Industrial Paint & Powder articles from March 2003

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from March 2003

Editor's view.(rebuilding at site of former World Trade Center)(Editorial)
March 1, 2003... Rebuilding On September 11, 2001, this country was dealt a blow unlike anything we have known. Many nations and peoples have experienced suffering and atrocities, but it is hard to conceive of a more inhuman and cowardly act, a...

EPA issues proposed emissions rules. (Newswatch).(issued last 3 proposed rules in series of regulations affecting hazardous air pollution emissions from various industrial coating application processes)
March 1, 2003... The EPA recently issued the last three proposed rules in a series of regulations affecting hazardous air pollution emissions from various industrial coating application processes. The regulations, when finalized within the next year, will...

JBI and Blowtherm USA merge. (Newswatch).(merger will create Global Finishing Solutions L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... JBI, a provider of industrial spray booths, and Blowtherm USA, which provides automotive and heavy-duty-truck spray booths, have agreed to merge. The merger, which will create Global Finishing Solutions L.L.C., was scheduled to take effect...

Special-effect pigments, new colors highlighted at show. (Newswatch).(PPG Industries' recent annual global color show for automakers saw launch of 120 automotive colors)
March 1, 2003... Pigments that change colors, pearlescent pastels and new shades of bronze and copper are among the new looks coming to tomorrow's cars and trucks, according to PPG Industries (Pittsburgh). At its recent annual global color show for...

Industry technologists sought to develop gloss standard. (Newswatch).(ASTM Subcommittee E12.1 on Visual Methods seeks users and producers of high-gloss paints and coatings to help develop gloss standard )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... ASTM Subcommittee E12.1 on Visual Methods is looking for users and producers of high-gloss paints and coatings to help it develop a Standard Practice for the Measurement of Distinctiveness of Image of High-Gloss Surfaces with Visual...

Solutia finalizes sale to UCB. (Newswatch).(Solutia Inc. completes sale of Resins, Additives and Adhesives business to UCB S.A.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Solutia Inc. has completed the sale of its Resins, Additives and Adhesives business to UCB S.A. for $500 million in cash. The acquisition includes Solutia's liquid and powder coatings resins, technical resins, additives and adhesives products...

E-coat mark program launched. (Newswatch).(Electrocoat Association announces creation of logo with the words "E-coat Protected" to promote consumer awareness)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Electrocoat Association has announced the creation of a logo with the words "E-coat Protected" in response to membership surveys indicating the need for increased consumer awareness about the reasons many products, such as cars, last...

E-epoxy.com turns two. (Newswatch).(Dow Chemical Co.'s e-epoxy.com Web site is 2 years old and has surpassed all sales expectations)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... On January 29, e-epoxy.com, the first Web site designed exclusively for the sale of epoxy resins and related products, turned two years old. Since then, e-epoxy.com has surpassed all sales expectations, achieved solid profitability within its...

FSCT Mattiello Memorial Lecturer chosen. (Newswatch).(Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology anounces that Charles Hegedus to present Joseph J. Mattiello Memorial Lecture at 81st Annual Meeting)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) has announced that Charles Hegedus, a materials scientist research associate at Air Products and Chemicals Inc., will present the Joseph J. Mattiello Memorial Lecture during the...

ICI Paints. (News in Brief).(has 5-year agreement with Habitat for Humanity International to become "national preferred provider" of paint to organization)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... ICI Paints (Berkshire, UK) has announced a five-year agreement with Habitat for Humanity International to become the "national preferred provider" of paint to the organization, which builds homes for low-income people. Under the agreement,...

Engelhard Corp. (News in Brief).(Engelhard Corp. has alliance with Nippon Sheet Glass to develop and market new special-effect pigments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Engelhard Corp. (Iselin, NJ) has announced the launch of an alliance with Nippon Sheet Glass (Osaka, Japan) to develop and market new special-effect pigments for the coatings, ink, plastics and other industrial markets. Engelhard says the two...

