The Journal of Coatings Technology articles from August 2000

The Journal of Coatings Technology archives from August 2000

Achieving the Future.
August 1, 2000... Continuous learning can unleash untold talents and skills. Following this, it can also be stated that an organization that provides a learning environment for its employees will develop competitive advantages beyond their expectations. Although...

Gail M. Pollano and David P. Jack Nominated for FSCT Officer Positions.
August 1, 2000... The FSCT is pleased to announce its nominations for Officer positions for 2000-2001. At the forefront of this year's list of nominees are Gail Pollano, of NeoResins, and David Jack, of Technical Coatings Co., Ltd. President-Elect Gail...

The Analyst's Role in Environmental Compliance How the Laboratory Safeguards Environmental Compliance.
August 1, 2000... Jim Berry, Environmental Consultant [*] The fruits of the Lab Analyst's labors have long been critical in maintaining good relations between supplier and supplied. Careful attention to laboratory procedures has helped retain the client base...

Federal Court Rejects Legal Challenge to EPA'S VOC Rule on AIM Coatings.
August 1, 2000... The group of companies, led by Dunn-Edwards Corp. and Smiland Paint Co. of Southern California, had filed suit in a bid to overturn the VOC rule, which went into effect last year. A three-judge panel of the appeals court rejected a number of...

Bayer Corp. Receives President's U.S. EPA Green Chemistry Challenge Award.
August 1, 2000... Bayer Corp., Pittsburgh, PA, has received the 2000 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for developing an industrial coating material that uses water instead of chemical solvents, thus reducing volatile air emissions by as much as 99%....

Court Finds in Favor of Southern Clay Products, Inc.
August 1, 2000... Southern Clay Products, Inc., (part of the Laporte plc Group), Gonzales, TX, was awarded damages of $20.9 million against Sud-Chemie, Inc., formerly known as United Catalysts, Inc., by a U.S. Federal Court jury sitting in Houston, TX. The jury...

ChemCentral to Distribute Rohm & Haas' Paraloid UCD.
August 1, 2000... ChemCentral Corp., Bedford Park, IL, has been appointed distributor of Rohm & Haas' Paraloid UCD line of solution acrylic resins and polyols. The Paraloid UCD line includes solution acrylic resins and polyols.

Valspar Reveals Plans to Acquire Lilly Industries Inc.
August 1, 2000... The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, MN, has announced plans to acquire Lilly Industries Inc., Indianapolis, IN. Under terms of the agreement, Valspar will acquire all of Lilly's outstanding shares for $31.75 per share. The total value of the...

Tikkurila's Paint Factory in Poland to Change Name.
August 1, 2000... The paint factory Tikkurila Baltcolor Sp. z o.o in Szczecin, Poland has changed its name to Tikkurila Polsha Sp. z o.o. The new name reportedly reflects the idea of sharing two corporate cultures: the Finnish and the Polish. The ownership...

U.S. Acetic Acid Derivatives Demand to Reach 14.2 Billion Pounds in the Year 2004.
August 1, 2000... According to a study done by The Freedonia Group, Inc., Cleveland, OH, U.S. demand for acetic acid derivatives is projected to grow 3.3% per annum to 14.2 billion pounds in 2004, valued at $6.4 billion. The study, entitled "Acetic Acid &...

Companies Poised to Capitalize on TBT Ban.
August 1, 2000... The Brennan Research Group, Verona, NJ, has compiled a report in response to the United Nations' International Maritime Organization's proposal to ban the use of TBT-based antifouling coatings. The report looks at four major market...

Vantico Becomes Independent Company.
August 1, 2000... In December 1999 it was reported that Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Inc. and Morgan Grenfell Private Equity (MGPE) had reached an agreement regarding the spin-off and sale of the former Performance Polymers Division. As of June 1, 2000, the...

BASF Coatings Adds Ribelin Sales to Distribution Network.
August 1, 2000... BASF Coatings Raw Materials, Charlotte, NC, has added Ribelin Sales, Inc., Dallas, TX, to its distribution network for Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina.

Dow Oxygenated Solvents Receives Supplier Award.
August 1, 2000... The Oxygenated Solvents business of The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, has been named Excellent Supplier for 1999 by PPG Industries. The business was recognized for its efforts in implementing value-added, cost saving, materials handling...

