Industrial Paint & Powder articles from September 2003

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from September 2003

The value of participation.(Editor's View)(attending trade shows)(association membership)(Editorial)
September 1, 2003... My experience in the coatings industry began in 1971 when I went to work in a large factory that supplied zinc die-cast and plastic parts to the automotive industry. After a few weeks of working in the trim department I was assigned to a job in...

Taking the pulse of the powder coating industry.(NewsWatch)
September 1, 2003... More than 140 people attended the Powder Coating Institute's annual meeting this year in Las Vegas. Speakers discussed the industry's health and other economic and association issues. PCI President Tony Mazzarella of Bayer Polymers opened...

Study names most significant business innovations.(NewsWatch)(total quality management )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... About 40% of corporate executives believe that total quality management was the most significant business innovation for their companies during the past three years, according to an international research study. The study was conducted on...

Speedy work gets GM plant running after tornado hits.(NewsWatch)(General Motors plant in Oklahoma City)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... When a devastating tornado ripped through Oklahoma City in May, it severely damaged the General Motors plant there. The plant, which produced 3,000 vehicles before the tornado struck, had to be shut down. Critical air pollution control...

PCI Hall of Fame Awards presented.(NewsWatch)(Powder Coating Institute )
September 1, 2003... The Powder Coating Institute presented two men with PCI Hall of Fame Awards at the 2003 PCI Annual Meeting. The awards recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the powder coating industry and given many years of...

Chrome process licensed.(NewsWatch)
September 1, 2003... Goodrich Technology Corp. (Pittsburg, CA) announced that it has licensed the use of its PermaStar chrome finish process to American Powder Coating (Downey, CA). The process uses a combination of powder or liquid paints and physical vapor...

E-coat process cuts need for primer surfacer.(NewsWatch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... PPG Industries (Troy, MI) recently launched its Dura-Prime electrocoat, a lead-free technology that provides protection against UV degradation and helps automakers reduce costs associated with the application process by eliminating the need for...

The Dow Chemical Co.(China epoxy resin plant)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Dow Chemical Co. has announced the startup of production at the company's 41,000-metric-ton-per-year epoxy resin plant in China. The facility will produce solid epoxy resins for use primarily in powder coatings, solid solution epoxy resins...

Epcon Industrial Systems LP.(U.S. military contract)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Epcon Industrial Systems LP (The Woodlands, TX) completed a turnkey order from the U.S. military for a drive-through paint finishing system that includes a wash-and-dry booth, two paint finishing booths and a paint storage compound. The custom...

X-Rite Inc.(People)(Michael Ferrara appointed)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... X-Rite Inc. (Grandville, MI) has announced the appointment of Michael Ferrara to its board of directors and to the position of CEO. In addition to his new responsibilities, Ferrara will continue to serve as the company's president. He joined...

Wagner Systems Inc.(People)(Thomas Di Sieno appointed)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Wagner Systems Inc. (Carol Stream, IL) has appointed Thomas Di Sieno to the position of president and chief operating officer--North America. Thomas Gannon has joined Ferro Corp. (Cleveland) as corporate vice president and chief financial...

Coming events.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
September 1, 2003... September Eurocoat 2003 September 23-25, Lyon, France Sponsor: Idexpo 33 1 46 65 1834 www.idexpo.com Driving Change-UV/EB Processing for Automotive September 24-25, Toledo, OH Presented by RadTech Automotive Focus Group Sponsor:...

The art of building relationships.(Infocus: news and views from the coatings community)
September 1, 2003... When I entered the finishing business 20-plus years ago, instant communication didn't exist. No desktop PCs, cell phones or pagers. Much more time was spent on developing relationships. When people got together for a meeting, they concentrated...

The new kid on the block: noting the need for superior quality and dependability of painted plastic parts for automobiles, American Autocoat has set up shop and is out to lead the pack.(Company Profile)
September 1, 2003... While many coaters and other businesses are working to maintain their business and get through a slow period in the American economy, some companies are just getting started at a new business. One of these companies with high expectations is...

