Industrial Paint & Powder articles from October 2002

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from October 2002

Editor's view.(importance of color indicates industry challenges remain)(Editorial)
October 1, 2002... 25,000 Years of R&D Color--extraordinary, isn't it? Its diversity, its ubiquitousness, its place in our language, art and literature, its hold on our imagination, its psychological effects. Look around your office. Is there anything...

EPA Proposes Relief for Performance Track members. (News Watch).(hazardous waste regulation proposal)
October 1, 2002... The EPA has proposed that members of the National Environmental Performance Track program be allowed up to 180 days to accumulate their hazardous waste without an RCRA permit or interim status. The proposal is also an attempt to simplify...

Ferro to divest powder coatings operations. (News Watch).(Ferro Corp.)
October 1, 2002... Ferro Corp. (Cleveland) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its powder coatings business unit in two separate transactions with Akzo Nobel (Arnhem, The Netherlands) and Rohm and Haas Co. (Philadelphia). Akzo Nobel is...

New technology for aerospace coatings. (News Watch).(University of Texas reports test results)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Researchers at the University of Texas (Arlington, TX) reported test results for a material said to offer the potential to help produce highly anticorrosive coatings. The patented technology offers potential for use in exterior aerospace...

The future of soft coatings. (News Watch).(Robert Matheson Jr. presents soft coatings technology article)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Robert Matheson Jr. of DuPont Co. (Wilmington, DE) presents an outlook of developments in soft coatings technology in the Aug. 9, 2002 edition of Science magazine. The article. "20th to 21st-Century Technological Challenges in Soft Coatings,"...

NPCA asks EPA to change emission standards. (News Watch).(Environmental Protection Agency standards)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The NPCA has submitted more than 100 pages of comments to the EPA to urge the agency to reconsider a number of provisions in the recently issued National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Misc. Organic processes (commonly...

Withdrawn ASTM polymer standards. (News Watch).
October 1, 2002... At the ASTM paint committee (D0l on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications) 100th anniversary celebration and semiannual work session, no one attended the scheduled meeting of Subcommittee D01.33 on Polymers and Resins. This was...

Anwari receives FSCT's highest honor. (News Watch).(Freidun Anwari receives Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology award)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) announced that Freidun Anwari, technical director for Kelly-Moore Paint Co. (San Carlos, CA), is the 2002 recipient of the George Baugh Heckel Award, which is the FSCT's highest honor....

FSCT offers e-learning option. (News Watch).(Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... FSCT has added Coatings Direct, an Internet-enabled program for coatings professionals, to its innovative line of e-learning products. The program allows industry colleagues around the world to "attend" important technical seminars via the...

Valspar Corp. (News in Brief).(reports third-quarter net income)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Valspar Corp. (Minneapolis) reported net income of $38.054 million for the company's third quarter, which ended July 26. This is a 33% increase from the same period one year earlier. Sales for the quarter rose 5.5%, to $575.043 million. For...

Sartomer Co. (Exton, PA) has formed a strategic alliance with Kaucuk a.s. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Sartomer Co. (Exton, PA) has formed a strategic alliance with Kaucuk a.s. (Czech Republic), a member of the Unipetrol Group. Sartomer holds exclusive rights and trademark use for the worldwide marketing and sales of Kaucuk's Krasol...

Resolution Performance Products LLC. (News in Brief).(capacity expansion and product launch)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Resolution Performance Products LLC (Houston) announced plans for a $3.8 million capacity expansion for waterborne epoxy resins at the company's Argo, IL, production plant. Lyondell Chemical Co. (Houston) announced the launch of the Polymeg...

H.B. Fuller Co. (People).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Patricia Jones joined H.B. Fuller Co. (St. Paul, MN) as chief administrative officer, with responsibility for the company's legal, human resources, community affairs, public relations and other administrative functions. She will also hold the...

Solutia Inc. (People).(Steven Zollmann appointed global business director of unit)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Following the recent reorganization of its Resins and Additives and Industrial Products business unit, Solutia Inc. (St. Louis) announced the appointment of Steven Zollmann to the new position of global business director for coating resins and...

Degussa Corp. (People).(Douglas Harless named senior vice president and general manager)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Douglas Harless has been named senior vice president and general manager of the Coatings and Colorants business line at Degussa Corp. (Parsippany, NJ).

