The Journal of Coatings Technology articles from August 2002

The Journal of Coatings Technology archives from August 2002

FSCT provides affordable, practical education (and you don't have to leave home to get it). (Comment).
August 1, 2002... The Situation: You would like to attend a technical conference. The information being presented would help you work through several problem areas and could be critical to your product's success. But, you happen to be overwhelmed with work and...

FSCT announces 2002-2003 officer and board nominations; elections to be held November 1. (Federation News).
August 1, 2002... President-Elect Richard M. Hille (Cleveland Society) is currently FSCT Secretary-Tresurer. He is a member of the FSCT Executive Committee, and the Board of Directors. A Trustee of the CIEF, Mr. Hille has served as Chair of several FSCT...

Spring 2002 Board of Directors Meeting. (Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology).
August 1, 2002... The following is a summary of reports on Federation's activities and significant items of business presented at the Spring 2002 Meeting of the Board of Directors. The full report of the Spring 2002 Board of Directors Meeting can be found on the...

International coatings technology conference. (Global Connectivity).
August 1, 2002... MONDAY, OCTOBER 28 (Executive Forum and Two-Day Courses) Executive Forum: Strategic Innovation--Commercializing New Technologies Course Description NEW Companies in the Chemical Processing Industry are known for their...

Additional programs. (International Coatings Expo 2002).
August 1, 2002... Monday-Tuesday, October 28-29 OCCA Half-Day Courses Two Half-Day Courses Sponsored by the Oil & Colour Chemists' Association Monday, October 28 (1:00 pm to 5:00 pm) Design of Anti-Corrosion Coatings NEW Course...

ICE 2002 current list of exhibitors as of July 3, 2002. (Global Connectivity).
August 1, 2002... Aceto Corp. Acima ACTI-Chem Specialties, Inc. AGA Chemicals, Inc. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Akzo Nobel Resins Albemarle Corp. Alberdingk Boley, Inc. Alnor Oil Co., Inc. Aqualon (Div. of Hercules...

Annual meeting program. (International Coatings Expo 2002).
August 1, 2002... WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 Opening Session/Presentation of Heckel Award/Mattiello Memorial Lecture (8:30-10:00 am) Mattiello Memorial Lecture--Dr. John Gerlock, Ford Research Laboratories, Dearborn, MI Poster Session (10:00...

Hotel accommodations. (Global Connectivity).
August 1, 2002... Located directly across the street from one another, the co- headquarters hotels for ICE are the Sheraton New Orleans and the New Orleans Marriott. In addition, the Fairmont, Meridien, and Hilton Hotels have blocks of rooms for ICE attendees....

Federal issues. (Regulatory Update).
August 1, 2002... U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Proposes HAP Limits for Metal Coatings -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emission limits for about 1,500 facilities that apply paints and...

Judicial issues. (Regulatory Update).
August 1, 2002... Appeals Court Rejects Rental Housing Industry Challenge to Lead Rule--A federal appeals court June 7 rejected the multifamily rental housing industry's challenge to a U.S. EPA lead paint reduction rule (National Multi Housing Council v. EPA,...

State issues. (Regulatory Update).
August 1, 2002... CALIFORNIA Lead Poisoning Prevention Enforcement--CA A.B. 2261 (Cardenas) authorizes the state Department of Health Services and local health departments to enforce the provision of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act and...

International issues. (Regulatory Update).
August 1, 2002... Coatings leaders from around the globe will convene in January 2003--For the first time, senior management from the coatings industry and its partners, from all economic regions and market segments worldwide, will come together to discuss and...

U.S. specialty silicas demand to increase 7% annually through the year 2006. (Industry News).
August 1, 2002... Demand for specialty silicas in the U.S. is expected to increase 7% yearly to $1.3 billion. Reportedly, new applications, including chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries, high performance tire fillers, and ink jet paper coatings,...

ASTM International seeks participation for CASS-Test round-robin. (Industry News).
August 1, 2002... Subcommittee B08.10 on Test Methods, of ASTM international, West Conshohocken, PA, has initiated a round-robin to study mass loss data for nickel panels. "There's a lot of controversy over the nickel panel mass loss in the standard," said...

