The Journal of Coatings Technology articles from December 2002

The Journal of Coatings Technology archives from December 2002

International Coatings Expo. (Comment).
December 1, 2002... /[DELTA] = opportunity For the past 70 years, the Federation's annual convention has featured an exhibition of products and services for the coatings manufacturing industry. Whether you call it "ICE" or "The Paint Show," the event has...

FSCT Board approves wide range of proposals affecting annual coatings events, membership, JCT: change in Associate Members' status approved. (Federation News).
December 1, 2002... At its meeting of October 29, 2002, in New Orleans, the Federation's Board of Directors approved a wide range of proposals that signal some significant changes in FSCT operations and activities. Membership Classifications Reflecting...

FSCT announces changes to 'ICE,' schedule of 2003 convention. (Federation News).
December 1, 2002... At the recent FSCT Annual Meeting in New Orleans, FSCT President Gail Pollano announced the rescheduling of the FSCT-sponsored International Coatings Expo (ICE) to every other year, beginning in 2004. The decision to change the frequency of the...

FSCT announces call for papers for 2003 Annual Meeting.
December 1, 2002... The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology is seeking technical papers to be considered for presentation at the FSCT 81st Annual Meeting Program, to be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in Philadelphia, PA, on November 12-14,...

John A. Gordon Best Paper Award competition.
December 1, 2002... The John A. Gordon Best Paper Award will be presented for the best paper contributed to the Annual Meeting Technical Program. Members of the FSCT Annual Meeting Program Committee will consider all of the papers presented (excluding those...

FSCT Roon Awards competition entries invited; prestigious technical award to be given at ICE 2003.
December 1, 2002... FSCT Roon Awards Committee Chair Clifford Schoff of PPG Industries, Inc., Allison Park, PA, has announced a Call for Papers for the 2003 competition. Prospective authors have the opportunity to earn up to $4,000 in cash prizes for outstanding...

2002 roon award winners.
December 1, 2002... FIRST PRIZE: "Porous Coatings from Latex Blends of Large-Hard and Small-Soft Particles"--Yue Ma, Benjamin J. Wiley, H.T. Davis, and L.E. Scriven, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. ...

Principles governing the Roon Awards.
December 1, 2002... These awards, established in 1957 by the late Leo Roon, founder of Nuodex Products Co., and supported by funds provided through the Roon Foundation, are for the best technical papers (other than those by an FSCT Constituent Society) submitted...

2002-2003 committee chairs appointed.
December 1, 2002... Chairs of the primary Committees of the FSCT for 2002-2003 have been named by 2003 President David Jack. (An asterisk (*) indicates reappointment.) ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM--Raymond H. Fernando, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo ...

Student papers invited for 2003 A.L. Hendry Awards Competition.
December 1, 2002... Undergraduate student authors are encouraged to submit entries in the 2003 Alfred L. Hendry Award Competition, sponsored by the Southern Society for Coatings Technology. This year's award features cash prizes to both the student author (or...

FSCT publishes 2002 80th Annual Meeting Proceedings.
December 1, 2002... The FSCT is pleased to announce the publication of the Proceedings of the 80th Annual Meeting Technical Program. Held on October 30-November 1, in New Orleans, LA, the FSCT Annual Meeting featured an excellent program focusing on the theme of...

ISCC and FSCT to cosponsor SCAI Symposium.
December 1, 2002... ISCC and FSCT to cosponsor SCAI Symposium, April 15-16. The Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology have scheduled a Symposium on Color and Appearance Instrumentation (SCAI) for April...

ICE 2002 welcomes over 6400 to New Orleans as suppliers and attendees gather for major industry event. (Ice 2002 Wrap Up-Highlights).
December 1, 2002... That ol' black magic worked it's way again! In just a few hours, the stacks of shipping crates, boxes and cartons that illed the Morial Convention Center were transformed into the informative, exciting exhibits that make up the International...

C. Homer Flynn exhibit awards. (Ice 2002 Wrap Up-International Coatings Expo).
December 1, 2002... The following companies were recipients of the 2002 C. Homer Flynn Exhibit Awards, presented for outstanding exhibits on the basis of technical excellence, educational value, attractiveness, and novelty. The award are divided into four...

Exhibitor showcase. (Ice 2002 Wrap Up--International Coatings Expo).
December 1, 2002... At the International Coatings Expo, 305 suppliers to the coatings and related industries introduced their raw materials, labaratory apparatus, equipment, and services. Among the many products on display: ADM Archer Daniels Midland...

