation of the technology. The story of UV-curable powder coatings is a wonderful tale that not too many...

A Steelcase Study in Installing a Powder Line.
March 1, 2000... A new powder line provides Steelcase with improved production efficiencies. A new high-volume, automated powder line at Steelcase's File Plant (Grand Rapids, MI) has put the division in the black. The line is finishing 30,000 to 35,000...

Harley-Davidson Makes a 'Killing' by Tweaking Detaekification System.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... A combination of a new detackifying agent and close cooperation with the supplier is helping Harley-Davidson Motor Co. (Kansas City, MO) attain a new level of efficiency with its waste treatment system. Harley-Davidson applies a...

ROOBOL ON PAINTING.
March 1, 2000... In Search of Waterbornes I run a 24-man finishing department for a company that makes antique furniture reproductions, and we are looking for some help on transitioning from solventborne to waterborne coatings. We would like to create a...

POWDER COATING WITH COLLINS.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Clarifying Heating of Steel vs. Aluminum I have a comment regarding your answer about the reason for lower gloss on aluminum than steel (December 1999).You said aluminum is not a good conductor of heat. Actually, aluminum is a very good...

COATINGS R&D NOTEBOOK.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Effect of Pigment Flocculation What effect does pigment flocculation have on the performance characteristics of coatings formulations? Flocculation in coatings applications is a term used to describe the association of pigment...

Ovens Burn Off Hydrocarbon Coatings.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Batch burn-off ovens remove cured hydrocarbon coatings from hooks, racks, fixtures and parts. Removal is accomplished by heating the materials to 650 to 750[degrees]F, which reduces the coatings to fumes and a fine, light ash. The oven's...

Blast and Recovery Systems Strip Large Workpieces.
March 1, 2000... Portable blast and recovery systems recycle durable abrasives. The machines strip, clean and surface profile large workpieces. They have a pressure air-blast system, a 10-hp pressure blower, a recovery hopper, a dust collector and a turntable...

Ovens Monitor Time, Temperature.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2000... Micro-Ramp ovens precisely monitor the time and temperature at which combustibles ignite. The ovens safely clean paint hooks, racks, grates, fixtures and other coated metal parts. Primary and secondary water-spray suppression systems...

Blast Systems for Big and Small Workloads.
March 1, 2000... StripMaster dry abrasive blast systems range in size from a single-nozzle workstation to two- and four-nozzle models suitable for aerospace operations or higher workloads. Portable SMP unit can be moved to the most advantageous site in the...

Blast System Uses Plastic Media.
March 1, 2000... The cabinet-style Pressure Dry Hone system uses plastic blast media to strip paint and powder coatings from parts. A high-velocity stream of plastic media removes the coatings without damaging the substrate. The nontoxic media are then...

Stripping Furnace Monitors Temperature.
March 1, 2000... The Advanced Controlled Pyrolysis furnace uses a rate control system to monitor temperature increases during stripping of paint and powder coatings. If temperature increases in either the furnace or afterburner compartment exceed the...

Cold Strippers Remove Paint.
March 1, 2000... Series 1800 and 1850 cold strippers remove paint, enamels, synthetics, varnishes and lacquers. Series 1850 is for general-purpose dipping and immersion, and series 1800 is for brush, flow or spray application to fixed or large parts that are...

Paint Stripper Offers Sheeting Action.
March 1, 2000... Gardostrip liquid paint stripper operates at 140 to 180[degrees]F and strips most coatings in sheets for easy removal. It removes paint films from most ferrous and nonferrous metals, including aluminum, in 30 minutes or less. Used...

Stripper Removes Powder Coatings.
March 1, 2000... D-Zolve quickly strips layers of powder coating buildup from hooks and racks. It can also be used to salvage reject parts. It causes paint layers to break away in pieces from metal or plastic parts in the immersion tank, and the stripping...