UMR Coatings Institute Releases Course Schedule for 2000-2001.
August 1, 2000... The Coatings Institute at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR), Rolla, MO, has released its schedule of coatings courses for 2000. The "Basic Composition of Coatings" course will be offered on September 11-15, 2000 and March 19-23, 2001,...

Scratch Durability of Automotive Clear Coatings: A Quantitative, Reliable and Robust Methodology.
August 1, 2000... MTS Nano instruments innovation center [*] Visteon Automotive Systems [+] INTRODUCTION Automotive paint finishes are highly engineered, multi-layered polymer coatings. Customer expectations for paint finishes range from...

Measurement of Mar Resistance and Study of Marring Mechanism of Polymeric Coatings with Scanning Probe Microscope.
August 1, 2000... Eastern Michigan University [*] INTRODUCTION The enormous technological importance of crosslinked polymeric surface coatings has engendered scientific interest in their tribological properties. One such property, resistance to marring,...

Study of Odor Qualification of Solvents Used In Coating Compositions.
August 1, 2000... Eastern Michigan University [*] Patrick D. Ziemer [+] INTRODUCTION Odor control has become a critical but often ignored part of coating technology. Kenson, [1] for example, has described various techniques to control the emission...

Imaging Ellipsometry Study Of Multi-Layer Microflakes.
August 1, 2000... Flex Products [*] Nanofilm Technologie GmbH [+] INTRODUCTION The coating of thin layers of materials onto microflakes has been routinely done by pigment manufacturers to improve weatherability, photochemical resistance, or...

Styrenation of Triglyceride Oils by Macromonomer Technique.
August 1, 2000... Y. Yagci [+] Istanbul Technical University [*] INTRODUCTION The use of renewable sources in the manufacturing of industrial pro ducts received much attention after the petroleum shortages in the 1970s and is now becoming even more...

People in the News.
August 1, 2000... New York Society member George M. Schmitz has been appointed Technical Sales and Marketing Manager for Dock Resins Corp., Linden, NJ. Mr. Schmitz currently serves as an adjunct professor at Fairleigh Dickenson University where he teaches...

Obituaries.
August 1, 2000... Jay M. Mitchell, a retired member of the Pacific Northwest Society, passed away November 20, 1999. Thomas Hutsler, a retired member of the Kansas City Society, passed away April 13, 2000. Mr. Hutsler had retired from The Vaispar Corp. in...

Exotic Hardwood Stain.
August 1, 2000... Performance Coatings Inc. has introduced a penetrating oil finish formulated for exotic hardwoods such as mahogany, teak, ipe, Pau Lope [R], and Ironwood [R]. The Penefin oil contains Brazilian rosewood seed, tung seed, flax seed, and pine oils...

Maintenance Epoxy Coatings.
August 1, 2000... Floor Savers [TM] floor maintenance and repair epoxies are designed to help repair and maintain flooring surfaces. Available from Devcon, Epoxy Coat [TM] 7000 nonVOC is a self-leveling 100% solids non-VOC floor coating which adheres to concrete...

Polyurea Coating System.
August 1, 2000... Iraseal 200 [TM], a 100% solids, sprayable polyurea coating system that provides hydrolytic stability in long-term immersian conditions and resistance to moderately concentrated acid and alkali slurries and aqueous solutions, has been developed...

VOC-Compliant Coating.
August 1, 2000... Available from The Sherwin-Williams Co.'s Industrial and Marine Coatings group, Corothane [R] I HS is a VOC-compliant, single-component urethane coating. The UV-resistant coating is designed to resists chemicals and abrasives, and can be used...

Paint Stripping System.
August 1, 2000... Pauli Systems has announced their new RAM 49 SatinStrip System for paint stripping on composite and metal substrates. Engineered as a complete closed cycle system, the pressure dry stripping features automatic vacuum recovery, cleaning, and...

Color Matching Library.
August 1, 2000... Datacolor International has announced the availability of the Pantone Colors library in the Datacolor's ColorTools [TM] QC system, as well as its Datamatch [R] software. Designed for use in the laboratory and in production color applications,...