Nylok acquires Multech, Inc., 3M Scotch-Grip licensee. (Industry News).
August 1, 2002... Expanding its ability to serve manufacturing markets with state-of-the-art fastener coating technologies, Nylok Corp., Macomb, MI, has acquired Multech, Inc., a licensed applicator of 3M Thread Sealant and Scotch-Grip Fastener Adhesive and an...

Roy W. Tess award nominations sought. (Industry News).
August 1, 2002... The American Chemical Society's Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) is seeking nominations for the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings. The $2000 award will be presented at the September 7-11, 2003 meeting of the American...

Dow Chemical awarded National Medal of Technology by President Bush. (Industry News).
August 1, 2002... The President of the United States, George W. Bush, has presented the National Medal of Technology to The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI. Accepting the Medal from the President was Michael D. Parker, President and Chief Executive Officer of...

European Coatings Show 2003 plus Adhesives, Sealants, and Construction Chemicals: April 8-10. (Meetings Update).
August 1, 2002... The 2003 European Coatings Show plus Adhesives, Sealants, and Construction Chemicals, is scheduled for April 8-10 in the Exhibition Centre in Nuremberg, Germany. In conjunction with the show, six congresses will also be held, including: the 7th...

St. Louis Society for Coatings Technology holds 2002 Gateway Coatings Symposium. (Meetings Update).
August 1, 2002... The St. Louis Society for Coatings Technology presented their Fouth Annual Gateway Coatings Symposium on June 18, 2002. Held at the St. Louis Zoo's McDonnell Center at River Camp, the program centered around the theme, "Join the STLSCT on a...

Use of poly(2-vinylpyridine)-b-poly([epsilon]caprolactone) copolymers as pigment stabilizers in powder coatings. (Technical Articles).
August 1, 2002... Four poly(2-vinylpyridine)-b-poly([euro]caprolactone) copolymers, differing in buoy block length and anchor/buoy block length ratio, have been used as Ti[O.sub.2] pigment dispersants in a polyester powder coating resin. When the Ti[O.sub.2]...

Oil modified and waterborne polyurethane resin. (Technology Forum).
August 1, 2002... Air-dried water-dispersed polyurethane resins were produced from poly(propylene-ethylene) copolymer triol, monoglyceride, toluene diisocyanate, and tartaric acid. Monoglyceride and poly(propylenc-ethylene) co polymer triol were employed at...

Waterborne epoxy protective coatings for metal. (Techology Forum).
August 1, 2002... Recent enhancements in waterborne resin system polymers as well as the way they are formulated have produced paints with a set of barrier properties that are superior to their standard solvent borne analogs. New generation waterborne epoxy and...

"High performance waterborne resins". (Society Reports: Los Angeles--January).
August 1, 2002... Members are encouraged to visit the LASCT website for announcements of current activities. Phil Bremenstuhl, NeoResins Inc., presented information on the FSCT Virtual Learning Conferences, which are free for LASCT members. Held at Cal Poly...

"Formulating low VOC latex paints". (Society Reports: Los Angeles--March).
August 1, 2002... A moment of silence was observed for member Don Garland, of TMT Pathway, who recently passed away. Society Past-Presidents in attendance were recognized for their service to the Society. Amy Whicker, FSCT Director of Membership and...

New York Society Meeting.
August 1, 2002... Caption: NEW YORK SOCIETY member Harvey Lieberman, of Har-Roth, (left) is congratulated by Society President James McGrath, of Elementis Specialties, upon receiving his 50-Year Membership Pin and award at the NYSCT meeting on May 14, 2002. ...

"Awards night". (Society Reports: Los Angeles--May).
August 1, 2002... In an effort to reduce the time commitment for members of the Board of Directors from seven years to six years, a change to the Bylaws was proposed to eliminate the position of Third Past-President, with a rotating position of Member-at-Large....

"Use of micronized waxes in waterborne systems". (Society Reports: Pacific Northwest--April).
August 1, 2002... Members recognized for 25 years of membership were Bill Tour, Ken Weazel, and Steve Reardon. Keiffer Tarbell reported that members Pete Fox, Christine Stevens, Stuart Ralston, and Deb Severson participated in the 2002 NWSE. Three $50...

