The Journal of Coatings Technology articles from February 2000

The Journal of Coatings Technology archives from February 2000

Empowerment through Education.(coatings-focused educational offerings)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
February 1, 2000... Education enhances our skills, enhances our abilities, and most importantly, it enhances our being. We develop empowerment by changing our behavior and by being more responsive to our environment. We achieve empowerment through awareness,...

ICE 2000: International Coatings Technology Conference Builds on Past Successes with Expanded Program.(International Coatings Expo)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Planning is underway for the fifth annual International Coatings Technology Conference (ICTC), which will kick off ICE 2000 to be held in Chicago, IL, on October 16-20. Sponsored by the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, ICE 2000...

Federal Regulations.
February 1, 2000... OSHA Publishes Proposed Ergonomics Program Rule--The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued the long-anticipated proposed ergonomics program standard. OSHA stated that it issued this proposal ito address the significant...

States Proposed Regulations and Legislation.
February 1, 2000... California Air Quality (Regulation)--The California Air Resources Board adopted modifications to the Method 310 rule, Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Consumer Products, on November 16. The rule was modified to include the...

ASTM Proposes New Standards to Aid Coil Coaters and Steel Manufacturers.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Two proposed standards currently being balloted within the American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, will offer coil coaters a definitive chemistry to evaluate the performance of painting and refinishing coatings on...

Plastic Resins Production Up 10.8% in September.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Statistics released by the American Plastics Council, Arlington, VA, show an increase of 10.8% in production of plastic resins totaling 6.6 billion pounds for September 1999. September production figures were up 0.6% from those of the...

Independent Distributors Form European Alliance.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Lawrence Industries Ltd, Tamworth, United Kingdom, Lavollee Chimie S.A., Paris, France, and C.H. Erbsloh K.G., Krefeld, Germany, and their subsidiaries, with a combined turnover of 70 million Euro, have formed an alliance of independent...

Letter to the Editor.
February 1, 2000... To THE EDITOR: The development of new art concepts is as serious an invention as anything out of Silicon Gulch. While touring the new Hapuna Beach Hotel facilities, I discovered an art shop in the hotel lobby with the standard sorts of art...

U.S. Chiral Chemicals Demand to Increase Nearly 10% Annually Through 2003.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... According to "Chiral Chemicals," a new report published by The Freedonia Group, Cleveland, OH, the demand for chiral chemicals will increase almost 10% annually to $9.4 billion in 2003. The report states that regulatory and competitive...

Trace Announces New Capabilites for EMC Facility.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Trace Laboratories/EMC Division, Palatine, IL, has completed renovations at its 27,000-square foot electromagnetic compatibility facility. Newly completed are a three-meter semi-anechoic RF test chamber and a shielded control room.

Price Adjustments.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Price Adjustments Dover Chemical Corp. Dover, OH PRODUCT: Chlorinated paraffin INCREASE: Minimum of $0.03/lb. EFFECTIVE: ...

UMR Coatings Institute Releases Schedule for 2000 Classes.(Brief Article)
February 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 Coatings for People in the General Industry, Sales, and Marketing" course is scheduled for...

Coatings I Industry Education Foundation.(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2000... The future of any industry lies in the appropriate education of young people, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Coatings Industry Education Foundation (CIEF) fosters this educational process for the coatings industry by raising...

FSCT Professional Development Committe.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The mission of the Professional Development Committee reflects that of the FSCT--to provide technical education and professional development to members of the coatings industry. The most successful educational opportunities developed by the...

FSCT Annual Meeting Program Committee.
February 1, 2000... The Annual Meeting Program Committee is charged with developing the programming for the Technical Program of the International Coatings Exposition (ICE). The primary goal is to provide the coatings industry with the premier venue for exchange...

California Polytechnic State University.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Undergraduate Polymers and Coatings Program at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, one of the 23 campuses of the California State University system, enrolls over 16,000 students and is nationally recognized for the...

DePaul University.(Masters Degree in Coatings Technology)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Masters Degree in Coatings Technology DePaul University is the center for graduate education in coatings technology in the Chicago area. The Master of Science program in coatings technology was instituted in the Department of Chemistry in...

Eastern Michigan University.(Coatings program)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Polymers & Coatings at Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University's Polymers and Coatings undergraduate and graduate Programs of Study continue to be a leader in the nation in graduating the greatest number of students for the...