The mother of invention: when coil spring maker NASCO needed to add powder coating but didn't have room for another curing oven, it was forced to think outside the box, pushing development of a new type of curing oven.
September 1, 2003... There are many reasons why companies succeed and thrive: superior quality, superior service, innovation timing. Adding a little luck to the mix doesn't hurt. Just ask NHK--Associated Spring Suspension Components Inc. (NASCO), a...

The revolution in global color management: a combination of the internet and new technologies are helping suppliers and finishers reduce the color-approval process from weeks to minutes, potentially providing huge productivity gains and reduced costs.
September 1, 2003... New color-management technologies and color-development concepts are bringing globally dispersed supply chains closer, which is increasing efficiency, improving color accuracy and helping to contain costs. These new technologies are taking...

The stage is set for Coating 2003: Indiana Convention Center * Indianapolis, IN * Oct. 28-30.
September 1, 2003... Now the industrial coating industry's only conference and exhibition devoted to users of all finishing technologies. COATING 2003 is set to debut in Indianapolis from October 28-30 at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis....

Coating 2003 technical conference program.
September 1, 2003... Monday, Oct. 27 AFTERNOON BONUS SESSION FOR CUSTOM COATERS & JOB SHOPS ONLY Separate registration fee applies (this session is not included in any of the Technical conference registration fees). 2:00 - 5:45 p.m. HOT TOPIC ROUNDTABLE...

Coating 2003 exhibitors & booth numbers: this list of exhibitors and their booth numbers is current as of August 15, 2003.
September 1, 2003... A A.E.S.E 2213 Accelerated Curing Inc 2117 ACE Equipment 329 ACT Laboratories, Inc. 1644 Action Caps, LLC ...

Rack and tip designs.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... In our repertoire of rack and tip designs, we have increased our capabilities to provide our customers with the flexibility of adjustable racks. We have utilized all sizes and shapes of rack and tip materials to manufacture generic and custom...

Turnkey systems.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Classifier Milling Systems offers savings plus a worry-free process warrantee. From spare parts to complete turnkey systems, its advanced technology and vast experience in the powder coating industry bring quality that can be trusted. CMS can...

Spray and recovery system.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The Nordson ColorMax powder spray and recovery system is designed for quick 10-to-25-minute color change. Now available with new Apogee canopy technology, the ColorMax system minimizes powder-in-process, promotes easy booth cleaning and...

Metal Finishing Suppliers Association.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The Metal Finishing Suppliers' Association represents professional interests of chemical suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and organizations that provide design and consulting services to all facets of the surface finishing industry. Since...

Gas-fired spray booths.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Col-Met's 500[degrees]F gas-fired powder cure batch ovens are available in standard cataloged sizes with interiors ranging from 150 to 2,880 cubic feet. Larger ovens are available by custom quote. The ovens contain a digital temperature...

Overspray system.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Chemco's newest paint overspray system helps increase the quality of your coating process. This specialty paint arrestor is an ideal solution for paint sprayers with demands for less-frequent change-outs and high filtrations efficiency. Its...

CCAI.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The Chemical Coaters Association International will have membership information, training manuals, newsletters and chapter information from the organic finishing industry's leading educational association. Visit CCAI's Sports Cafe and pick up a...

Iron phosphate.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Booth 935 Houghton International 610-666-4000

Turnkey manufacturing.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Bethel Engineering and Equipment Inc. will display photos and literature on its products. Bethel Engineering is a turnkey manufacturer of electrocoat and powder coating systems, It designs every job from the ground up with the customers' needs...

Pretreatment and ovens.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Therma-Tron-X is a manufacturer of complete electrocoating, powder and liquid coating systems, including custom-designed spray/immersion phosphating pretreatment and high efficiency ovens. PLC controlled systems feature high capacity power and...

Electric IR ovens.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Fostoria Industries is exhibiting the latest in efficient, hi-heat, low-maintenance electric infrared oven systems that can provide greater throughput, reduced energy and equipment costs, and repeatable results in your paint and powder curing...

Modular buildings.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... PPI Modular Structures Inc. is a modular structures construction company that provides modular and premanufactured buildings. PPI manufactures environmental rooms, mezzanine structures, storage buildings, portables, classrooms, communications...

