Industrial Paint & Powder articles from October 2000

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from October 2000

Give ETV a Second Look.(Environmental Verification Program)(Industry Legal Issue)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... How would you like to make a product that has been verified by EPA to be environmentally beneficial? EPA is banking on the fact that many manufacturers would like to brag about this distinction in their sales and marketing plans. Hence the...

Eastman Chemical Completes Acquisition of McWhorter Technologies.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, TN) has successfully completed its acquisition of McWhorter Technologies Inc. (Carpentersville, IL). The total transaction, including debt, has been valued at approximately $355 million or about $19.70 per share...

Bayer Becomes Leading Supplier of Polyurethane Raw Materials.(Bayer Corp.acquires Lyondell Chemical Co.'s polyols business)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Bayer Corp. (Pittsburgh) successfully closed on its $2.45 billion acquisition of the polyols business of Lyondell Chemical Co. earlier this year, making it the world's largest supplier of polyurethane raw materials. Bayer secured an equity...

Dyes and Organic Pigments Demand to Reach $14.2 Billion by 2004.(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
October 1, 2000... World demand for dyes and organic pigments is forecast to increase, more than 5% per year to $ 14.2 billion in 2004, according to a new industrial market study from The Freedonia Group (Cleveland). The smaller, organic-pigments segment will...

Ciba Joins with Symyx Technologies to Optimize Chemical Processes.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Ciba Specialty Chemicals (Basel, Switzerland) will be working with Symyx Technologies Inc. to develop more efficient and cost-effective manufacturing processes for chemical additives. Under a new research cooperation and licensing agreement,...

PPG Forms Single Unit to Serve Aerospace Industry.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... PPG Industries (Pittsburgh) has combined its aircraft transparency and aerospace coatings and sealants businesses to form one new aerospace products unit. "We believe a unified strategy is the best method for creating greater value for the...

McWhorter Technologies.(expansion)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... A new, freestanding 5,500-squarefoot pilot plant at McWhorter Technologies' Carpentersville, IL, manufacturing facility will begin operation soon. The $4 million plant will allow the company to step up process studies and shorten the time to...

Servair Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Servair Inc. has moved into a new 10,000-square-foot plant in Ontario, Canada. The company's powder spray booths and its Compleat accordion-style and Maxi Air paint arrestor filters will now be manufactured in-house. The new plant also includes...

Datacolor International.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Datacolor International (Lawrenceville, NJ) has opened Colorite Studios at both its corporate headquarters in Lawrenceville and its sales office in Charlotte, NC. Each studio is equipped with the company s Color Information Management System...

Southern Clay Products.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Southern Clay Products has added a Specialty Products Unit to its Gonzales, TX, manufacturing site. The plant is capable of producing a full line of additives, including organoclays, nanoclays and rheological additives.

Shamrock Technologies Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Shamrock Technologies Inc. (Dayton, ND, a manufacturer of micronized polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), has begun construction on its new European headquarters in Tongoren, Belgium. The new facility will house corporate offices, manufacturing and...

Rhodes Machinery International.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Rhodes Machinery International has opened its new corporate offices and a second conveyor manufacturing plant in Sellersburg, IN. The new facility also houses a state-of-the-art research and development center and showroom. The company will...

Bethel Engineering & Equipment Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Bethel Engineering & Equipment Inc. (New Hampshire, OH) has purchased Young & Bertke Co. (Cincinnati), a company with more than 80 years of experience as a supplier of finishing systems. Bethel designs, fabricates and installs electrocoating,...

Huntsman Corp.(purchases Rohm and Haas Co.'s Morton global thermoplastic polyurethane operations)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Privately held chemical manufacturer Huntsman Corp. (Salt Lake City) announced the acquisition of the Morton global thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) business from Rohm and Haas Co. (Philadelphia). Morton TPU's two main manufacturing sites, in...

W.R. Grace & Co.(purchases DuPont Co.'s Ludox colloidal silicas business)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, MD) has added the global Ludox colloidal silicas business of the DuPont Co. to its holdings. Ludox colloidal silicas are used as specialty additives in a wide range of industries, including the coatings industry. The...

Sartomer Co.(acquires Ricon Resins Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Specialty chemical producer Sartomer Co. (Exton, PA) has purchased Ricon Resins Inc. (Grand Junction, CO). Ricon's functionalized polybutadiene and other resins are used in the manufacture of products for the rubber, plastics and coatings...

EPA Revises Audit Policy.(for self-disclosure of environmental pollution)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... In a move to encourage environmental compliance, EPA has extended the period for self-disclosing potential violations from 10 to 21 calendar days under its revised final policy on "Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction...

Congress Moves to Ease Environmental Reporting Burden.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... New, bipartisan legislation in the House and Senate aims to simplify duplicative and confusing environmental reporting requirements for businesses by directing EPA to develop and implement a "one-stop" reporting system. The system would...

New NESHAP Proposal Will Affect Coil Coaters.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... EPA has proposed a rule to establish national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for metal coil-coating facilities. According to a Federal Register document, EPA has identified metal coil coating as a major source of HAP emissions....

