The Journal of Coatings Technology articles from July 2002

The Journal of Coatings Technology archives from July 2002

Summertime. (Comment).
July 1, 2002... As I write this column, it is nearly the end of May, and it is already beginning to feel a lot like summer. I suppose I should be thinking about paint jobs that need to be done (my wood deck needs cleaning and staining, there are a couple of...

FSCT and the PMSE and polymer divisions of ACS cosponsor Rheology Symposium, Aug. 21-22, in Boston. (Federation News).
July 1, 2002... The FSCT and the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) and Polymer Chemistry (Poly) Divisions of the American Chenucal Society (ACS) will cosponsor a symposium, "Application Rheology of Dispersed Systems," on August 21-22, in...

FSCT Midyear Symposium attracts international participation. (Federation News).
July 1, 2002... With 73 attendees and speakers representing countries from around the globe, the first FSCT Midyear Symposium, "Waterborne Coatings: Meeting the Challenges," was declared a success. Held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on May 15-17, 2002, the event drew...

2002 Panamerican Coatings Expo.
July 1, 2002... On July 18-19, the fourth Panamerican Coatings Expo will beheld at the World Trade Center Mexico, in Mexico City. Sponsored by FSCT, ANAFAPYT (Asociacion Nacional de Fabricantes de Pinturas y Tintas, A.C., and IMTPYT (Instituto Mexicano de...

Regulatory update.
July 1, 2002... July 2002 This summary of current regulatory activity of interest to the coatings industry is published to inform readers of actions that could affect them and their companies, and is designed to provide sufficient data to enable those...

ICE 2002 program. (Federation News).
July 1, 2002... International Coatings Technology Conference Monday-Tuesday, October 28-29, Two-Day Courses Executive Forum: Strategic Innovation--Commercializing New Technologies Principles of Paint Formulations Compliance Methods for VOCs...

RAG Aktiengesellschaft plans public take-over of all Degussa AG shareholders. (Industry News).
July 1, 2002... RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen, Germany, has announced its intention to launch a public take-over offer to all shareholders of Degussa AG. According to Degussa, RAG has confirmed to the Degussa Management Board that RAG as new major...

Great Lakes announces Saudi-based production unit. (Industry News).
July 1, 2002... Great Lakes Chemical Corp., Indianapolis, IN, has announced the start-up of a production unit for hindered phenolic antioxidants at Gulf Stabilizers Industries (GSI), the company's joint venture in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Anox[TM] 20 and...

Rheometric Scientific forms alliance with Shimadzu Corp. (Industry News).
July 1, 2002... Rheometric Scientific, Piscataway, NJ, has signed an agreement with Shimadzu Corp., Kyoto, Japan, to market and distribute all of Shimadzu's thermal analysis products in Europe on an exclusive basis. Shimadzu's product line includes...

Fischer Technology achieves ISO 9001:2000 certification. (Industry News).
July 1, 2002... Fischer Technology, Windsor, CT, has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification for assembly, sales, service, and customization of thickness measurement and material analysis instruments. The company is presently working to achieve ISO/IEC 17025...

Fitz Chem to represent U.S. Zinc's Zinc Oxide Division. (Industry News).
July 1, 2002... Fitz Chem Corp., Elmhurst, IL, has been named distributor for U.S. Zinc's Zinc Oxide Division in the midwestern territory of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, effective May 1, 2002. Fitz Chem's distribution arm...

Price increase.
July 1, 2002... Rohm and Haas Co. Philadelphia, PA PRODUCT: styrene-based products sold to the architectural and functional coatings segments INCREASE: 5% to 7% EFFECTIVE: May 1, 2002

World Thermoplastic Elastomers demand to grow 6.4% annually through the year 2006. (Industry News).
July 1, 2002... A new study entitled "World Thermoplastic Elastomers" has been published by The Freedonia Group, Inc., Cleveland, OH. The study forecasts that the world demand for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) will expand 6.4% per year to 2.15 million metric...

Bioscience companies announce merger. (Industry News).
July 1, 2002... Vanson, Inc., Redmond, WA, and HaloSource Corp., Seattle, WA, have merged to form Vanson HaloSource, combining Vanson's chitin and chitosan technology and Halo-Source's antimicrobial technology. Vanson HaloSource reportedly plans to...

Surface protection unit acquired from TotalFinaElf. (Industry News).
July 1, 2002... DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise, Paris, France, has reached a business agreement with TotalFinaElf to acquire its fluorotelomer surface protection and specialty surfactants business assets from Atofina, the chemicals branch of...