University of Missouri-Rolla Coatings Institute.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Offers Undergraduate and Graduate Programs The Undergraduate B.S. Degree in Chemistry with specialization in polymers and coatings is accredited by the American Chemical Society as one of the few accredited programs in polymer science in...

North Dakota State University.
February 1, 2000... Teaching and Research in Polymers & Coatings at North Dakota State University The Department of Polymers and Coatings at North Dakota State University goes back to 1904-1906 when, in Fargo, the first paint chemistry course was offered as...

The University of Southern Mississippi.
February 1, 2000... The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has a rich tradition in coatings education that began in 1964. Since that time, approximately 160 Ph.D. and M.S. graduates and more than 600 B.S. graduates have left USM and entered the professional...

Polymerization Processes: I.
February 1, 2000... This series focuses on the polymerization processes used to prepare polymers and resins utilized in the coatings industry. [*] Significant attention will be paid to reaction mechanisms. A basic understanding of these reaction mechanisms gives...

Effect of Formulation Variables on Coating Properties and Performance in the Deep Draw Process.
February 1, 2000... Case Western Reserve University [*] T. Provder--Polymer and Coatings Consultants [+] This study demonstrated correspondences between certain coating properties and observed failure modes in the deep draw process. Mode I failure,...

Acid Etch Resistance of Automotive Clearcoats. I: Laboratory Test Method Development.(Technical)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2000... Li-Feng XU--Ford Motor Company [*] This paper reports on the development of a laboratory test procedure for the evaluation of the environmental etch resistance of clearcoats. The test evaluates the bulk acid hydrolysis resistance of...

Morphology of Hybrid Coatings Based on Polyester, Melamine Resin, and Silica and the Relation with Hardness and Scratch Resistance.
February 1, 2000... R. van der Linde [**] Eindhoven University of Technology [*] H.A. Meinema and C.H.A. Rentrop--TNO-TPD [+] The morphology of hybrid coatings based on polyester, melamine resin, and various amounts of silica has been investigated,...

A Study of the Effect of Different Iron Oxide Pigment Grades on Properties of an Industrial Latex Coating.
February 1, 2000... Chicago Society for Coatings Technology Technical Committee Two red iron oxide pigments with similar properties but prepared by different chemical processes were obtained for evaluation. One process provided a pigment described as...

Mechanical Conveyor.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Modular Mechanical Conveyor is now available from Fleetwood, Inc., A Barry Wehmiller Co. This product is true bolted self aligning with self-squaring construction. Since the side body and bed support are locked together, the product load is...

Replacement Conveyor Belts.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... UV Process Supply's line of [Con-Trol-Cure.sup.TM] replacement conveyor belts are designed for use with any con veyorized UV-curing application. Each belt is available in any length up to 72 in. wide. These products are designed to withstand...

Planetary Mixers.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Netzsch manufactures two planetary mixers, the PMH and the PML. The PMH consists of a high speed butterfly shaft or sawtooth blade and low speed axial flow agitator, while the PML contains two low speed axial flow agitators. Both systems...

Novaplex Pump.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Bran + Luebbe is offering free literature on the Novaplex pump. This six-page, four-color brochure explores the benefits and the power process of the pump. The pump offers a hermetically sealed process liquid by a double containment system.

Gyratory Sieves and Strainers.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Vorti-Siv Div. of MM Industries, Inc. manufactures a full range of gyratory sieves and strainers to process liquid and powder coatings. The center discharge model RVM-15E utilizes a 15 in. screen diameter and a 3600 rpm air or electric...

Air Pollution Control Products.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Farr Co. has published a new brochure describing the products and capabilities offered by its Air Pollution Control Business Unit. The brochure describes features and benefits of dust collection systems and equipment.

Autosampler Option.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Horiba Instruments Inc. has introduced a second autosampler option for its LA-series of particle size analyzers. The Slurry Sampler allows the user to supply wet slurry samples directly from the process line to the autosampler, without need for...

Dispensing Drum Truck.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... U.S. Best, Inc. offers a dispensing drum truck that facilitates moving and dispensing of liquids from a 55-gallon drum into a 5-gallon container, while providing the convenience and ease of operation of a four-wheel drum truck. Rollers on the...

Industrial Mixing Equipment.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Conn and Co. designs and manufactures industrial mixing equipment. The company has introduced three patented blades under the tradename Conn Blade(r). The ITT style features a combination of louvers and teeth. The IT has louvers for gentle...

Spike Mill.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The patented Spike Mill is now available from Inoue USA. This product is an annular type, wet media, bead mill with a plug-flow movement which enables it to meet the tolerances for finer particle reduction and dispersion. It reportedly does so...