Ultra-Hygienic In-Line Mixer.
August 1, 2000... The Ultra-Hygienic In-Line Mixer has been added to the high shear mixer family at Silverson Machines, Inc. The unit was designed and built to comply with FDA, 3A, and GMP standards. The mixer has the capability to mix, emulsify, homogenize,...

Over-the-Side Type TLH Heaters.
August 1, 2000... Available from Gaumer Process Heaters, over-the-side TLH heaters are designed for heating clear, opaque or hard-to-heat liquids in containers such as tanks and drums. The heaters are available in hundreds of different configurations with...

Portable Viscosity Controller.
August 1, 2000... Norcross Corp. has introduced their Model 51141 portable viscosity controller. Features include a model MFBO viscosity measuring element, MP2000A programmable viscosity controller, five-gallon ink pail, and a solvent delivery system, all...

Clean-in-Place Nozzles.
August 1, 2000... Clean-in-place spray heads and nozzles for cleaning process equipment or washing reactants from process vessels for further processing have been released by Delavan Spray Technologies. The nozzles are available in a range of angles and spray...

Alternative to Drums.
August 1, 2000... Composite Container Co., a member of the B.A.G. Corp.[R] family, has developed an octagon-shaped FlexDrum(r) container to replace 55-gal steel or fiber drums and provide all the advantages of a bulk bag. The containers reportedly have...

Containment System.
August 1, 2000... The Environmental Containment System (E-Con), developed by ITW Ransburg, is designed to purge and load spray material in fluid supply systems. Operators can discard solvent into a closed container rather than into an open bucket or onto booth...

RF Drying System.
August 1, 2000... A new drying system which uses RF energy to uniformly heat filter cake material and remove the water without overheating has been introduced by Radio Frequency Co., Inc. The Macrowave[TM] RF Drying System removes water at a frequency of 40.68...

Planetary Mixer.
August 1, 2000... The 0.5 Liter Planetary Mixer (PLM 0.5) is available from Inoue USA. Designed to provide close clearance between its two open framed blades and the inner walls of the vessel, the PLM 0.5 features a frequency diverter motor and drive.

Counting System.
August 1, 2000... Beckman Coulter has introduced the next generation Counter Counter, the Multisizer 3. Features include an integrated sample stand and analyzer, digital pulse processing, and mercury free operation. The system is fully controlled through...

Introductory DOE Book.
August 1, 2000... Stat-Ease, Inc. has published a new book entitled, "DOE Simplified: Practical Tools for Effective Experimentation." Authored by Mark Anderson and Patrick Whitcomb, the introductory text covers basic statistics of DOE, methods for collecting and...

Safety Catalog.
August 1, 2000... Safety & Spill Source [TM] is available from Labelmaster. The 48-page catalog contains information on a range of materials from personal protective equipment, safety books and software, to products for the clean-up, storage, and transportation...

Performance Products Catalog.
August 1, 2000... A new 90-page, four-color catalog has been published by the Performance Products Group of Sherwin-Williams Industrial Sales. The catalog features industrial, maintenance and general purpose paints, as well as electronic cleaners, insulating...

UV Curing Safety Manual.
August 1, 2000... UV Process Supply has published their UV Curing Safety Manual for companies utilizing UV curing chemistries arid equipment. The 30-page manual highlights the transfer, storage, and housekeeping procedures that should be followed for the safe...

Humbug from Hillman.
August 1, 2000... This month nepotism raises its lovely head in the person of my dear spouse, Libby (I know when to be careful). She found the following poem in the Metropolitan Diary column in the New York Times, and thought it would be perfect for the computer...

Technical Solutions Catalog.
August 1, 2000... SARTOMER COMPANY Sartomer Company's "Technical Solutions" catalog enables chemists to reference the company's Norsolene[R] hydrocarbon resins by product codes or names, product applications, typical properties, solubility data, and / or...

Self-Crosslinking Resins.
August 1, 2000... CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS Ciba Specialty Chemicals has introduced a new resin for soft waterborne coatings. Ciba[TM] Glascol[r] C44 is a self-crosslinking aqueous emulsion based on a styrene / acrylic polymer. The cured resin reportedly...