FSCT 80th Annual Meeting. (Ice 2002 Wrap Up--80th FSCT Annual Meeting).
December 1, 2002... In conjunction with the International Coatings Expo, the FSCT hosted its 80th Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Recognizing changes in the coatings industry and focusing on the continuing need to provide benefits to that industry, the FSCT Board...

International Coatings Technology Conference. (Ice 2002 Wrap Up--Technology Conference).
December 1, 2002... Returning for its seventh year was the popular International Coatings Technology Conference. This program drew 445 registrants to its 10 one- and two-day programs. Also successful were half-day courses presented by the Oil & Colour Chemists'...

H.H. (Larry) Larison receives NPCA's Heckel Award; statesman and achievement awards presented. (Industry News).
December 1, 2002... H .H. (Larry) Larison, President and CEO of Columbia Paint and Coatings, has received the National Paint & Coatings Association's (NPCA) George Baugh Heckel Award, the association's highest honor. The Heckel Award is given to an individual who...

Patent infringement decision against Sud-Chemie reversed; Southern Clay patent declared invalid. (Industry News).
December 1, 2002... The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has ruled in favor of Sud-Chemie Inc., Louisville, KY, by completely overturning the Texas District Court in the patent infringement lawsuit brought against Sud-Chemie by...

Rheometric Scientific signs agreement with Waters Corp. for sale of rheology business.
December 1, 2002... Rheometric Scientific, Inc., Piscataway, NJ, has announced that it signed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Waters Corporation, Grand Rapids, MI. Under the terms of the agreement, the TA Instruments Division of Waters will acquire Rheometric...

Akzo Nobel enters joint venture with Industrial de Acabados.
December 1, 2002... Akzo Nobel Coatings, Arnhem, The Netherlands, has purchased 50% of the Mexican powder coatings producer, Industrial de Acabados, S.A. de C.V. (INDA). The new joint venture company, Akzo Nobel INDA, S.A. de C.V., will manufacture and market...

The Society of Dyers and Colourists' continues Patron Status program.
December 1, 2002... The Society of Dyers and Colourists, West Yorkshire, England, is in the second year of its Patron Status program. Since the program began 18 months ago, it has attracted over 40 member organizations from 10 countries including India, Pakistan,...

Fitz Chem extends raw material coverage.
December 1, 2002... Fitz Chem Corp., Elmhurst, IL, has extended their coverage to include Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, southern Iowa, and southern Illinois to its service territory area for Oglebay Norton Specialty Minerals mica products. This is in...

Distributor appointments.
December 1, 2002... Georgia Industrial Minerals, Inc. Appoints Azalea Color Company Georgia Industrial Minerals, Inc., Sandersville, GA, has appointed Azalea Color Company, Atlanta, GA, as its distributor for South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida,...

Celanese AG to acquire Clariant's European emulsions and global emulsion powders businesses.
December 1, 2002... Celanese AG, Kronberg/Taunus, Germany, has agreed to purchase the European emulsions and global emulsion powders business of Clariant AG for CHF213.5 million (~EURO 147 million). The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and is...

Solutia to expand phenolic production in Germany.
December 1, 2002... Solutia Inc., St. Louis, MO. has announced plans to expand production capacity for phenolic coating resins at their plant in Wiesbaden, Germany. The expansion project at Wiesbaden will add about 15% new capacity to the existing unit's...

Minerals Technologies acquires Polar Minerals.
December 1, 2002... Minerals Technologies Inc., New York, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Barretts Minerals Inc., Bethlehem, PA, has acquired the business and assets of Polar Minerals Inc., a privately owned producer of industrial minerals in the...

Price increase.
December 1, 2002... Price Increase Degussa AG Frankfurt am Main, Germany PRODUCT: Pigment carbon blacks in Europe INCREASE: 7%--furnace carbon black 5%--lamp black 4.5%--gas black EFFECTIVE: October...

26th Biennial Western Coatings Societies Symposium. (Meetings Update).
December 1, 2002... 26th Biennial Western Coatings Societies Symposium scheduled for February 17-19, 2003. The 26th Biennial Western Coatings Societies Symposium and Show is scheduled to be held on February 17-19, 2003 at John Ascuaga's Nugget Resort, Reno,...

Detroit Society to Host Annual FOCUS Conference. (Meetings Update).
December 1, 2002... The 28th Annual FOCUS Conference will be hosted by the Detroit Society for Coatings Technology on Thursday May 1, 2003 at the MSU Management Education Conference Center in Troy, MI. FOCUS is an all-day educational and scientific conference...

Nanotechnology short course presented by NWSCT. (Meetings Update).
December 1, 2002... Scheduled for March 11, 2003 at Jax Cafe in Minneapolis, the Northwestern Society for Coatings Technology will hold a half-day short course entitled, "Nanotechnology for Coatings." According to the NWSCT, nanotechnology is one of the most...