Philadelphia society hosts successful Spring Symposium. (Society Reports).
August 1, 2002... Caption: Over 80 people attended the May Technical Symposium hosted by the Philadelphia Society. Greeting attendees were Committee members (left to right): Bruce Motto, Cognis Corp.; Brian Boorman, Van Horn, Metz; Mario Navarro, Atlas Mineral...

A. Marshall Jones receives PSCT society Liberty Bell Award.
August 1, 2002... The Philadelphia Society recently honored A. Marshall Jones, of Von Horn, Metz & Co., with the prestigious liberty Bell Award. In addition to serving as a Past-President of the Society, Mr. Jones has been active from 1980 as Membership Chair,...

Thomas J. Gooney. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Insl-x Superior Coating Systems, Stony Point, NY, has named New York Society member Thomas J. Gooney as Technical Director. With over 18 years of experience in the paint and coatings industry, Mr. Gooney will be responsible for all research and...

Sid Oakley. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Sid Oakley, a Southern Society member, has joined Boehme Filatex, Inc., Reidsville, NC, as Sales Manager of its newly formed Nova Specialty Chemicals Division. Mr. Oakley's responsibilities include developing markets, products, and sales.

Kimberly Hein. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Kimberly Hein has been hired as Marketing Manager for Raabe Corp., Menomonee Falls, WI. Having been with the company since 1999, Ms. Hein is now responsible for overseeing marketing, advertising, and public relations activities for the color...

Ohaus Corp., Pine Brook, NJ, has named Ted Xia President succeeding Jim Ohaus. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Ohaus Corp., Pine Brook, NJ, has named Ted Xia President succeeding Jim Ohaus. Mr. Xia joined the corporation from Mettler Toledo China, where he helped build the manufacturing distribution, sales, and marketing network over the past eight...

Ashland Distribution Co., Dublin, OH, has named Darryl A. Deaton as Business Manager. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Ashland Distribution Co., Dublin, OH, has named Darryl A. Deaton as Business Manager. Mr. Deaton will be responsible for managing the division's business line in the Columbus, OH, Cleveland, OH, and Pittsburgh, PA markets. He will be based in...

Gary Raley, has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of Johnson Polymer, Sturtevant, WI. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Gary Raley, has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of Johnson Polymer, Sturtevant, WI. Mr. Raley had been Johnson Wax Prefessional's North America President since June 2000. He succeeds Kees Verhaar, who has stepped down to pursue...

Don Becker. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Paar Physica USA, Ashland, VA, has hired Don Becker as Director of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Becker has over 16 years of experience in the rheological marketplace. Most recently, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Managing...

Jeff Warnke. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... The Sixteenth Annual Hanna Award in Coatings for the Best Project in the science and technology of chemical coatings was presented at Ohio Science Day, a gathering of the state's outstanding middle and high school science projects, which was...

Degussa Corp., Parsippany, NJ, has named CDIC member Probyn Forbes as teh new Director of Manufacturing of the colorants business line. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Degussa Corp., Parsippany, NJ, has named CDIC member Probyn Forbes as the new Director of Manufacturing of the colorants business line. Mr. Forbes brings over 13 years of company experience to the position, having recently served as Plant...

Tony Mazzarella, Business Manager of Powder Coating Intermediates and Colorants for Bayer Corp. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Tony Mazzarella, Business Manager of Powder Coating Intermediates and Colorants for Bayer Corp., was elected President of The Powder Coating Institute (PCI), Alexandria, VA. This is the first time in 10 years that the PCI President has been a...

James Backer. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... James Backer has been named Manager of Supply Chain and Manufacturing for the Paper, Paint, and Materials of Construction Enterprise of Rhodia, Cranbury, NJ. In this role, Mr. Backer will lead supply chain, manufacturing, and operational...

Dover Chemical Corp., Dover, OH, has made the following appointments. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Dover Chemical Corp., Dover, OH, has made the following appointments: Don G. Chapman, Jr., Vice-President of Marketing, Polyolefins and Functional Additives; Charles W. Fletcher, Vice-President of Marketing, PVC Additives and Metallic...