PTFE MP demand grows as economy recovers. (Industry News).
July 1, 2002... According to a new report from Brennan Research Group, Verona, NJ, demand for micronized polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) micropowder (MP) in 2002 is rebounding from 2001 levels as U.S. economic conditions improve. The report, "Strategic...

GE Specialty Materials acquires Water Treatment business. (Industry News).
July 1, 2002... GE Specialty Materials, Wilton, CT, a unit of General Electric Co., has acquired the Water Treatment Services Business of BetzDearborn. The move reportedly launches GE into a new business segment and adds $1 billion in annual sales to GE...

Flexicon Corp. completes new world headquarters. (Industry News).
July 1, 2002... Flexicon Corp., Bethlehem, PA, has relocated into its new 90,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility and world headquarters in Bethlehem. "The facility was purpose-built for efficient flow of work-in-process," said President David Gill, "with...

A selective catalyst for two-component waterborne polyurethane coatings. (Technical Articles).
July 1, 2002... The potential for formulating low VOC, high performance, two-component waterborne isocyanate crosslinked coatings has generated a great deal of interest. The difficulties in formulating these coatings, however, are significant. A major problem...

Chrome-free single-step in-situ phosphatizing coatings on a Ti-6AI-4V titanium alloy. (2001 John A. Gordon Best Paper Award).
July 1, 2002... Surface pretreatment, such as chromate conversion, is generally required for the organic coating on Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloys. The surface modification process facilitates band formation between the titanium surface and adhesives or paints....

Durability of powder-coated hot-dip galvanized steel.
July 1, 2002... In this study, the quality and durability of powder-coated hot-dip galvanized products have been investigated. Standard steel coupons hot-dip galvanized in conventional and delta (i.e., high temperature) conditions were coated with powder paint...

Synthesis and characterization of binders. (Open Forum).
July 1, 2002... This paper presents an academic analysis of recent progress and changes in polymer science. These changes influence the coatings industry, as an answer to various constraints, such as enhanced applicability, quality certification, safety, and...

JCT pigments suppliers guide. (A-Z).
July 1, 2002... A AArbor International Corp. 9434 Maltby Rd., Brighton, Ml 48116 Voice: (810) 220-0080; Fax: (810) 220-0088 Email: aarbor@simi.net Ping Dong, V.P., Marketing; Kaushik Doshi, Tech. Dir. Blue Pigments, Green Pigments,...

Ondeo Nalco Co. (Product Overview--Raw Materials).
July 1, 2002... PRESERVATIVE Ondeo Nalco Co., Naperville, IL, has developed Biochek[R] 721M preservative designed to effectively inhibit the growth of microorganisms in paints and coatings and other aqueous systems, such as pigment slurries, adhesives,...

Dominion Colour Corp. (Product Overview--Raw Materials).
July 1, 2002... YELLOW AND RED PIGMENTS Dominion Colour Corp., Toronto, Ont., Canada, has introduced the following new pigments: DCC 7097, Pigment Yellow 97, is a green shade yellow high performance pigment; DCC 1166, Pigment Yellow 65, is the reddest...

MD-Both Industries. (Product Overview--Raw Materials).
July 1, 2002... BRONZE AND ALUMINUM POWDERS MD-Both Industries has expanded their line of bronze and aluminum powders for powder coating applications. The Powdal product range now includes a wide range of silica encapsulated nonleafing aluminum powders in...

Plasticolors Inc. (Product Overview--Raw Materials).
July 1, 2002... PIGMENT DISPERSIONS Plasticolors Inc., Ashtabula, OH, has presented a new line of pigment dispersions for polyurea coatings formulations. The AD line is composed of 12 single-pigment masstones dispersed in an amine-based carrier vehicle....

EM Industries, Inc. (Product Overview--Raw Materials).
July 1, 2002... EFFECT PIGMENTS EM Industries, Inc., Hawthorne, NY, has introduced Colorstream[R] Multi-Color Effect Pigments based on silicon dioxide flakes coated with metal oxides. Reportedly, the [SiO.sub.2], flakes are synthetically produced using a...

Eliokem, Inc. (Product Overview--Raw Materials).
July 1, 2002... COATING RESIN BUSINESS The coating resin business of Eliokem, Inc., Akron, OH, develops, manufactures, and markets solvent and water-based resins for the paint and coatings industry. Exterior masonry coatings, concrete protection, stain...

Ciba Specialty Chemicals. (Product Overview--Raw Materials).
July 1, 2002... BISACYL PHOSPHINE PHOTOINITIATOR Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Basel, Switzerland, has developed Irgacure[R] 819, a bisacyl phosphine photoinitiator designed to offer long wavelength absorption and photobleachability. It is applicable in...