SCAA 44th annual conference call for papers.
December 1, 2002... The Surface Coatings Association of Australia will hold its 44th Annual Conference in Canberra, Australia's capital city. The conference will be held August 6-9, 2003 at the Canberra Convention Centre. The theme of the conference will be...

ASTM D01 minisymposium.
December 1, 2002... ASTM D01 minisymposium presented January 14, 2003. ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications will host its annual 90-minute minisymposium on January 14, 2003 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale,...

Cal Poly to offer coatings winter short course.
December 1, 2002... The Polymers and Coatings program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, will offer a "Coatings Science and Technology" short course February 3-7, 2003. The one-week course will cover many aspects of coating technology...

UMR Coatings Institute announces 2003 Short Course schedule.
December 1, 2002... The Coatings Institute at the University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, has announced its Coatings Short Course schedule for 2003. The course schedule is as follows. "The Basic Composition of Coatings" March 31-April 4 and September...

Unifying model for associative thickener influences on waterborne coatings: II. competitive adsorption of nonionic surfactants and HEUR thickeners on titanium dioxide pretreated with inorganic stabilizers and organic oligomeric dispersants.
December 1, 2002... Size exclusion chromatography in tandem with UV absorbance of the surfactant is used to separate and quantify the amount of nonionic surfactant and model hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethane (HEUR) thickeners adsorbed on different...

Characterization of passivated tinplate for food can applications.
December 1, 2002... Tinplate specimens for food can applications, passiva ted by cathodic treatment in a sodium dichromate solution, were studied. Three experimental methods: coulometric, spectro photometric, and atomic absorption spectro photometry (AAS), were...

Atmospheric corrosion behavior of paint systems applied on weathered hot-dip galvanized steel.
December 1, 2002... The durability of a paint coating applied on a galvanized steel surface which has been exposed for a certain time to the atmosphere depends on the aggressiveness of the atmosphere, the preparation of the weathered surface prior to painting, and...

Coating evaluation and validation of accelerated test conditions using an In-Situ corrosion sensor.
December 1, 2002... An in-situ corrosion sensor was used to obtain electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements on coated panels under a variety of accelerated laboratory test conditions as well as ambient exposure at a Florida beach. Three studies...

June 2002 subcommittee reports of ASTM Committee D01. (ASTM D01 Reports).
December 1, 2002... The summer meeting of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications was held June 16-19, 2002 at the Wyndham Philadelphia at Franklin Plaza Hotel, Philadelphia,...

June 2002 subcommittee reports of ASTM committee G03.
December 1, 2002... Subcommittee G03.01 Joint Weathering Projects W.D. Ketola, Chair G03.01.01--Conditioning and Handling--J. Martin, Chair, reviewed changes proposed for a revision of G 147, "Practice for Conditioning and Handling of Nonmetallic...

Society reports.
December 1, 2002... CLEVELAND-SEPTEMBER "Alkyd and Polyester Resin Chemistry" James Mueller, of Eastman Chemicals, spoke on "ALKYD AND POLYESTER RESIN CHEMISTRY." Mr. Mueller discussed some resin intermediates used in processing alkyd resins, how an...

California Polytechnic State University. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, has appointed FSCT member Raymond Fernando to Arthur C. Edwards Endowed Chair for Coatings Technology and Ecology The endowed chair, the first to be established at the university,...

The Aqualon Division. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... The Aqualon Division of Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, DE, has named Michelle Verovich as Industry Representative for the U.S. Paint Industry. Ms. Verovich will assume sales responsibility for the Northeast from Philadelphia Society member...

The Spraylat Corp. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... The Spraylat Corp., Gainesville, TX, has announced the appointment of Timothy J. Niland as Sales and Marketing Director for the Powder Business Unit. Mr. Niland has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the coatings industry, most...

Kelly-Moore Paint Co., Inc. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Kelly-Moore Paint Co., Inc., San Carlos, CA, has appointed Herb Giffins as President and CEO. Before joining the company in 1985 as General Merchandise Manager, Mr. Giffins previously worked with Sherwin-Williams Paint Co. for 24 years in...

Sun Chemical Corp. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Wes Lucas, President and CEO of Sun Chemical Corp., Fort Lee, NJ, has been elected Chairman of the Sun Chemical Group of companies and joint ventures. He succeeds Edward E. Barr, who served the company for 40 years in executive roles and had...

Johnson Polymer. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Gary Raley has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer of Johnson Polymer, Sturtevant, WI. He succeeds Kees Verhaar, who has stepped down to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Raley was previously Johnson Wax Professional's North...