The American Chemistry Council's American Solvents Council. (News in Brief).(American Chemistry Council's American Solvents Council launches Web site offering information on hydrocarbon and oxygenated solvents)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The American Chemistry Council's American Solvents Council has announced the launch of a Web site offering information on hydrocarbon and oxygenated solvents. The site, www.AmericanSolventsCouncil.org, includes sections addressing health,...

Hauthaway Corp. (News in Brief).(appoints Inortech Chimie Inc. to represent line of Hauthane waterborne polyurethane dispersions in Ontario and Quebec )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Hauthaway Corp.(Lynn, MA) has appointed Inortech Chimie Inc. (St-Eustache, Quebec) to represent its line of Hauthane waterborne polyurethane dispersions to the industrial and architectural coatings market in the provinces of Ontario and...

Apel International Inc. (News in Brief).(buys EuroFilter USA's Dust Control Filter Division)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Apel International Inc. (Louiseville, KY) has purchased EuroFilter USA's Dust Control Filter Division. The move will enhance Apel's current operations of both custom and larger volume production runs of cartridge filters and pleated filters,...

ASTM International. (People).(Warren Ketola becomes member of ASTM International board of directors)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Warren Ketola has become a member of the ASTM International board of directors. An ASTM member since 1982, Ketola is a division scientist with the 3M Traffic Control Materials Division in St. Paul, MN, where his focus has been research about...

Epcon Industrial Systems LP. (People).(Steven Peterson joins as president and COO)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Steven Peterson has joined Epcon Industrial Systems LP (Woodlands, TX) as president and COO. He has more than 30 years of thermal processing and environmental capital goods-related expertise and management and business experience. Before...

Decorative Veneer. (News in Brief).(Brian Dickey joins firm as regional account executive, and Tim Wheeler joins as regional account executive)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Brian Dickey has joined Decorative Veneer (Plainwell, MI) as regional account executive. He is responsible for the company's customer relationships and business development in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. Tim Wheeler has joined the company as...

The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology. (People).(Dr. Charles Hegedus to present Joseph J. Mattiello Memorial Lecture at 81st Annual Meeting)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology has announced that Dr. Charles Hegedus, materials scientist research associate, Air Products and Chemicals Inc., will present the Joseph J. Mattiello Memorial Lecture during the...

Eastman Chemical Co. (People).(appoints James Rogers to post of executive vice president of Eastman Chemical and newly created position of president of Eastman Division)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, TN) has appointed James Rogers, senior vice president and chief financial officer and chief operations officer for the company's Eastman Division, to the post of executive vice president of Eastman Chemical...

Industrial Environmental Coatings Corp. (People).(Andy House, president and CEO, retires )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Industrial Environmental Coatings Corp. (Pompano Beach, FL) has announced the retirement of Andy House, the company's president and CEO and a veteran of more than 30 years in the paint and coatings industry. The company has named Tony Altman,...

Reichhold Inc. (People).(Alexander May joins as global business manager for powder coatings segment)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Alexander May has joined Reichhold Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC) as global business manager for the powder coatings segment of the company's Global Coating and Performance Resins division. He will direct the strategic development,...

Coming events.
March 1, 2003... March Westec 2003 Advanced Productivity Exposition March 24-27, Los Angeles Sponsor: Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the American Machine Tool Distributors Association, and the Association for Manufacturing Technology ...

The dirt on Biofiltration. (Infocus).(PPG Total Service Solutions partners with Bio Reaction Industries to offer bio-oxidation system to coatings users)
March 1, 2003... To modify a popular aphorism, one organism's pollution can be another organism's meal ticket. And if PPG has its way, a lot of hungry microbes will be eating heartily. PPG Total Service Solutions (Troy, MI) has partnered with Bio...