Solvent Strips Coatings Safely.
March 1, 2000... SM-2000 strips paints and coatings including acrylic, latex, alkyd, polyurethane and epoxy. An alternative to hazardous solvents, the stripping agent also cleans built-up cured coatings on silicone masking plugs and many types of powder...

Heat-Cleaning Ovens Work Fast.
March 1, 2000... These ovens can heat-clean most metal components in a one- to three-hour cycle of heatup, cleaning and cool-down. Ovens are suitable for powder coating and spray paint line fixtures, electrostatic line components, hooks, trees, trays,...

Burn-Off Ovens Offer Many Options.
March 1, 2000... This line of heavy-industrial burn-off ovens comes with a range of features, including rate-of-change control, automatic process control, top-down heating and high-fire afterburners. Each oven is equipped with a UL-listed control panel. Ovens...

Blasting Media for Aerospace Use.
March 1, 2000... "Magic" plastic blasting media is specifically engineered for aerospace industry stripping. The nanostructured composite abrasive media is a blend of amino thermoset resins and reinforcing fiber with a density of 1.40 to 1.46. Benefits...

Phosphate Coating Provides Corrosion Protection.
March 1, 2000... Permatreat 2325 microcrystalline phosphate conversion coating provides long-term corrosion protection and excellent organic bonding paint adhesion properties. The application can be quickly changed from phosphate-coating steel coil stock to...

Powder for Fluid Bed Coating of Metal.
March 1, 2000... NG30 fine polyethylene powder is used in fluid bed coating of wirework and other metal products. It provides a nonyellowing, pinhole-free finish with excellent edge coverage. The powder has low pre- and post-heat temperatures, resulting in...

Dent Filler Tolerates High Temperatures.
March 1, 2000... Hi-Temp Lab-metal dent filler withstands temperatures to 1,000[degrees]F and can be powder coated without "popping out." No mixing or measuring is required, and the putty spreads like paste and hardens quickly. It is suitable for metal and...

Fluorescent Lighting for Dusty, Dirty Areas.
March 1, 2000... The 370 Series fluorescent lighting is suitable for installation in damp, wet, dusty and dirty conditions. Units are UL-listed 1570 for wet and damp locations. Fixtures are encased in a weather-resistant and corrosion-free fiberglass...

Resin Features Quick Hardness Development.
March 1, 2000... NeoCryl XA-6099 aqueous, low-particle-size acrylic copolymer delivers quick hardness. The resin adheres to many metals and plastics in a wide range of formulations. Characteristics include corrosion resistance at low film thickness,...

Powder Coatings Feature Durable Properties.
March 1, 2000... Rilsan fine powder coatings impart good abrasion resistance, natural lubricity, impact strength, flexibility and chemical resistance. The coatings are suitable for automotive, appliance, oil and gas, water treatment, industrial and aircraft...

Portable Particle Monitor for Cleanrooms.
March 1, 2000... GT-321 portable, battery-operated particle monitor measures particles as small as 0.3 [micro]m. Concentrations as high as 3 million particles per cubic foot can be measured. The handheld instrument is suitable for clean-room monitoring,...

Lead-Free Epoxy for Automotive Use.
March 1, 2000... VectroGard 850 lead-free epoxy E-coat has automotive applications. Also available are cathodic acrylics, which offer a balance of corrosion protection and durability. Cathodic alkyds and anodic acrylics and epoxies are also offered. Other...

Rotary Paint Applicator Improves Transfer Efficiency.
March 1, 2000... Turbodisk 33 rotary paint applicator provides high finish quality and transfer efficiency. Compatible with many coatings, the applicator reduces overspray, cleanup and waste disposal. VOC emissions and booth exhaust are diminished. Benefits...

Safety Net at the 'Crossroads'.
March 1, 2000... Searching for safety and health information on the Web is like looking for shoes in Imelda Marcos' closet. The choices are overwhelming. Web Sites dedicated to workplace safety might be great sources of information, but their numbers...