Industrial Paint & Powder articles from September 2004

Industrial Paint & Powder archives from September 2004

The cost of resistance.(Editorial)
September 1, 2004... There are two major influences on the manufacturing industry today: where the end-market is, and where assembly can be carried out at the lowest cost. Transportation costs are often less important than real estate and wages, so manufacturing...

Steelcase wins environmental award.(News Watch)(Alabama Wildlife Federation)(Air Conservationist of the Year Award)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Alabama Wildlife Federation has awarded Steelcase Inc.'s Athens, AL, plant with its Air Conservationist of the Year Award. Steelcase-Athens was selected this year's winner for replacing its solvent-borne paint system with a powder coating...

Focus 2004 Conference a success.(News Watch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Detroit Society for Coatings Technology's 29th annual Focus Conference 2004, a one-day scientific and educational program held at Michigan State University in Troy, drew a record 239 participants. With the theme "Racing to a High...

Fabfech to showcase emerging technologies.(News Watch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Emerging technologies, accelerated product development and methods for implementing these new technologies on the shop floor are on the agenda for metal-forming and fabricating professionals attending Fabtech International 2004. The event,...

Akzo Nobel opens two facilities in China.(News Watch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Akzo Nobel Coatings' Industrial Finishes business has opened two multipurpose coatings sites in China, one in the Beijing area, the other near Shanghai. The two facilities will together employ about 300 people. Both sites will focus on the...

Uv.eb West 2005 program announced.(News Watch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... RadTech International has announced the dates and program for a new event, uv.eb West 2005, a two-day conference and tabletop exhibition. The event, scheduled for Feb. 10-11, 2005, in Los Angeles, will include presentations and demonstrations...

EPA award recognizes Air Force use of nonchroma conversion coatings.(News Watch)(Science and Engineering Laboratories )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Science and Engineering Laboratories at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, UT, have been named a recipient of the EPA Regional Administrative Award for Environmental Excellence for the Air Force base's elimination of chromated conversion...

New UMR Coatings Institute newsletter available.(News Watch)(University of Missouri-Rolla)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The new University of Missouri-Rolla Coatings Institute newsletter is now available free of charge through e-mail to anyone requesting it. The e-mails will be sent about 20 times per year. The newsletter usually contains three sections: UMR...

Akzo Nobel.(Catalysts and Phosphorus Chemicals businesses )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Akzo Nobel (Arnhem, the Netherlands) has completed the sale of its Catalysts and Phosphorus Chemicals businesses for a total of 850 million euros, free of cash and debt, and prior to final closing adjustments for Working capital. Both deals...

Bayer AG.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Bayer AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has announced a name change of Bayer Polymers L.L.C. to Bayer MaterialScience L.L.C., in response to a Bayer Group reorganization announced in November 2003. In the reorganization, Bayer announced that its...

Lyondell Chemical Co.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Lyondell Chemical Co. (Houston) has obtained European Commission antitrust clearance for the company's acquisition of Millennium Chemicals Inc. for $1 billion in stock, according to news reports in Europe. Lyondell says completion of the...

Lubrizol Corp.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, OH) has completed the acquisition of Noveon International Inc., a supplier of coatings resins and other specialty chemicals, in a transaction valued at $1.84 billion. Noveon will become a wholly owned subsidiary of...

Akzo Nobel Coatings.(Casco Industrie SnC)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Akzo Nobel Coatings (Arnhem, the Netherlands) has sold its French industrial resins business to Derivados Forestales S.A., a Spanish company. Trading under the name Casco Industrie SnC., the company had sales of 17 million euros in 2003. The...

Wattyl Ltd.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Wattyl Ltd. (Sydney, Australia) says it will sell its remaining U.S. coatings operations, which include the architectural-coatings company Coronado Paint Co. Inc., based in Edgewater, FL, and Lenmar Inc., a manufacturer of lacquers and...

DuPont Co.(People)(Appointments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... DuPont Co. (Wilmington, DE) has hired Linda Fisher, former deputy administrator of the EPA, as vice president and chief sustainability officer. Fisher will assume responsibility for the company's sustainable-growth initiative, environmental and...

Micro Powders Inc.(People)(Gary Strauss)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Micro Powders Inc. (Tarrytown, NY) has named Warren Pushaw president and COO. Pushaw was formerly the company's technical director, vice president and general manager, and has held a variety of positions since joining Micro Powders 22 years...