Raabe Corp. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Raabe Corp., Menomonee Falls, WI, has appointed Crystal Halweg to the position of Marketing Coordinator. Ms. Halweg will be responsible for daily marketing, public relations, and advertising activities for the Spectrafill and Precision Color...

Liquid Plastics Inc. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Liquid Plastics Inc., Middletown, CT, has hired Eric Krantz as their Quality Control Manager. He will oversee production in the company's new Middletown facilities. Peter Wenz and Christopher Gale have been named as Technical Consultants....

VanDeMark, Inc. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Philippe du Penhoat has been hired as Chief Operating Officer of VanDeMark, Inc., Lockport, NY. He will be responsible for managing all operational aspects of the company. Mr. du Penhoat was previously employed as General Manager of Framochem,...

Boehle Chemicals, Inc. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Christopher W. Trout has joined Boehle Chemicals, Inc., Southfield, MI, as a Technical Sales Representative. He will be responsible for southern Ohio, southern Indiana, and Kentucky.

Degussa Corp. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Degussa Corp., Parsippany, NJ, has named Tom Bates as Vice President and Site Manager of its Mobile, AL, production facility. He brings over 30 years of experience to the position, which includes responsibility for the management of all service...

Lansco Colors. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Jeanne Bernard has joined Lansco Colors, Montvale, NJ, as Technical Director. Ms. Bernard has 34 years of experience in the organic pigment industry, having held key positions for Hoechst and Clariant Corp., including Technical Manager,...

Western Equipment Co. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Western Equipment Co., Oakland, CA, has announced that Neil Hawkins has joined the company in a sales capacity. Mr. Hawkins has over 20 years of experience in the paint industry, having held several positions at Standard T Chemical and...

Wacker Chemical Corporation. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Wacker Chemical Corporation, Adrian, MI, has appointed Cheri E. Burton as Customs Compliance Officer. Mr. Burton was previously the company's Customer Service Representative. In her new position, she will be responsible for monitoring U.S....

Noveon, Inc. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... David Chasis has been hired by Noveon, Inc., Cleveland, OH, to provide sales and marketing consulting services for Corzan[TM] Industrial Systems. Mr. Chasis has over 30 years' experience in the plastic piping industry, and will now be...

Solutia. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Solutia, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, has appointed Paul Field as Sales Manager for Gelva brand acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives. Mr. Field has worked in the coatings industry for the past eight years. He will be responsible for sales and...

CEM Corp. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... CEM Corp., Matthews, NC, has promoted Christian Mollard as Executive Director of the company's subsidiary located outside of Paris, France. Mr. Mollard has been with the company for over 15 years as Sales Manager.

GretagMacbeth. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... GretagMacbeth, New Windosr, NY, has announced the appointment of Bob Olmsted to Regional Manager, Midwest area. Mr. Olmsted has held various sales and product management positions throughout his nine-year tenure, most recently as Product...

Magnum Systems, Inc. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Lewis Ribich has been appointed CEO of Magnum Systems, Inc., Kansas City, KS. Mr. Ribich has 30 years of experience in the bulk materials handling and packaging industries. He was previously CEO of Thermo Sentron Inc., and after Thermo Sentron...

Specialty Minerals, Inc. (People in the News).
December 1, 2002... Elementis Specialties, Hightstown, NJ, has named Christopher J. Sieto as Market Development Manager. Mr. Sieto was previously employed with Specialty Minerals, Inc., Bethlehem, PA. In his new role, he will be responsible for the market...

Obituary.
December 1, 2002... Leonard Schaeffer, 83, of Ridgewood, NJ, died June 20, 2002. Mr. Schaeffer, a New York Society member, was Founder and Technical Director of the Leneta Co., Mahwah, NJ. He is survived by his wife and children.

Stannous octoate. (Raw Materials).
December 1, 2002... OM Group, Inc. has released a high-purity 28% Stannous Hex-Cem [R] stannous octoate that is part of a line of catalysts for flexible foam polyurethane applications. It can also be used as a lubricant additive. For more information, contact:...

Specialty monomers. (Raw Materials).
December 1, 2002... Rhodia has introduced two specialty monomers that provide adhesion in a variety of acrylic polymer and resin systems, Sipomer [R] PAM-100 and Sipomer 200. They work in latex- or solvent-based formulations for applications such as industrial,...

Flattening Additive. (Raw Materials).
December 1, 2002... All Plastics, Inc. has introduced Sili-Tek [TM], a new flattening additive for coatings. This additive is a nano-sized amorphous silica, which is able to defuse gloss at rates similar to fumed silica, but does not impact or change the rheology...