Paula L. Schaefer. (People in the News).
July 1, 2002... Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Drew Industrial Division, Boonton, NJ, has appointed Philadelphia Society member Paula L. Schaefer as Area Manager, Chemical Additives group's Eastern District. Ms. Schaefer will be responsible for the sale of...

Phelps Dodge Corp. (People in the News).
July 1, 2002... James P. Berresse has been elected President of Columbian Chemicals Co., Phoenix, AZ, a specialty chemicals unit of Phelps Dodge Corp., Marietta, GA. He succeeds President and CEO Manuel J. Iraola, who has retired from the company. Mr. Berresse...

Ondeo Nalco. (People in the News).
July 1, 2002... Ondeo Nalco, Naperville, IL, has announced Jack Shubert as Group Vice President and President of the company's Specialty Division. Mr. Shubert will also continue to oversee the company's European operations. In addition, Mike Kahler, who...

Fusion UV Systems, Inc. (People in the News).
July 1, 2002... Fusion UV Systems, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, has announced the following appointments: Darrell Chen Yao Feng-- Application Manager, Guangzhou, China; Ben LiZi You--Service Engineer, Guangzhou; and Frank Luo Wei Ke-- Application Manager, Shanghai....

Larry Frank. (People in the News).
July 1, 2002... Larry Frank has joined Lansco Colors, Montvale, NJ, as National Sales Manager. Mr. Frank will be involved in the sales and management of the company's chromium oxide green business. He was previously employed with Elementis Chromium as Global...

Lee Koepke. (People in the News).
July 1, 2002... Kohl Marketing Inc., Roswell, GA, has announced Lee Koepke as a member of their sales team in Florida. Mr. Koepke has worked in the manufacturing and distributor sectors for the past 30 years serving the coatings, plastic, building products,...

Advanced Chemical Co. (People in the News).
July 1, 2002... Advanced Chemical Co., Warwick, RI, has announced Gerald A. Smith III as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Smith has been with the company since 1997, and his appointment marks the third-generation of Smith leadership. In...

J. Scott Pavlish. (People in the News).
July 1, 2002... Pavco, Inc., Warrensville Heights, OH, has elected J. Scott Pavlish as President. Mr. Pavlish, a member of the company since 1986, will oversee company growth, technological research, business development, and management infrastructure.

Dirk Funke. (People in the News).
July 1, 2002... Dirk Funke has been appointed President and CEO of the North American-based Wacker Chemical Corp., Adrian, MI. Mr. Funke will oversee the international business devolpment of Wacker Silicones and Wacker Ceramics. He was formerly the President...

David Fischer. (People in the News).
July 1, 2002... David Fischer, Business Vice President of Dow's Polyurethanes Business, Midland, MI, has relocated to Horgen, Switzerland and will direct the business from there. Mr. Fischer joined Dow in 1986 and held various assignments in the company's...

Shawn Feeney. (People in the News).
July 1, 2002... Degussa Corp., Parsippany, NJ, has named Shawn Feeney Marketing Manager for specialty resins. Mr. Feeney will be responsible for promoting the Coatings and Colorants business unit's specialty resins, including adhesion resins, synthetic resins,...

Andrew Schurder. (People in the News).
July 1, 2002... Andrew Schurder has joined the Customer Service team of Fitz Chem Corp., Elmhurst, IL. He will be responsible for confirming pricing, product availability, and customer codes.

Obituary.
July 1, 2002... Peter Lewis, Director of Communications and Environmental Affairs with Sun Chemical Corp.'s Colors Group, died suddenly on April 28 after suffering a heart attack. He was 55. Dr. Lewis was born in Blackpool, U.K. A graduate of London's...

High Performance Pigments. (Editor's Bookshelf).
July 1, 2002... Hugh M. Smith, Ed. Wiley-VCH Verlag-GmbH, Weinheim, Germany, 2002 In this edited volume, 27 authors have contributed to 24 chapters treating inorganic, special effect, and organic high performance pigments. The editor has given the...

Industrial Color Testing: Fundamentals and Techniques, 2nd Edition. (Editor's Bookshelf).
July 1, 2002... Hans G. Volz Wiley-VCH Verlag-GmbH, Weinheim, Germany, 2001 First published in German in 1989 and then in a revised English edition in 1994, Volz's treatise now appears in a second, completely revised edition. The changes include...

Calcium Carbonate: From the Cretaceous Period into the 21st Century. (Editor's Bookshelf).
July 1, 2002... F. Wolfgang Tegethoff, Ed., in collaboration with Johannes Rohleder and Evelyn Kroker Birkhauser Verlag. Basel, Switzerland, 2001 This beautifully made and extensively illustrated volume was produced by Omya AG. It is one of the very...