ASTM polymer standards--obsolete or overlooked? News and views from the coatings community. (In Focus).
October 1, 2002... The long-lived ASTM paint committee, D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications, celebrated its 100th anniversary in June. In memory of those with the foresight to establish it, the committee returned to Philadelphia, its...

Adding value to the mix.(Alumacraft Boat Co. uses two-component paint system)
October 1, 2002... The key to Alumacraft Boat Co.'s successful two-component paint system for its aluminum boats is maintaining a consistent mix ratio. Alumacraft Boat Co. (St. Peter, MN) designs its aluminum fishing boats, starting with the paint finish, to...

Inside the spray booth.
October 1, 2002... Customer demands for efficiency and environmental compliance have spurred the development of spray booth technology through the years. Spray booths are a necessity for managing and controlling a coating system. Without efficient booths,...

Stop the pain!(safe workplace )(Column)
October 1, 2002... A safe workplace requires leadership, accountability and companywide commitment. The payback is worth every effort. Sure, good safety performance is a key driver for growth and financial success. Sure, safety saves compensation claims,...

Low viscosity, fast cure. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Crompton OSi Specialties introduces Silquest A-Link 35 isocyanatosilane and Silquest A-Link 25 isocyanatosilane. Silylated PolyURethane (SPUR) endcappers means low viscosity, high elongation, fast cure, self crosslinking resins. With unique...

Foam control agent. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Drewplus S-4386 foam control agent is formulated for use in waterborne coatings, printing inks and high-gloss decorative paints. It is a highly efficient foam control agent with fast performance, excellent persistency and compatibility. This...

Tank liners for bulk shipping of paint. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Scholle Custom Packaging has developed disposable Rhino form fit liners with a patented snap-in bottom discharge that stays secure during transit, which are especially made for paint and coatings manufacturers shipping bulk products in...

Waterborne polyurethane resins. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... The newly expanded line of Macekote waterborne polyurethane resins are frequently used to enhance the performance of acrylic based formulations. The Macekote Resins exhibit varied properties such as outstanding abrasion resistance, water and...

Surface area analyzer. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... The TriStar 3000 multiport surface area and porosity instrument allows three samples (similar in characteristics or greatly different) to be analyzed simultaneously. It measures surface areas as low as 0.01 m2/g in as few as 20 minutes....

Low surface tension in organic coatings systems. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Fluorad fluorosurfactants are based upon a new technology platform called perfluorobutane sulfonate (PEBS). This perfluorinated four-carbon chemistry strikes a balance between the lower perfluorinated carbon homologues that do not provide the...

Rheology additive for aqueous systems. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... BYK-Chemie will feature the new rheology additive BYK-420 for aqueous systems. This additive completes the family of liquid rheology additives BYK-410 for medium polarity systems, BYK-411 for low polarity systems and BYK-405, the thixotropy...

Vegetable-based esters. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Cargill Industrial Oils' new developmental product line of vegetable-based esters called the Oxi-Cure product line, has been specifically developed to allow coating manufacturers to meet the most stringent VOC regulations while maintaining or...

Internal gear pumps. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Viking Pump's Heavy Duty Universal Seal series of internal gear pumps are used throughout the resins and coatings industry for everything from base stocks to pigments, solvents and paints. With 16 different sizes offering capacities from 0.5 to...

Accurate color dispenser. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Ultrablend's TruBlend XT Advanced Tinting Station is an accurate and fast color dispenser. The design and innovative software suite enable it to dispense colorants with remarkable precision in quantities as small as 1/384th fluid ounce (+/-...

Low VOC, high performance. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Polyphase 678 is a low-VOC, high-performance dry-film preservative engineered to offer long-term antifungal efficacy. The advanced preservative from Troy provides broad-spectrum protection of architectural and wood coatings from fungi, mildew,...

High-Capacity gyratory sieve. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... The high-capacity gyratory sieve and/or strainer model RBF-l5/22 (22-inch screen diameter) is explosion-proof and portable. It gyrates at an eccentric flywheel speed of 3,450 rpm, is successfully utilized for wet or dry processing throughout...

Surface-Treated gel technology. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Syloid C 1006 is a premium wax-treated matting agent designed to combine high efficiency with optimum film clarity and settling resistance with superior yellowing resistance for use in high quality wood finishes. This new generation of wax...