Battle Looms Over EPA Designations of Clean-Air Attainment.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Environmentalists and their allies in the Senate are planning to sink any moves that follow the House's attempt to prohibit EPA from designating areas with poor air quality under the Clean Air Act. Senate Environment & Public Works...

Ethyl Acrylate Removed From Carcinogens Report.(National Toxicology Programs Report on Carcinogens)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Ethyl acrylate was removed from the, National Toxicology, Programs Ninth Report on Carcinogens. It is the first time that NTP has removed a substance from its list. This development does not change, the need to reference ethyl acrylate on...

EPA, Justice Issue Rules on Chemical-Accident Information.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice have issued regulations governing public access to and distribution of information about potential chemical accidents from industrial facilities. The Clean Air Act amendments of 1990 require this...

Web Site a Repository for MSDS.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Manufacturers that have longed for a central repository of material safety data sheets (MSDS), the government-required papers listing possible health and environmental effects of industrial chemicals, now have access to one on the Internet. ...

Race for the white House.
October 1, 2000... Whose Party Line Will Most Impact the Finishing Line? It's an interesting conundrum, particularly during an election year, that different people can look at the same thing and make sometimes mildly, sometimes wildly, divergent...

2K Waterborne Coatings Continue to Gain Acceptance.
October 1, 2000... Two-component waterborne polyurethane coatings, when properly formulated with waterborne polyols, have film characteristics similar to those of solventhorne coatings. As two-component waterborne coatings continue to evolve, they are...

Refrigerator Maker Saves Time and Money With Powder.(Tyler Refrigeration Corp. uses powder coatings for refrigerators)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... Powder proves to be a cool replacement for paint. Tyler Refrigeration Corp. (Niles, MI) thought about switching from paint to powder coatings for its refrigerators for years before it found a company that would supply it with about 150...

How to Select and Size a Spray Booth.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... Careful consideration prior to installation will help prevent future problems. OEMs and custom coaters that are planning to construct a new paint line or modify an existing one must consider many factors that influence spray-booth design....

ROOBOL ON PAINTING.(Questions and Answers)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2000... Gloss Standards We currently have gloss standards that were set years ago by an unknown method. They range from 32 to 45 degrees, depending on color, and are read with the 60-degree head on a gloss meter. How are gloss standards...

POWDER COATING WITH COLLINS.(Questions and Answers)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2000... Low-Temperature-Cure Powders With the new, lower-temperature-cure powders, is there a chemical reaction that renders the cured final coating inert to further temperature exposures, or can the coating be affected by temperature exposure...

COATINGS R&D NOTEBOOK.(research and development)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Thickeners for Waterbornes What are the types of associative thickeners currently used in waterborne coatings? Associative thickeners are moderately low-molecular-weight, water-soluble polymers with two or more long chain nonpolar...

Die-Cut Maskants Are Custom Made.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Die-cut masking parts are custom designed and cut to the user's requirements. Custom molding, extruding, slitting, printing and hot and cold laminating are also I offered. Standard die-cut parts are available for same-day shipment, and custom...

Caps Prevent Pressure Buildup.(Ezy-Caps silicone masking caps)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... Ezy-Caps silicone masking caps are designed for protecting shafts found in refrigeration, air conditioning and automotive industries. The caps have a thick wall and inner-diameter wall ring to alleviate pressure buildup during cure. Advantages...

Flangeless Plugs Resist Heat.(Ultrabrake)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... Ultrabake flangeless plugs are color-coded and withstand temperatures to 600[degrees]F. Tapered design and hollow core are suitable for powder coating, E-coating, plating and anodizing. Plugs allow masking of threaded holes without masking the...

Caps Fit Over Tube Ends.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... EZY Use caps are suitable for masking threaded and nonthreaded studs and tube ends in large-diameter and longer-length products. An internal ring allows for smooth placement over any surface, and a lip on the oversized caps makes them easy to...

Masking Tapes for Many Uses.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Masking tapes are available for general masking to high-temperature uses. The line includes tapes that provide a moisture barrier during chemical stripping and flexible tape for use in powder coating. Lead foil tape, aluminum tape, black vinyl...

Custom Tapes Allow Precise Masking.(Product Information)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Mask On tapes and die cuts are available in 1- to 4-mil thick-nesses. The tapes are temperature resistant to 500[degrees]F. Custom slitting and die-cutting to user specifications is available. Standard sizes are stocked for quick shipment.

Masking Tape Withstands High Temperatures.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... MTS silicone rubber masking tape withstands temperatures to 500[degrees]F. The tape is beveled with a white center guideline for wrapping. It bonds to itself, eliminating dust-collecting adhesive residues and acts as an electrical insulator....

Films Capture Dust During Cure.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... These heat-activated films capture dust and airborne contaminants in curing ovens during production, protecting painted and powder coated surfaces from marring. The films soften and be come sticky at 250[degrees]F and can withstand temperatures...