Inspection instruments.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... DeFelsko Corp. is a manufacturer of coating thickness gages and inspection instruments, including the PosiTector 6000 and Positector 100 series of coating thickness gages. Also, featured are the PosiTest Adhesion Tester, PoisTector Dew Point...

Rack hang tooling.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... AP Conveyor specializes in part or rack hang tooling that can boost profits. Featured at Coating 2003 will be a scaled monorail utilizing the company's Angle Pivot Tool, which allows parts or racks to be spaced within one or two inches of each...

Industrial vacuums.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Booth 621 Nortech Corp. 201-445-6900

Nozzle assembly.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Spray Systems Co. has added a new double cramp nozzle assembly to its Quick-Connect Nozzle System. The double clamp assembly features the same easy, no-tool installation of the single clamp, but the extra clamping force handles pressures up to...

Industrial coatings.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The Sheboygan Paint Co. supplies industrial liquid and powder coatings that are custom formulated to meet exact needs and requirements. Sheboygan Paint continues to expand upon multiple technology platforms for coating of wood, metal and...

High intensity burners.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Maxon Corp.'s RadMax burner delivers uniform, high-intensity radiant energy with radiant face temperatures from 1,050 to 1,650[degrees]F No tools are required for routine burner maintenance due to the stainless steel tile retainer's spring clip...

Rapid drying.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Optimum Air Corp.'s patented no-heat technology dries waterborne coatings (paints, sealers, adhesives and water washes) fast and efficiently. The Rapid Dry unit will lower your energy costs while maintaining consistent dry times, regardless of...

Coating process control.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Elcometer is an innovator in the field of inspection and physical test equipment. It specializes in the design and manufacture of a complete range of instrumentation and test methods for coating process control, providing a full range of...

Bio-oxidation technology.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... PPG's Greencell bio-oxidation technology for VOC and odor abatement can save 35% on capital costs and up to 60% on operational costs compared to thermal oxidation technologies. The environmentally friendly Greencell system provides high...

Metal pretreatment.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Plaforization, the waterless room-temperature pretreatment process, cleans phosphates and seals metal surfaces in a single step. It creates no water or solid waste. Parts may be dipped or sprayed. Never change the bath. May be used for steel,...

Multiple coatings.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Apollo Coating Technologies offers novel waterborne coatings technologies for plastic (PP, TPO, PVC, ABS, PC, polystyrene and PU), building materials coatings (floor care, antigraffiti, and traffic marking paints), industrial coatings (dipping...

Air-assisted airless.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... SATA presents a new line of 14:1, 32:1 air-assisted airless and 3:1 or 3.5:1 low-pressure pumps. All versions are delivered with stainless-steel fluid passages and are modular with choice of mobile cart, floor stand, pail mount or wall mount....

Vacuum coating.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... SVC will offer educational guides to vacuum coating processing, conference proceedings, DC-ROM; and other literature on membership, educational programs, 47th SVC Annual Technical Conference in Dallas. Vacuum coated samples will be displayed....

2-K closed-loop system.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The Smart 2-K System is a complete two-component closed-loop ratio controller. Three operating modes allow closed-loop rate and ratio control of A & B components, ratio control of B slaved to A, or manual control of fluid pressure. Outputs...

Conveyor brushes reduce rejects.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The Mighty Lube enclosed track conveyor brushes clean the chain and the inside of the rail on enclosed track conveyors. The conveyor cleaners are easy to install and maintain. Major benefits include reduced rejects and improved grounding for...

UV dryer.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The Nova Roller Coater and UVM UV Dryer for flat surfaces offers 100% transfer efficiency and instant curing. The company manufactures other finishing and sanding equipment (individual machines and systems) for flat, profile, and edge surfaces,...

Handheld thickness instrument.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The new Dualscope MPOR is an easy-to-use handheld instrument for measuring coatings on ferrous and nonferrous metal substrates. The MPOR features: integrated measurement probe with automatic substrate recognition; two screens so measurement...

Lubrication and cleaning.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Lubriquip is a manufacturer of automatic precision conveyor lubrication and cleaning equipment sold under the OPCO brand name. Lubriquip also markets specialty WearMaster brand lubricants. Booth 1145 Lubriquip Inc. 608-221-1100

Racking and holding parts.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... See how the right design of hooks make the difference in density, quality, quantity, blemish and control. Racking parts vs. hooking utilizes the best of money, time, paint and space on a line. Talk to the original designers of the "Magic Rack"...