Electro Hydraulic Processor.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Microfluidics Division of MFIC has introduced an industrial electro hydraulic processor, the M-110EHI. This device is designed to stand up to the operating environments found in such applications as pigment, coating, and paint...

Filter/Regulator/Lubricator.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Prep-Air II P3N, a one-inch modular filter/regulator/lubricator has been added to the line of Parker Pneumatic Division of Parker Hannifin Corp. This product can be removed from an installation without disturbing the plumbing. This...

Metal Finishing Systems.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Epcon Industrial Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures systems for the metal finishing industry, including multi-stage washers, dryers, high velocity industrial ovens, and thermal oxidizers for pollution control. The oxidizer is the heat...

Blending System.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Flashblend 20, available from Silverson Machines, Inc., incorporates a Silverson in-line mixer, high-pressure centrifugal pump, venturi assembly, powder feed hopper, and control into a complete turnkey package. The pilot scale offers a low...

Automatic Weight Index Filling/Closing System.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The AE3-XAM weight filling machine has been designed for filling a wide variety of products into pint and gallon containers. This product, introduced by Ideal Manufacturing & Sales Corp., features a compact design and uses minimal space. The...

Clean-In-Place Filter.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... A new model of Ronningen-Petter's clean-in-place DCF filter for slurries, high viscosity, and high value fluids has been introduced. Now fitted with a special pneumatically operated continuous clean valve (CCV), this filter model collects...

CHICAGO-NOVEMBER.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... "Pigments" President Sue Simpson, of Chemcept Services, discussed the activities of the Chicago Society's Committees. She announced that anyone who is interested in working on the year book, should contact Alison Azar, of M.F. Cachat Co....

LOS ANGELES-OCTOBER.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Membership Night Bob Backlin, of Creanova Inc., presented the Creanova Commemorative Gavel to President Joe Reilly, of JCR Enterprises. President Reilly cited the following as goals that he would like to accomplish during his tenure as...

LOUISVILLE-NOVEMBER.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... "Associative Thickeners" Technical Committee Chair Steve Korenkiewicz, of Color Corp. of America, announced that the Spring Symposium will be held April 12, 2000, at Kye's. Ron Prebys, of Color Corp. of America, reminded the members...

KANSAS CITY-SEPTEMBER.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Installation of Officers Past-President Debbie Koss, of Davis Paint Co., conducted the installation of the 1999-2000 officers. They are: President--Tom Hilton, of Hall Technologies, Inc.; Vice President--Theodore F. Golden, Hillyard...

PITTSBURGH--OCTOBER.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... "Solution Acrylic Resins" A moment of silence was observed in memory of Hiram P. Ball, Past-President of both the FSCT and Pittsburgh Society. Charles Cheeks, of Kop-Coat, Inc., and Jeff Sturm, of Wolman Products, were appointed to the...

PITTSBURGH--NOVEMBER.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... "Modern Paint Making" The meeting's technical presentation was delivered by George Goodwin, of Elementis. He spoke on "MODERN PAINT MAKING." The speaker covered several of the problems encountered in paint manufacturing and some...

People in the News.
February 1, 2000... Cytec Industries Inc., West Paterson, NJ, has named James M. Buch Business Director/Global Coatings. Mr. Buch's new responsibilities include strategic and operational coordination and leadership in the company's global coatings business team....

Orange Peel Control.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Wave-Scan Plus, a hand-held meter, has been designed to evaluate orange peel by taking laser-optical readings measurements on a finished surface. Available from BYK-Gardner, this battery powered instrument helps to avoid orange peel problems in...

NIST Traceable Thermometers.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Brooklyn Thermometer Co. has introduced a new thermometer that is precertified traceable to NIST at 0,37,56, and 100[degrees]C. The 12-in. long thermometer is ranged -10 to 110[degrees]C in one degree divisions and is tested for 76 mm...

Mercury Porosimeters.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Horiba Instruments, Inc. has introduced a series of mercury porosimeters. They employ the PASCAL pressurization technique, which allows optimization of the time involved in analysis by using up to nine different pressurization speeds. Pressures...

LED Measurement Instrument.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... A new four-page, full color brochure describes Labsphere's LED-1100 Spectral/Angular Analyzer. The brochure details the instrument's measurement capabilities, application software, product specifications, and optional accessories available for...