Condensates. (Raw Materials).
December 1, 2002... Dock Resins Corp. has produced the Doresco [R] MIS265 series of thermoplastic ketone-formaldehyde condensates. These condensates find application in the formulation of nitrocellulose coatings, flexographic printing inks, ball pen inks, paint,...

Acrylic polymer. (Raw Materials).
December 1, 2002... BASF has produced Acronal Optive [R] 320 all-acrylic polymer for gloss finishes. It is intended to provide block resistance, adhesion, and resistance to staining from hand oils and creams. The polymer can be applied by brush, roller, or spray,...

Formulation software. (Software).
December 1, 2002... Color-Tec Associates, Inc. has released a new set of Windows [TM] software tools for the formulation chemist to be called Formulator [TM]. This package is designed for rapid development of new formulations as well as modification and...

Phosphate ester surfactants. (Books/CDs/Publications).
December 1, 2002... Dexter Chemical L.L.C. has published new color brochures to highlight the company's line of phosphate ester surfactants for architectural and industrial paint and coatings formulations. The 12-page brochure focuses on phosphate ester...

Water-based pigment dispersions. (Books/CDs/Publications).
December 1, 2002... Plasticolors Inc. has produced a brochure on the Colormatch [TM] 990 line of universal, water-based pigment dispersions for paint and coatings formulations. The brochure depicts the 14 single-pigment masstone dispersions in the 990 line....

Analysis software. (Books/CDs/Publications).
December 1, 2002... Leeman Labs, Inc. has published a 12-page, four-color brochure on the company's Prodigy High Dispersion ICP for a wide range of applications. The brochure covers the system's optics, software, and analytical performance. The operating software...

Waste system CD-ROM. (Software).
December 1, 2002... Osmonics, Inc. has released an interactive WasteWizard Series CD-ROM that provides information about applications of the new systems developed to purify and recycle spent industrial fluids. These systems employ a new filtration technology for...

Technical CD-ROM. (Software).
December 1, 2002... Sartomer Co. has released a new "Connections" CD-ROM. The technical CD-ROM is designed to help formulators of inks, coatings, adhesives, composites, and elastomers find the chemical and performance information they need to improve their...

Spectrophotometer. (Lab Apparatus).
December 1, 2002... X-Rite, Inc. has released the DTP41 Series II AutoScan Spectrophotometer which now features USB capability designed to deliver a faster method of transferring color data from the instrument to the system. Additional features include serial...

Plate Reader. (Lab Apparatus).
December 1, 2002... Protein Solutions, Inc., a division of Rheometric Scientific, has introduced the DynaPro[TM ]Plate Reader, a dynamic light scattering plate reader to assist in high throughput biomolecular characterization efforts. It is designed for automated...

Refrigerant Monitoring Systems. (Lab Apparatus).
December 1, 2002... A bulletin featuring the MSA Chillgard[R] L Series Refrigerant Monitoring Systems has been published by the MSA Instrument Division. The monitor is available in both a single-point diffusion and a four-point pumped model. It is designed to...

Yield Rheometer. (Lab Apparatus).
December 1, 2002... Brookfield Engineering has published a two-page, full-color brochure introducing the YR-1 Yield Rheometer. This instrument is designed for use in the QC lab or on the production floor to measure the yield stress behavior of materials. It is...

Colloid Dispersions: Suspensions, Emulsions, and Foams. (Editor's Bookshelf).
December 1, 2002... Ian D. Morrison and Sydney Ross Wiley-Interscience, New York, 2002 This book has its origins in short courses on emulsions and dispersions given by the authors and by the late Prof. F. M. Fowkes, to whom the book is dedicated. In their...

Combinatorial Materials Development. (Editor's Bookshelf).
December 1, 2002... Ripudaman Malhotra, Ed. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2002 This slender volume contains eight papers and an epilogue reporting the proceedings of a symposium organized under the aegis of the Material Chemistry Secretariat...

Solid/Liquid Separation Lexicon. (Editor's Bookshelf).
December 1, 2002... Reinhard Bott and Thomas Langeloh, Eds. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2002 This is a specialist dictionary focusing on terms used in solid/liquid separation (SLS) processes. The book's editors have drawn on their experience with BOKELA, an...

Future society meetings.
December 1, 2002... British (Jan. 9)--"MILLS, MIXERS, DISPERSERS AND DISSOLVERS"--Brian Dennison, Glen Creston (Feb. 6)--"SILICONE RESIN EMULSION PAINT--EXTERIOR PAINT OF THE FUTURE"--Steen V. Grubert, Marianne Kreuz-pointer, Honeywill and Stain ...

Calendar of events.
December 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,...