GretagMacbeth.(People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... GretagMacbeth (New Windsor, NY) has named Mark Geeves vice president worldwide OEM sales. He has 22 years of experience in the color-systems industry and has held executive, sales and marketing positions at several companies. Geeves succeeds...

Jones-Blair Co.(People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Jones-Blair Co. (McKinney, TX) has named Jeff Powell general manager-Industrial Coatings Division. He was formerly Industrial Regional sales manager for PPG Industries Inc.

Sartomer Co.(People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Sartomer Co. (Exton, PA) has promoted Thierry Razat to business manager, hydrocarbon resins, with responsibility for all sales and marketing activities for the company's Norsolene hydrocarbon resins in North America and Latin America.

Fusion UV Systems Inc.(People)(Fujiko Node )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Fusion UV Systems Inc. (Gaithersburg MD) has promoted Jim Elliott to vice president of operations. Michael Cook has been appointed general manager for all UV-curing operations and business activities in Europe. Francis Yang Fan recently joined...

PPG Industries.(People)(Appointments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... PPG Industries (Troy, MI) has named Michael Hartings general manager of North American automotive OEM coatings. Based at the Automotive Technical Center in Troy, Hartings is responsible for sales and service, including the integration of...

Byk-Gardner USA.(People)(Appointments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Byk-Gardner USA (Columbia, MD) has added Tom Ferrari to its Retail Color Systems Division as national sales manager.

Crompton Corp.(People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Crompton Corp. (Langley, U.K.) has appointed David Sedler as business director for the company's urethanes business, where he will have management responsibilities for the European region, including Africa and the Middle East.

Coming events.(Calendar)
September 1, 2004... September Powder Coating 2004 September 21-23, Charlotte, NC Sponsor: Powder Coating Institute 513-624-9988 www.pcishow.com October Fundamentals of Corrosion Course October 7, Toronto, Canada Sponsor:...

Powder on MDF: a process analysis: to provide continued growth for powder coatings, suppliers are rapidly expanding the functional range of powders beyond traditional metal-product finishing into nonmetallic substrates such as wood.(medium density fiberboard)
September 1, 2004... The primary goal of the powder development effort for medium density fiberboard and wood has been to provide a powder coating process that does not compromise end-user expectations for hardness, durability, moisture resistance, color and...

Pretreatment shining brighter: more stringent environmental regulations and end-user demands have pushed pretreatment to perform at a higher level, but not a higher cost. Suppliers are responding with various offerings, such as a new, nonphosphated system.
September 1, 2004... Metal pretreatment has often been taken for granted in the coating industry, with most of the attention paid to the coating process and final part performance. But with stricter environmental regulations, increased cost pressures from end...

Finishing advances for aluminum extruders: new rotary atomizers for liquid electrostatic application equipment can increase production rates, and new types of operating controls can help eliminate operator error.
September 1, 2004... Manufacturers of paint materials are constantly striving to develop more environmentally friendly coatings, which often means developing coatings that have a higher solids content and that are more difficult to atomize and apply. At the same...

Industrial Finishing, 1972 to 1977.(Industry Overview)
September 1, 2004... This is the ninth article in a year-long series celebrating Industrial Paint & Powder's 80th anniversary. The feature story below is a portion of the article that appeared in 1974 in the magazine, then known as Industrial Finishing. To read the...

Choosing an emitter.(On The Finishing Line)
September 1, 2004... We plan to install an infrared booster on our gas oven to gain speed and efficiency on our powder line. What is the most efficient emitter to use? Efficiency of an IR emitter should not be a major consideration in this selection, nor...

Importance of wavelength matching.(On The Finishing Line)
September 1, 2004... What exactly is wavelength matching, and why is it important? As addressed in the reader's previous question, wavelength characteristics of emitters definitely need to be factored into an infrared oven design. It must be noted that IR...

Controlling impact fusion.(Powder Coating)
September 1, 2004... We are having a lot of trouble with impact fusion in our gun hoses and fittings. We sometimes have to stop in the middle of a long production run and clean our hoses out because the guns start to surge. The impact fusion is hard to clean out....

2004 Powder Coating exhibitors & booth numbers: this list of exhibitors and their booth numbers is current as of August 23, 2004.(Illustration)
September 1, 2004... A ABB, Inc.--Paint Process Automation 1611 ACE Equipment 936 ACT Laboratories, Inc. 1109 Action Caps LLC 1441 Air Power, Inc. 1137...