Nordson UV, Amherst, OH, has promoted Ed McGhee to Industrial Sales Manager. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Nordson UV, Amherst, OH, has promoted Ed McGhee to Industrial Sales Manager. Having been with the company since 1980, he will now be responsible for sales and marketing in North America for the company's industrial product line. Mr. McGhee was...

Russel T. Crockett, Jr. and Vaughn Deasy have been appointed to lead the sales functions for the Chemicals and Polymers organization of Lyondell Chemical Co. and Equistar Chemicals. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Russel T. Crockett, Jr. and Vaughn Deasy have been appointed to lead the sales functions for the Chemicals and Polymers organization of Lyondell Chemical Co. and Equistar Chemicals, LP, Houston, TX. Mr. Crockett has been named Vice President,...

Steve Krempasky. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Brawn Mixer, Inc., Holland, MI, has hired Steve Krempasky as Engineering Manager. His background includes management product development experience in automotive, aerospace, machine design, and consumer-product applications.

Steve Ring and Alan Vernon have joined the international sales team of Mulox Inc. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Steve Ring and Alan Vernon have joined the international sales team of Mulox Inc., Macon, GA. Mr. Ring, who brings over 20 years of experience in the flexible intermediate bulk container industry, will be covering the Midwest territory. Mr....

Che-I Kao. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Dow Chemical's Society of Plastics Engineers' Thermoplastic Materials and Foam Division, Midland, MI, has presented its 2002 Outstanding Achievement Award to Che-I Kao. Dr. Kao is a Dow Fellow and is currently the company's Chief Scientist. He...

Obituaries.
August 1, 2002... Bill Woodall, a member of the Houston Society and employee of Raw Materials Corp., passed away on April 30, 2002. Henry Merken, a member of the New England Society, passed away in Singapore on May 14, 2002. He was President of Weatherly...

Ceramic Coat System. (Production Equipment).
August 1, 2002... ITW Devcon Engineered Coatings has introduced The Ceramic Coat[R] System, a high-performance, high-density, ceramic-filled epoxy system for repairing, rebuilding, and protecting parts or surfaces subject to cavitation, erosion, corrosion, or...

Flow cytometry filters. (Production Equipment).
August 1, 2002... Omega[R] Optical has presented a new line of filters for flow cytometry. The filters are manufactured to fit research and clinical instruments, and are designed to meet the needs of current fluorophore and instrument capability For more...

Automatic rheometer system. (Production Equipment).
August 1, 2002... Paar Physica has developed an automatic sample changer ASC 16/32. The system features automatic testing of up to 32 samples, and is designed for fluid applications such as cosmetics, paints, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food. The system...

UV/visible curing system. (Production Equipment).
August 1, 2002... A new pulsed light UV/visible curing system, RC-1002 CoolCure Twin-XL[R], has been introduced by Xenon Corp. The system contains two xenon lamps which each produce 1000 w/[cm.sup.2] peak power, and 100 w/[cm.sup.2] average (per pulse) power....

Multi-bag filters. (Production Equipment).
August 1, 2002... Multi-bag filters designed for high flow rate filtration systems have been developed by Hayward Industrial Products, Inc. The filters are designed to handle flow rates of up to 4500 gpm and filtration down to 1 micron particle size. Filtration...

Gyratory sifter. (Production Equipment).
August 1, 2002... Great Western Manufacturing has designed the GyroSift, a gyratory sifting device for applications requiring smaller screen areas. It is available with one to three sieves in a choice of three different sieve types. It can be floor mounted or...

Pressure filter. (Production Equipment).
August 1, 2002... A new high-pressure tubular in-line pressure filter has been presented by RPA Process Technologies. The filter has three-way valves for backwashing, and offers nominal filtration from 1 to 1650 micron on water-like liquids up to 500 psi. For...

Drawdown machine. (Production Equipment).
August 1, 2002... Industry Tech, has introduced a draw-down machine for laboratory sampling of hot adhesives and other liquids up to 300[degrees]F. The machine is reportedly capable of producing accurate drawdown samples up to 12 in. wide by 13 in. long. It is...