Parts cleaning oven.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Guspro will display a GO Series Oven, which is used for safe, effective cleaning of hooks, racks, fixtures and reject parts. GO ovens will improve productivity, improve coating quality and reduce rejects. GO ovens will also eliminate chemical...

Testing services.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... ACT Laboratories has an extensive facility for providing test panels and testing services. Capabilities include fabrication of test panels from a wide variety of metals and plastics, application of pretreatments and paint-testing services,...

NAMF.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)(National Association of Metal Finishers is the industry association representing surface finishing firms and suppliers)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The National Association of Metal Finishers is the industry association representing hundreds of independent member surface finishing firms and their suppliers in the United States and abroad. Its purpose is to advance, protect and perpetuate...

Low-VOC paints and coatings.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Delta Coatings offers "low-VOC" and "HAPsfree" paints and coatings for the OEM, coil coating and general industrial markets it serves. In addition, Delta also provides some of the highest quality waterborne air-dry and bake enamels in the...

Automated finishing.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The Webmaster E-Series Finishing System Controller is designed to provide reliable automation for finishing systems. In addition, a digital communications package allows for changing set points, manually activate or deactivate pumps and valves,...

Turnkey systems.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Cincinnati Industrial Machinery is a full-service manufacturer of turnkey finishing systems specializing in the design and installation of high-volume cleaning and surface preparation machinery, ovens, material-handling systems, application...

Industrial ovens.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Steelman has been a leader in high-quality, industrial ovens for almost 60 years, Its process ovens are for curing, preheating, drying, etc. Its burn-off ovens clean hooks, racks or metal parts both safely and quickly. Booth 411 ...

IR ovens.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... CCI Thermal's QuikCoil infrared oven provides even, consistent heat. It also keeps costs down with convenient maintenance access and ease of operation. Custom engineering and a variety of available wattages make the QuikCoil oven a good fit for...

Offline/inline sifters.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The Vorti-Siv Division of MM Industries will display models of its range of gyratory inline and offline sieves for powder coating separation and reclamation. Highlighted is its model RVM-15E center or side-discharge sieves. These portable air...

3-D UV cure system.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The Prime UV 3-D cure system allows finishers to provide UV coatings with superior abrasion resistance and durability. The system allows production times to be cut as much as 80% due to the immediate and instant cure feature of UV coating....

Overspray filter.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Paint Pockets Green overspray filter is specially engineered to filter liquid and powder coating overspray in industrial and automotive applications. It's designed to replace expanded paper, fiberglass and flat polyester filters. Switching to...

Full-service metal finishing.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Fort Wayne Anodizing is a full-service metal-finishing company specializing in Chromate Conversion, Type III Hardcoat Anodizing, Hardcoat anodizing with Teflon, Type II anodizing, color anodizing, casting impregnation and MetaBrite, with the...

Paint recycling.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Since newspapers, cans and bottles can be recycled, why not paint? Since 1997, the firm of Range & Heine GmbH has been developing and installing a product called Coolac, which makes paint recycling a reality. Nutro Corp. is now the exclusive...

Touch-up paint for OEMs.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Custom-Pak Products is a leading manufacturer of exact-match touch-up paint to match OEM finishes packaged in aerosol cans, brush-in-lid bottles and paint marking pens. Booth 1031 Custom-Pak Products Inc. 262-251-6180

Quick-change spray nozzles.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Uni-Spray Systems continues to be an industry leader in the development of spray nozzle technology for pretreatment systems. The company will show its extended line of "Quick Change" nozzle tips, These versatile tips allow for fast changeover...

Electrocoat Association.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The Electrocoat Association will exhibit parts and products finished with electrocoating, literature explaining the process, and the Electrocoating Book. industry experts will be available for questions. Booth 1301 The Electrocoat...

UV curing equipment.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... American Ultraviolet has a complete line of UV retrofit systems for existing systems with or without shutters, as well as custom design systems, multiple lamps and safety equipment. Also available are 400 to 600 watts per inch mercury and metal...