Improve abrasion resistance for powder. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... MPP-230F is an economical, finely micronized polyethylene wax. MPP-230F is designed to impart improved abrasion resistance to all types of powder coatings. In addition, MPP-230F will increase the hardness and block the resistance of the powder...

Coating thickness gauge software. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Automation U.S.A. recently introduced version 6.1 of the QuaNix software, which provides detailed statistical reports, including histograms and other charts and graphs. When used with the QuaNix Keyless coating thickness gauge, measurements can...

Diverse line of wollstonite products. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... NYCO offers a diversified line of untreated and chemically modified wollstonite products for industrial, marine, architectural, powder and block filler coatings. NYCO's wollstonite grades have an acicular structure, high pH and low solubility,...

Continuous on-line viscosity measurement. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... RHE America offers equipment for continuously measuring the viscosity and acid/hydroxyl number of resin during the manufacturing process. A constant stream of resin is pumped from the bottom of the reactor through a tempering device and into a...

Lift-Free Production System. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Red Devil Equipment's Lift-Free Production System and Lift-Assist System was designed to significantly reduce and even eliminate the heavy lifting associated with five-gallon pail tinting and mixing. The intended results are to improve safety,...

Bright pigment. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... LumiNova is a super bright phosphorescent pigment with strong initial brightness and afterglow. LumiNova is neither radioactive nor toxic and can be used in almost all coating systems. It also has excellent light and weathering fastness, which...

Particle size analyzers. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Particle Sizing Systems' full line of particle size analyzers cover a range of 0.003 to 5000 microns for wet and dry applications. This includes the Nicomp DLS Submicron Sizer and Accusizer Single Particle Optical Sizer (SPOS). These products...

Horizontal filter. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... The new horizontal filter offers easy operation and maintenance along with the high operating performance in terms of improved product quality, increased capacity and reduced maintenance costs. The filter can dismantle and reassemble the...

High-quality flow characteristics. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... ICI Nobel Enterprises manufactures industrial nitrocellulose. The unique granular form of Nobel nitrocellulose. The unique granular form of Nobel nitrocellulose gives superb flow characteristics. It is easy to handle and virtually dust-free,...

Fast, accurate moisture analysis. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Utilizing a combination of microwave and thermal contact heating, the Smart Therma-Dri System provides accurate, reproducible moisture analysis for low-moisture samples containing free and bound water. This versatile system is ideal for powder...

Exceptional brightness and whiteness. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Zeolex 80 and 94HP offer exceptional brightness and whiteness and provide excellent [TiO.sub.2] extension and sheen control. These products can easily be incorporated into interior latex and solventborne paints. Huber 2000C is a fine particle...

Fine particle size and tight size distribution. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... R.T. Vanderbilt Co.'s new grades of wollastonite are for liquid and high solids industrial coatings and powder coatings. These high-purity, high-dry brightness grades are noted for their fine particle size and tight size distribution. Booth 932...

Self-contained benchtop spectrophotometer. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... The new ColorQuest XE-Touch is a selfcontained bench-top spectrophotometer. It measures the color of painted products as well as paint drawdowns. ColorQuest XE-Touch uses a large LCD display that is back-lit and can be read in any lighting...

Controlling mold and mildew. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Ondeo Nalco's Metasol TK-100 fungicide is designed for the economical control of mold and mildew on adhesive films, paint films, paper products (for nonfood use, such as soap wrappers), air filters, plastic and natural synthetic fibers, such as...

New polymer. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Johnson Polymer's new polymer with unique reactivity is designed for faster hardness development. Joncryl 942 offers an innovative solution for high-performance urethane coatings which feature fast service times for automotive refinish,...

Safe, abrasion-resistant dispersing impeller. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Norstone Impellers are safe, more abrasion-resistant dispersing impellers for use with titanium dioxide white paints, sandfilled paints, sandfilled block finishes, mineral slurries, pumice-containing finishes and other abrasive-containing...

Free interactive CD-Rom. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Sartomer Co. is offering a free, fully interactive CD-ROM that enables coatings formulators to browse Sartomer's customer success stories, contact the companies' key technical people and learn about emerging applications. Additionally, it...

Improve Color acceptance. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... EFKA Additives' newest addition to the Fame series, EFKA-6225. This product works to give improved color acceptance in a variety of solventborne and waterborne coatings, including VOC-free systems. EFKA-6225 is 100% active material, and is...