WTC site paint project: a symbol of resolve; it was a paint project to remember for the site of a tragedy that will never be forgotten.
March 1, 2003... Although it may take years to complete the redesign and construction of new stations, tunnels and tracks for the train system that ran under the World Trade Center prior to the terrorist attacks in New York, many people are eager to get it up...

How wood characteristics affect finishing.
March 1, 2003... Wood varies substantially from species to species and sometimes within the same species. Understanding these differences and how they can affect the finishing process may mean the difference between a fine finish and an unacceptable one. ...

Solvent usage in modern coatings: solvents are an important component in paint formulations. But evidence of their contribution to ozone formation continues to spur new environmental regulations.
March 1, 2003... Formulators are constantly developing coatings based on new and improved polymers. These developments place a greater emphasis on using suitable solvents and solvent combinations. New federal, state and local environmental regulations,...

Conversion and coincidence.(Borroughs Corp.'s conversion of 4 of its lines from liquid paints to powder discussed)
March 1, 2003... Borroughs Corp. had a reputation for manufacturing products that often required only small batches of paint, which it mixed in-house. When the company decided to switch to powder, that niche could have been lost. There are times in the...

Roobol On painting.(questions answered on painting and pregnancy, electrostatic grounding and comparing auto paint processes)
March 1, 2003... Painting and Pregnancy I am three months pregnant and I work with industrial paint. I wear a respirator. How safe is it? Congratulations on your pregnancy! However, without knowing what exact type of respirator is worn or what...

Powdercoating.(key factors discussed when considering electric infrared oven)
March 1, 2003... Electric IR Oven Design What are the key factors when considering an electric infrared oven design? 1. Overall operating cost--Your oven supplier must evaluate the overall efficiency of the oven and present you with an estimated...

Coatings R&D notebook.(comparing epoxies, choosing proper adhesive and preventing additive problems addressed)
March 1, 2003... Comparing Epoxies What is the difference between an epoxy and an epoxy ester or hybrid baking coating? A standard epoxy is a two-component coating of which one component is a polyfunctional amine and the other contains a...

Spray gun improves coverage. (Product Innovations).
March 1, 2003... The Nordson AeroCharge manual spray gun uses new charging technology that delivers improved coverage finish quality in challenging coating applications, as well as in recoating applications over cured or uncured powder. The gun allows for...

Pump unclogs, redirects materials. (Products Innovations).
March 1, 2003... Vaccon Co. has introduced a reversible, anti-clogging, air-powered material transfer pump for conveying complex shapes, bulk materials, small parts up to 4 inches, continuous strips, as well as powders, pellets, hazardous chemicals, etc. The...

Particle-size measurement. (Product Innovations).
March 1, 2003... The Zetasizer Nano Series uses advanced technology for this simple, repeatable and accurate measurement of particle size, zeta potential and molecular weight of molecules and nano-sized particles. The series includes the Nano-ZS for...

Low-cost moisture analysis. (Product Innovations).
March 1, 2003... Omnimark's new Standard model moisture analyzer offers simple, one-button operation to run a test. Five individual programs can be created and stored in memory. Data can be printed out with time and date stamp when coupled to an optional...

Customized vacuum degassing chambers. (Product Innovations).
March 1, 2003... A compact series of vacuum degassing chambers that can be modified to meet special customer requirements for batch production and research applications is available from MV Products of North Billerica, MA. MV vacuum degassing chambers are...

Element analysis and thickness measurement. (Product Innovations).
March 1, 2003... The Fischerscope X-Ray XDAL from Fischer Technology is an energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer capable of performing both quantitative element analysis and thickness measurement in one integrated measurement system. The XDAL can...

Why so many coatings? (Industry Forum).
March 1, 2003... There are powder coatings, liquid coatings, ultraviolet light-curable coatings and electrodeposited coatings, not to mention waterborne, solventborne, one-component, two-component, epoxies, polyurethanes, alkyds--and the list goes on and on....