Medium pressure spraying.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Medium pressure technology is a new air spray technology that is the optimal point between conventional and HVLP air spray. Medium pressure technology delivers a transfer efficiency of up to 71% with the highquality finish of conventional air...

HAPs-free coatings.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Guertin Bros. Coatings will be exhibiting its latest generation of isocyanate-free polyester/acrylic urethanes. They are highsolids, VOC-compliant, HAPs-free coating systems that are very competitive based on applied costs. The systems are...

Engineering services.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Three I Engineering will display its engineering designs for powder coating finishing equipment, as well as a three-dimensional computerized fly-through of a powder coating finishing system. Booth 2034 Three I Engineering Inc....

Powder Coating Institute.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The Powder Coating Institute offers information on suppliers of powder coating materials, equipment and related industry services, and educational materials on the benefits of powder coating and the powder coating finishing process. Booth...

Portable vacuum.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Ruwac Industrial Vacuums will be showcasing model WS2220, a portable vacuum for the remediation of powder coatings with state-of-the-art filtration. Ruwac's primary oversized filter is 99.9% efficient @0.5 micron, eliminating the hazards of...

UV integrating radiometer.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... EIT's Instrument Markets group designs and manufactures a complete line of UV measurement instruments, including UV radiometers and online UV lamp monitors. Radiometers provide UV energy density in joules/cm2 (dosage) and peak UV irradiance in...

High-temp masking products.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Caplugs has created a new line of high-temperature masking products to protect the industry's most unusual-shaped ports, threads and bolts during harsh finishing processes. Caplugs' silicone, high-temperature vinyl, paper and polyester products...

HVLP turbine finishing system.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Can-Am's Turbo Coatair HVLP turbine-powered finishing system will be on display showing all equipment updates plus three new unique spray guns. One is designed to spray inside tubular surfaces, the second is a new hand-spray cup gun, and the...

Biological cleaners.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The BioClean biological cleaners and cleaner phosphates use microbial action to digest oils and greases, rejuvenating the process solutions and avoiding the necessity of dumping spent materials. The BioClean processes are fully automated and...

Aluminum Anodizers Council.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)(international trade association for the aluminum anodizing industry)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Aluminum Anodizers Council is the international trade association for the aluminum anodizing industry. Its mission is to promote the use of anodized aluminum worldwide. AAC 847-526-2010

Conveyor systems.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Jervis B. Webb Co. I-Beam or enclosed track conveyors include both continuous flow and power-and-free systems that are used extensively in paint and powder coating systems, The continuous flow conveyor is a means to transport parts through...

Thin-film UV coatings.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Prime Coatings has developed a line of UV coatings that provide durable thin films for plastics, tough thick films for wood and sealer/topcoat systems for carbon fiber. These systems offer excellent adhesion and are available in a wide range of...

Curing software.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... Oven Insight Software provides several new and easy features: Wizards for fast setup; out-of-tolerance alarms; telemetry; cure prediction with different oven settings; multiple paqfile views and overlays; and notification for logger...

Polished silver liquid coatings.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... The QuickSilver line of liquid coatings simulates polished silver but is spray-applied with conventional equipment. Quicksilver offers an alternative to vacuum metalizing and plating. Formulated to adhere to glass, wood, metal and plastic, and...

E-coat power supplies.(Coating 2003 Exhibitor Highlights)
September 1, 2003... From simple, manually controlled units for lab or prototype requirements to sophisticated, multistation, PLC-controlled systems, air or liquid cooled, Dynapower and Rapid feature equipment of the highest quality and reliability. Booth 1711...

Handling pretreated parts before coating.(Roobol On Painting)(Brief Article)(Column)
September 1, 2003... I've followed your column in Industrial Paint & Powder for a couple of years and have found it very helpful. Do you think a mild steel part (or any substrate for that matter) that has been through a seven-stage pretreatment system (cleaner 1,...

Preventing corrosion on aluminum parts.(Roobol On Painting)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Why do some aluminum parts seem to corrode while others stand up fine? We clean and phosphate our assemblies before coating with 2 to 2.5 mils of epoxy. We check film thickness all over, and it is almost equal in every area of the assembly, yet...