Curing lamp system. (Production Equipment).
August 1, 2002... UV Process Supply has developed the new UV-LED Cure-All, a lamp system that reportedly cures at remarkable speeds utilizing different UV-LEDs. The whole unit weighs less than seven ounces and has an instant on / instant off feature which...

Tint mix system. (Paints/Coatings).
August 1, 2002... NCP Coatings, Inc. has produced the DynaMatch tint mix system, which uses one set of 16 high-pigment loading tint pastes in a variety of bases. This family of NCP Coatings bases includes standard alkyds, chain stopped alkyds, silicone alkyds,...

Girth weld and patch kit coating. (Paints/Coatings).
August 1, 2002... Industrial Environmental Coatings Corp. has presented an additional version of Enviroline[R] 124, a girth weld and patch kit coating. This third version is designed to provide owners and applicators with more choices in application speeds and...

Industrial floor finishes. (Paints/Coatings).
August 1, 2002... Fastop[TM] flooring systems have been designed by General Polymers. The urethane cement industrial floor finishes are designed to be installed in one or two steps to provide a chemical-resistant surface. There are three systems available for...

Executive yearbook. (Books/CDs/Publications).
August 1, 2002... Vincentz Verlag has published The Coatings Agenda America 2002. This executive yearbook of the global coatings industry comes in three editions: Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. The coverage includes emerging issues, strategy,...

Corporate brochure. (Books/CDs/Publications).
August 1, 2002... A new corporate brochure has been published by Neogard which details the seamless coatings systems that the company provides for the construction industry, including seamless flooring, traffic-bearing waterproofing, seamless roofing, and...

Product Catalog. (Books/CDs/Publications).
August 1, 2002... Ocean Optics has introduced its 2002 Product Catalog, which features more than 400 Ocean Optics spectroscopy products including miniature fiber optic spectrometers, sampling accessories, optical sensors, and thin films and optics. The 90-page,...

Remote process monitoring. (Books/CDs/Publications).
August 1, 2002... National Starch and Chemical Co. has published new literature on remote process monitoring (RPM). RPM is a system that is designed to allow subscribers to collect a range of continuous data about their processes. The eight-page brochure...

Technical service database. (Software).
August 1, 2002... Daikin America, Inc. has produced a searchable fluoropolymer technical service database, the Technical Wizard. The software is designed to act as a virtual technical service representative, which can assist in making material selections,...

Monomers. (Raw Materials).
August 1, 2002... Atofina has introduced two monomers to be used in the manufacture of polymers and resins for the coatings industry. Norsocryl[R] Maisobor, or isobornyl methacrylate, is used in automotive bodywork topcoats and is designed to reduce volatile...

RHE America. (Product Overview--Resins).
August 1, 2002... PROCESS EQUIPMENT, CONTROLS, AND TURNKEY SYSTEMS RHE America, Lisle, IL, designs, engineers, and supplies process equipment, controls, and turnkey systems for synthetic resin and polymer emulsion manufacturing plants. RHE America also...

Dock Resins Corp. (Product Overview--Resins).
August 1, 2002... ACRYLIC RESINS Dock Resins Corp., Linden, NJ, has introduced a new addition to its line of acrylic resins for aerosol systems. Doresco[R] AC4-104 is an acrylic resin supplied as a 65% nonvolatile solution in n-butyl acetate. This acrylic...

Tego Coating and Ink Additives. (Product Overview--Resins).
August 1, 2002... WATER-BASED RESIN A new water-based resin from Tego Coating and Ink Additives, Hopewell, VA, offers anti-graffiti properties. The Tego[R] Protect 5100 is a modified polymidethyl siloxane with 60% non-volatile content. Coatings formulated...

Eastman Chemical Company. (Product Overview--Resins).
August 1, 2002... LATEX POLYMER Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN, has introducted Hydreau AR 110, a latex polymer designed to offer paint formulators a 150 g/1 VOC option while still meeting the fitness-for-use requirements of the semi-gloss latex...

Calendar of events.
August 1, 2002... For a comprehensive calendar of events, please go to www.coatingstech.org. Federation Meetings For information on FSCT meetings, contact Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, 492 Norristown Rd., Blue Bell, PA 19422,...