Ceramic micro-macro milling media. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Zirconox is a rare Earth-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal ceramics. Zirconox beads are sapphire hard, tough, glossy and smooth. It is low in coefficient of friction and high in density (6.15 gm/cc). It mills quickly (15,000 to 50,000...

Analyzing paint performance. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... The Modular Compact Rheometer (MCR) from Paar Physica is a powerful tool for analyzing ink, paint and coating performance. From incoming QC of raw materials to product development and R&D, the MCR features a range of specialized tools and...

Mineral oil-based defoamer. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Hi-Mar DFC-39 is a new mineral oil-based defoamer for use in flat semi-gloss and gloss architectural paints. Because of this broad range of action, this is the defoamer to try first when formulating a new paint It has a rapid bubble break and a...

Services for color measurement. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... GretagMacbeth's new Enterprise Color Management (ECM) can accelerate speed to market, drive down product development costs and improve margins throughout specific enterprises and extended enterprise (supply chain). There are exciting new...

Cosmic Black pigments. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Cosmic Black pigments are from natural bone char. They are environmentally friendly and are nonhazardous to employees. The grades are nontoxic and are a nondermal/ noneye irritant. Cosmic Blacks give applications a matte, jet finish with...

Quick-Clean Centrifugal Sifter. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... The new Mini Centri-Sifter centrifugal sifter for screening a small quantity (batch or continuous) of powdered paint, powder coating and other contamination-sensitive products, allows disassembly for thorough wash-down in a very short time....

VOC-exempt solvent. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... The VOC-exempt solvent, p-Chlorobenzontrifluoride (PCBTF) has aromatic character. Besides being VOC exempt and free of HAPs, PCBTF is a high-quality solvent and diluent for almost all types of resins and molecular weights. PCBTF has solvent...

High-performance coating polymer. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Torlon polyamide-imide is a high-performance coating polymer that can be formulated into special-purpose coatings and adhesives used in severe service environments. It is widely recognized for its superior surface adhesion to a multitude of...

Alternative to traditional coalescing solvents. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Archer RC (relative coalescent) is an environmentally friendly, low toxicity, zero-VOC alternative to traditional coalescing solvents for latex paints. Unlike a coalescing solvent that volatilizes into the atmosphere, Archer RC is incorporated...

Accurate daylight simulation. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... paulgardner The spectraLight Jr. viewing booth provides multiple light sources for critical color matching and evaluation of color quality and uniformity. It uses the same proven filtered tungsten halogen daylight technology found in the...

Curing epoxy coatings quickly. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... For fast-curing epoxy coatings, Cardolite NC-562 is the new standard that has been set for the middle range of solids of anticorrosive paints, general purpose primers and fast-curing systems. Cardolite NC-562 enables one to formulate a...

Recirculation mill. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... premiermill The NEW Premier QMAX Supermill Series is a high flow recirculation mill that contains a new grinding configuration. The QMAX uses a specific orientation of grinding components to create a unique, multidirectional acceleration...

Hydrophobic and elastomeric properties. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... San Esters Corp. is offering BAC-45, a newly developed acrylate oligomer designed to give formulators both hydrophobic and elastomeric properties in their coatings, resins or finished products. BAC-45 is a commercially available clear,...

Improved performance for waterbornes. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... CMCAB Cellulose Ester provides fast drying, less sagging and improved flow and leveling. There are fewer surface defects. CMCAB cellulose ester offers formulators of waterborne coatings a versatile tool that can reduce surface defects without...

Filling and cleaning simultaneously. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... A model W six quart/gallon/ five-gallon machine (six to 10 cpm) with lid closer incorporates Neupak's patented flush/fill system allowing filling and cleaning to take place simultaneously. Neupak manufactures semi and automatic net...

Exxate Fluids. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Exxate Fluids are a family of alkyl acetate esters produced from oxo- or branched alcohols. The major difference in the various grades is the number of carbon atoms in the alcohol molecule, C6 through C12. The carbon number of oxo-alcohol...

High shear rates. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... The M-110EH Microfluidizer Processor is a lab machine that provides high shear rates. With constant process pressures ranging from 2,500 to 25,000 psi, the M-110EH maximizes the energy-per-unit fluid volume, resulting in uniform sub-micron...