Surface Tensiometers.
February 1, 2000... The new ST-Plus semi-automatic surface tensiometer from Tantec, Inc., reportedly offers advanced, microprocessor-based measurement using either Wilhelmy plate or DuNuoy ring methods. This instrument can be used to evaluate liquid surface...

Scanning Probe Microscopes.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... ThermoMicroscopes has announced the availability of its [Explorer.sup.TM] series of instruments. This series provides a platform for high-resolution scanning probe microscopes imaging in multiple modes over a broad range of applications. It...

Microbiological Monitoring.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... BetzDearborn's new [Bioscan.sup.TM] 2 monitoring system enables the user to measure microbiological activity in industrial and cooling waters, metalworking fluids, and process systems. This system reportedly measures the light produced when...

PCC Coating Brochure.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... A new brochure from Specialty Minerals Inc. explores the use of the company's precipitated calcium carbonate products in the paper coating industry. These crystal engineered PCC coating products reportedly deliver a range of properties that...

Barrier Coatings.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... [A.sup.2]new generation of Bairocade gas barrier coatings for polyethylene terephthalate containers, has been developed and manufactured by PPG Industries, Inc. These coatings have more flexibility to accommodate different sizes and shapes of...

2K Coating Systems.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Cytec Industries Inc. has developed two new low-VOC systems. Both are two-component waterborne polyurethane coating systems based on new water-dispersible acrylic polyols. One of the new polyols is a neutralized, styrene-containing,...

Epoxy Coatings.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Demand for VOC-compliance in an industrial coating system is addressed with Dura-Pox(r) WB epoxy finish and its companion, Dura-Pox WB epoxy primer, both available from The Sherwin-Williams Industrial and Marine Coatings Group. Dura-Pox WB...

Scratch Resistant Coatings.
February 1, 2000... Dunmore Corp. has introduced DF93 premium abrasion resistant coatings designed to provide a durable and environmentally friendly protective finish to metal, plastic, wood, or graphic surface. This product is available in high to low clarity...

Metal Filler.(Hi-Temp Lab-metal(r))(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... An aluminum high temperature dent filler is available from Alvin Products. The company's Hi-Temp Lab-metal(r) reportedly withstands temperatures to 1,000[degrees]F and can be powder coated without popping out or outgassing. The metal repair and...

2K Waterborne Coatings.
February 1, 2000... Bayer Corp. is offering a new brochure "Exploring the Wonders of Water: 2K Waterborne Polyurethane Coatings Technology." The brochure covers the growing use of two-component waterborne polyurethane coatings that are used to protect and enhance...

Diffuse Reflectance Coatings.
February 1, 2000... A new 74-page catalog available from Labsphere, Inc. details a selection of diffuse reflectance coatings and Spectralon(r) materials for component coating fabrication. Typical applications include integrating spheres, optical components, lamp...

Surface Enhancement Treatment.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Lectrofluor series of polymer- and copolymer-based surface enhancement treatments for metal parts is available from General Magnaplate Corp. Reportedly, the coatings give metal components mold release, permanent dry lubricity and protection...

Specialty Additives.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Micro Powders has released a new eight-page brochure which outlines the company's complete range of specialty additives for use in paint, coatings, and ink formulations. These micronized waxes, wax dispersions, and emulsions include synthetic...

Coatings for Plastics.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Industrial Copolymers Ltd. has introduced a new brochure entitled "Coatings for Plastic." The literature describes a wide variety of applications for the company's waterborne epoxy curing agents, polyurethane dispersions, polyurethane / acrylic...

UV-Compatible Pumps.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... A new technical manual entitled "Selecting the Right Pump for UV Inks and Coatings" has been published by UV Process Supply, Inc. The 24-page manual discusses the basic chemical characteristics of UV inks and coatings, and describes the pump...

[ViviPrint.sup.TM] 111 Polymer.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... International Specialty Products (ISP) has launched a new polymer for the production of coatings for inkjet film and paper. ViviPrint 111 is a patented nonionic copolymer of PVP and neutralized amine specifically engineered to provide...

Silicone Gel.
February 1, 2000... A low viscosity transparent silicone gel has been unveiled by Insulcast. RTVS 927 has been designed for applications requiring LCD lamination. It is supplied in a kit with a 1:1 mix ration by weight or volume. Cured physical characteristics...

UV-Curable Oligomer.
February 1, 2000... Rahn USA has introduced a new UV-curable oligomer, urethane acrylate 99-664, targeted at high performance industrial coatings. Reported advantages are improved chemical resistance, toughness, non-yellowing, and the dark curing ability.