Humbug from Hillman.
August 1, 2002... Humbug Marv Schnall deserves special attention in this issue. At any rate that's my Humbug opinion. Here's why!: Men & Women have their say: --My husband and I divorced over religious differences ... . He thought he was God and...

New Orleans hosts international coatings expo; history of New Orleans and its culture. (ICE 2002 Daily Planner).
August 1, 2002... ORIGINS OF NEW ORLEANS The air on early spring nights in New Orleans is usually soft and calm, but on March 21, 1788 the wind blew continually from the south, causing precariously-hanging gas lamps to dance, their flames flickering madly...

A savory sampling of New Orleans restaurants. (ICE 2002 Daily Planner).
August 1, 2002... Dining is a passionate art form in New Orleans. Our restaurants and chefs are world-renown and award-winning... and will make your visit to New Orleans an unforgettable experience! For information on how to make reservations, go to...

Use of poly(2-vinylpyridine)-b-poly([epsilon]-caprolactone) copolymers as pigment stabilizers in powder coatings--F.L. duivenvoorde et al. (Technical Abstracts).
August 1, 2002... JCT, Vol. 74, No 931, 49 (Aug. 2002) Four poly (2-vinylpyridine)-b-poly([epsilon]-caprolactone) copolymers, differing in buoy block length and anchor/buoy block length ratio, have been used as [TiO.sub.2] pigment dispersants in a polyester...

Oil modified and waterborne polyurethane resin--G. Gunduz, Y. Idlibi, and G. Akovali. (Technical Abstracts).
August 1, 2002... JCT, Vol. 74, No 931, 59 (Aug. 2002) Air-dried water-dispersed polyurethane resins were produced from poly(propylene-ethylene) copolymer trial, monoglyceride, toluene diisocyanate, and tartaric acid. Monoglyceride and...

Waterborne epoxy protective coatings for metal -- J.D. Elmore et al. (Technical Abstracts).
August 1, 2002... JCT, Vol. 74, No 931, 63 (Aug. 2002) Recent enhancements in waterborne resin system polymers as well as the way they are formulated have produced paints with a set of barrier properties that are superior to their standard solventborne...

Uso de copolimeros de poli(2-vinilpiridina)-b-poli(e-caprolactona) coma pigmentos estabilizadores en recubrimientos en polvo-F.L. duivenvoorde et al. (Technical Abstracts).
August 1, 2002... JCT, Vol. 74, No 931, 49 (Aug. 2002) Cuatro copolimeros de poli(2-vinilpiridina)-b-poli([epsilon]-caprolactona), discordantes en la razon de la longitud segmento/segmenta ancla, han sido usados coma dispersantes de pigmento de [TiO.sub.2]...

Resinas de poliuretano base agua y de aceite modificado-G. Gunduz, Y. Idlibi y G. Akovali. (Technical Abstracts).
August 1, 2002... JCT, Vol. 74, Na 931, 59 (Aug. 2002) A partir del trial copolimero de poli(prapileno-etileno), del monoglicerido, del tolueno diisocianato y del acido tartarico se produjeron resinas de poliuretano dispersas en agua y secadas al aire. Se...

Recubrimientos protectores epoxicos base agua para metales -- J.D. Elmore et al. (Technical Abstracts).
August 1, 2002... JCT, Vol. 74, No 931, 63 (Aug. 2002) Recientes mejoras en los sistemas de polimeros de resino base agua asi coma la manera en que estos son formuladas han producido pinturas con un conjunto de propiedades de barrera que son superiores a las...

Norma D. Searle. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... ASTM International, W. Conshohocken, PA, has named Norma D. Searle, a consultant in the fields of plastics and chemicals, to the Sealants Hall of Fame. The award recognizes her distinguished service in the area of building seals and sealants...

Horace Philipp. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Horace Philipp, a member of the Montreal Society since 1956, was named a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada. The CIC recognized the significant contributions made by Mr. Philipp to the advancement of coatings technology. Mr....

Bruce Lev. (People in the News).
August 1, 2002... Pittsfield Plastics Engineering, Inc. and Precision Spools, Inc., Pittsfield, MA, has appointed Bruce Lev to the company's Board of Directors with special responsibility for mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Lev also continues to serve as Vice...