Portable, disposable viscometer. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... A new portable/disposable viscometer that includes disposable sample tubes is now available. The inexpensive manual viscometer can measure Newtonian and nonNewtonian viscosities under field conditions. The disposable viscometer also includes a...

Horizontal Media Mill for tough milling applications. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... The patented design of the Morehouse-Cowles Zinger Horizontal Media Mill provides a cost-effective solution for the toughest milling applications. The proprietary mechanical design enables very high throughput, documented by independent...

Nonmigratory surfactants. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Uniqema provides Maxemul nonmigratory surfactants for use in the production of waterborne polymer dispersions. These anionic surfactants are intended for use in protective paints and coatings, paper coatings, adhesives and other applications....

Evaluating the hiding power of powder coating. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Of particular interest to the powder coating industry is metopac panels, black and white painted steel panels for evaluating the hiding power of powder coatings. These panels are conductive, allowing for even application of powder. Metopac...

Quality control equipment. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... ElektroPhysik will offer demonstrations on its entire line, including Sheen Instruments products for testing viscosity, color, gloss and physical tests. Through Sheen Instruments of England, ElektroPhysik also offers application equipment for...

Milling and mixing. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... The HSD Immersion Mill features the drum mill and drum mixer. Both of these machines have been specifically designed to work with 55-gallon drums. These units are offered in a variety of configurations including individually mounted to the wall...

Epoxy powder coating formulations. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Kenrich will be highlighting Ken-React CAPOW L38/H for use at 0.50 to 0.75% by weight of epoxy powder coating formulations. The product is a 65% active Coupling Agent Powder concentrate of Ken-React LICA 38-a neoalkoxy tridioctylpyrophosphato...

Wet-state biocide. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Actichem Specialties Inc.'s Acticide MBS is a new-patented innovative wet-state biocide for the coatings, adhesive and building products industries. Acticide MBS has a blend of methyl and benzisothiazolinones, which displays synergistic...

Favored paint pigment. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Eagle Zinc produces three pigment qualities, namely grades 414W, 417W and 427W. The acicular grade 417W is most favored by the paint industry for its superior color retention, durability, stability and mildew protection for exterior coatings....

Filling and Closing Machine. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... ideal The AE2-CEM Automatic Net Weight Filling and Closing Machine has an optional 5-gallon Lid Placer for filling 1-to-5-gallon containers. This machine features a patented prefill process and a single load cell with a nonconnected fill...

Solution to product contamination bag. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... The MaxSack container's interior baffles and the slits are constructed using B.A.G Corp.'s proprietary Clean Seal cutting technology. All edges have a smooth, clean, clear edge after cutting, rather than the frayed, loose threads often found...

Alternative coalescing solvent. (Exhibitor Highlights).
October 1, 2002... Driven by VOC regulations, odor and touch up problems, customers are continuing to look at alternative coalescing solvents. SER-AD FX 511 an effective coalescing agent for emulsion paints. Its offers improved cold temperature touch-up, improved...

Roobol On painting.
October 1, 2002... Color Measurement If a specification were to suggest that a color differential of 0.5 delta E (+ or -) is the maximum acceptable, how far is this from being seen by the human eye? I have read that Just Noticeable Difference (JND) is a...

Powder coating.(mixing virgin, reclaim powder)
October 1, 2002... Balancing a Powder System We are mixing the virgin and reclaim powder at a 60-to-40 ratio. Is this the proper mixture for our system? The question of what ratio should be used when mixing virgin and reclaim powder is frequently asked....

Powder coating adhesion promoters. (Coatings R&D Notebook).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... How are additives used to improve the adhesion of polyoxyalkene resin-based powder coatings? The adhesion property of powder coatings is an important characteristic to control. The type of adhesion promoters used in these coatings is...

Toxic components of coatings. (Coatings R&D Notebook).(Column)
October 1, 2002... How do coating formulation components contribute to the toxic character of coating systems? Hazardous ingredients are among the least expensive and most widely used in the paint and coatings industry. Consequently, there have been...

Foam formation. (Coatings R&D Notebook).(Column)
October 1, 2002... What is the mechanism for the action of foam additives? The fundamental reason for foam formation in coating systems is the entrapment of air within the bulk coating or during the application of thin films to substrates. The formation of...