Conveyor System for Material Handling.(Flow-Plus 4-by-4)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... Components of the Flow-Plus 4-by-4 power-and-free conveyor systems can be arranged in many combinations for a variety of material-handling needs. Accumulating trolleys provide the ability to automatically or manually start, stop, switch,...

Emulsion Separator Aids in Regulatory Compliance.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... The Ultraaqua autoclean emulsion separator treats and disposes of contaminated compressor condensate using a combination of static preseparation and an integrated ultra-filtration device. In the preseparation stage, a combination of expansion...

Filter Meets High-Flow System Demands.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... A new version of the DCF-1600 mechanically cleaned-in-place liquid filter incorporates multiple filter units on a single manifold with an integral controller. The filters have been engineered to remove suspended solids from slurries and...

Software Assures Color Quality.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... QA-Master 2000 is a Windows-based software application for displaying, analyzing and storing spectral color data. The software allows quality-assurance professionals to upload and manipulate data from 0/45, sphere and multiangle...

Screener Separates Bulk Solids.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The Megatex MA 100 Series high-capacity process screener provides precise separation of bulk solids at high production rates using a combination of high-force gyratory motion and a multilevel screen box. The splitter/manifold feed door...

Color Meter Features Built-in Software.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... ColorFlex bench-top spectrophotometer features built-in software to allow color measurement of raw material and final products on production lines, plant floors, warehouses or loading docks with fewer trips back to a central lab. It features...

Conveyors Maximize Material Flow.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The accumulation capability and load accessibility of Dog Magic overhead and inverted power-and-free conveyors make them suitable for finishing operations where workstations must be supplied on a continuous basis. They feature variable chain...

Towelettes Reinforced for Tough Cleaning.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Whisk-Its are heavy-duty reinforced paper towels that are saturated in a citrus cleaner and used for various cleaning applications. The towels are supplied in a canister that serves as a dispenser with a resealable lid. The 10-by-12-inch...

Chemical Prepares Large Parts for Painting.(CrysCoat 600NR liquid-detergent iron phosphate)(Product Information)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... CrysCoat 600NR liquid-detergent iron phosphate offers metal finishers a one-step method for cleaning and preparing large parts for painting in high-pressure or steam applications. It requires no rinsing, can be diluted with water and is...

Thickness Gauge Offers Choice of Probes.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... The byko-test 7500 coating-thickness gauge has a modular design that allows the use of integral or separate probes for measuring on ferrous and nonferrous substrates. The integrated probe permits one-handed operation, and a connecting cable can...

Flow Meter Aids EPA Reporting.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The RT-Ex20 flow-monitioring system for paints, coatings and solvents includes an explosion-proof display and flow meter. The battery-powered display mounts directly to the meter for easy reading. The system provides flow rate and total...

In-plant Still Purifies Solvents.(Solvo-Salvager distillation system)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vacuum-Assisted Solvo-Salvager distillation system allows in-plant purification and reuse of up to 98% of contaminated solvents. The system safely processes a range of both flammable and nonflammable solvents with boiling points to...

Thickness Gauge Works on Nonmetals.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The PosiTector 100 ultrasonic coating-thickness gauge measures single and multiple-layer coatings on plastic, wood, concrete, glass, fiberglass and other nonmetal substrates. The gauge is available with three separate probes, each designed for...

Wire Hooks Are Custom Shaped.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... Computer-controlled wire-bending equipment is used to custom shape this line of wire hooks and formings to user specifications. The hooks are made of hard-drawn, high-carbon wire. They can be shaped in sizes ranging from 0.062- to 0.236-inch in...

Spray Guns Minimize Overspray.(AAA spray guns)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... Prism AAA spray guns feature Cross-Cut and dome nozzles, which atomize liquid coatings at lower presssures. The air-assisted airless spray guns provide good pattern control, reduced overspray and improved transfer efficiency. Constructed of...

Software Verifies Paint Cure Process.(BakeChart software for Oven Tracker XL)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... BakeChart add-on software for Oven Tracker XL is capable of generating and storing hard copy specification charts for analysis. Time-at-temperature data can be calculated and reported against the BakeChart, eliminating data transfer and...

Masking Plugs Withstand High Temperatures.(Ultrabrake)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... Hollow Ultrabake masking plugs are color coded and can withstand temperatures to 600[degrees]F. More flexible than solid plugs, they are suitable for powder coating and E-coating.

Paint Mixing Scale Is Reliable.(FP7000 classic paint mixing scale)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... The FP7000 Classic paint mixing scale's weighing capacity of 7,000 grams and readability of 0.1 gram is suitable for most paint formulas. The scale includes bi-directional RS 232 data interface. It features all-metal construction, easy-to-read...

Candidates' Web Sites Fun for the Whole Family.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Whether you consider yourself a Democrat, a Republican or a member of one of the myriad of parties scattered about the political landscape, a look at the parties' Web sites can provide a perspective on the candidates other wise unavailable from...

Sames Opens Powder Coating Demo Facility.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Sames North America's (Franklin Park, IL) new demonstration center in Livonia, MI, allows current and potential customers to try out the full range of powder-application equipment and systems under actual finishing-line conditions. The facility...