2004 Powder Coating exhibitor highlights.
September 1, 2004... Automatic Gravity Filtration System Serfilco's Gravity Filtration System is totally automatic and responds to wide variations in flow rate and solids concentration. Models are available in a range of sizes and materials of construction to...

Batch Powder Booth with non-rollaway Collector Module.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Col-Met Spray Booths, Inc. manufactures Industrial-type finishing enclosures and automotive paint booths -- specializing in spray booths for paint and powder applications. Data sheet available for Batch Powder Booths with non-rollaway Cartridge...

High-temperature vinyl for masking from Caplugs.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Silicone has always been the preferred material for high temperature masking applications, but now there's another option that offers greater versatility. Less expensive than most silicone parts, Caplugs' high-temperature vinyl can withstand...

Measure color ... measure quality.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... The UltraScan[R] PRO spectrophotometer measures reflected and transmitted color and meets CIE and ASTM guidelines for accurate color measurement. Its more optical resolution enables the precise measurement of paint having colorants with sharp...

Your source for exact match touch-up paint.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Exact match touch-up paint has been our business for the past 50 years. Raabe offers touch-up paint in multiple packaging options: ranging from aerosols to brush-in-cap bottles. And your product ships in about 1 week. Count on the industry...

Custom ovens at standard price & delivery.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Precision Quincy manufactures high quality gas and electric ovens from 96 - 4,600 cu ft. capacities, with top or back mount heat chambers. Both types deliver uniform, digitally controlled temperatures from slightly above ambient to...

Complete finishing systems.(Literature Showcase)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Custom, high efficiency electrocoating, powder and liquid paint systems. Patented SlideRail Square Transfer[TM] (SST), monorail or power and free conveyors; programmable hoists, custom industrial ovens and pretreatment systems with full water...

AFC Finishing Systems.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... AFC Finishing Systems not only works for you, we work with you to design and engineer equipment that meets your exact specifications. Arc offers a complete fine of liquid spray booths and air make-up units, along with powder coating booths and...

Magic Rack.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... For 25 years, Magic Rack has designed custom engineered paint racks, hooks and accessories that ensure defect-free parts finishing and make optimum use of rack space for maximum parts density and improved productivity. Magic Rack's unique...

Paint Pockets.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Paint Pockets[R] Zipper[TM] Spray Booth Filter Mounting System eliminates filter-mounting worries while at the same time allowing you to get the maximum utilization out of your Paint Pockets Overspray Arrestors. The Zipper.... *...

New PosiTest DFT coating thickness gage.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Catalog announces the NEW PoeiTest DFT coating thickness gage. Available in two models, Ferrous for steel or Combo for all metals, the PosiTest DFT is the economical choice that provides the proven quality of DeFelsko inspection instruments....

Cartridge and non-recovery Powder Booths.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Reliable, high-performance powder coating environments made from white pre-coated steel panels and featuring exceptional lighting quality. Available in cartridge and non-recovery configurations and multiple sizes, Optional equipment includes...

Durability meets versatility in the DuraTech powder booth.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Wagner's DuraTech Automatic Powder Coating Booth combines strength, safety and quick cleaning capability. Canopy construction has polymers that are U.L. flame-rated and have high impact resistance, Recovery options include cartridge collection...

The Elcometer 456.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... For the precise measurement of coatings the Elcometer 456 offers radical advances in both design and performance. Ideal for measuring a variety of coatings-paint, powder, Inconel, metal, and non-metal coatings on both ferrous and non-ferrous...

OPTITRONIC[TM] insures accurate and repeatable performance for automatic guns.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... ITW Gema introduces the OPTITRONIC[TM] control unit, designed to improve control of the automatic application of powder, Each unit is equipped to store up to 255 coating programs. This produces the unique repeatability required to achieve...

Powder spray gun.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... The patent-applied-for Prodigy[TM] automatic gun, designed for precision dispensing with HDLV technology, uses less air to propel more powder on the part with optimized pattern uniformity and high transfer efficiency. 2 pages. Nordson...

Wax additives for powder coatings.(Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Micro Powders offers a full range of specialty, high-performance micronized wax additives that are easily incorporated into powder coatings. These technically advanced micronized waxes include synthetic, polyethylene, PTFE, polypropylene and...

Powder Coating 2004 will soon be in session.(Industry Forum)
September 1, 2004... While the ongoing conflict in Iraq and the war on terrorism will be important issues to American voters in November, the overwhelming concern to millions of Americans is, still, the economy. Both employees and employers will pull the lever,...