Color formulation software. (Software).
July 1, 2002... Datacolor has developed the ChromaCalc[R] 3.0 color formulation software designed to present all color matching and correction functions on one screen. For more information contact: 609.924.2189; JGomez@datacolor.com; www.datacolor.com.

Microanalysis software. (Software).
July 1, 2002... Genesis EDS Version 1.1 microanalysis software has been introduced by Edax Inc. This version offers live spectral mapping, drift corrections for mapping, and an electronic signature module that includes audit trails and authorization approvals....

Thermoplastic Elastomers study. (Books/CDs/Publications).
July 1, 2002... "Thermoplastic Elastomers, II" has been published by Skeist Inc. The study is a comprehensive marketing, technical, and economic evaluation of styrenic block copolymers, polyurethanes, polyesters, polyamides, polyolefins, and other blends. The...

Screen Tips newsletter. (Books/CDs/Publications).
July 1, 2002... Kason Corp. has published the spring 2002 issue of "ScreenTips," a newsletter featuring application stories about screening and drying. Features include new product announcements, a quickship policy on standard units, tips on replacement parts,...

Fumed Silica survey. (Books/CDs/Publications).
July 1, 2002... Degussa AG has published a new brochure, "Aerosil[R]--Fumed Silica," to provide a survey of the company's Aerosil[R] grades, both hydrophilic and hydrophobic, as well as their metal oxides. The brochure also lists physicochemical data and...

Finishing application process. (Books/CDs/Publications).
July 1, 2002... A new brochure has been published by Metallon, Inc. that describes the company's application process for copper, brass, bronze, nickel, stainless steel, aluminum, and iron rust finishes. Also, procedures such as toothing, curing, and hand...

Mixers and media mills literature. (Books/CDs/Publications).
July 1, 2002... Premier Mill has published new literature on their line of laboratory equipment, including: lab high speed mixers for low viscosity liquids, lab planetary and multi-shaft mixers for high viscosity liquids, and lab and pilot plant media mills....

Collimation testers. (Lab Apparatus).
July 1, 2002... Ocean Optics has produced a line of shear-plate collimation testers that can be used to examine and adjust the collimation of laser light. Features include a 350-2500 nm wavelength range, and aperture size from 10 to 200 mm. The testers can...

Infrared Gas Monitor. (Lab Apparatus).
July 1, 2002... The Chemgard[TM] Infrared Gas Monitor has been developed by MSA Instrument Division. It is designed to detect semiconductor cleaning solvents such as sulfur hexafluoride, nitrogen trifluoride, octofluorocyclobutane, octafluorocyclopentene,...

Combustible gas monitor. (Lab Apparatus).
July 1, 2002... Det-Tronics has manufactured Pirvol, a point-infrared volumetric combustible gas monitor, designed to measure hydrocarbon in the range of 0 to 100% by volume. It is suited for oil and gas wellhead mud-logging, hydrocarbon processing, and a...

High temperature probe. (Lab Apparatus).
July 1, 2002... The US-1490 HiTempProbe[TM] has been introduced by United Western Technologies Corp. Its full color camera visually inspects for flaws in high temperature environments. The single chip 1/3 in. format CMOS video camera has a 3.6 mm lens with 310...

Black Zinc coating. (Paints/Coatings).
July 1, 2002... The Eastwood Co. has announced its Eastwood Black Zinc[TM] 3-Step System. Designed to replicate the black zinc effect, this system is available in aerosol cans sold separately or as kits (black base, red tint, green tint). For more information...

Primer and topcoat system. (Paints/Coatings).
July 1, 2002... Textured Coatings of America, Inc. has introduced Texcote[R] Supercote[TM] Platinum products, a new system that reverses itself by putting the coating first and the heat reflective product on top. The formula contains IR reflective pigments...

Calendar of events.
July 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.
July 1, 2002... Dick Kiefer's appreciation for classic poetry revealed below: Poem for Computer Users Over 40 A computer was something on TV From a Science Fiction show of note A window was something you hated to clean And RAM was the...

"Career Enhancement". (Society Reports).
July 1, 2002... BIRMINGHAM-APRIL Members met for the final time as the Birmingham Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Club. Next year will usher in the beginning of the newly named British Society for Coatings Technology. A moment of silence was held in...

"President's Ball". (Society Reports).
July 1, 2002... BIRMINGHAM-MAY President Philip Whiteley, of Holiday Dispersions, welcomed guests and reminded the audience of the monumental change the BPVLC has initiated with its recent name change. According to Mr. Whiteley, the Club's successful...

"Corrosion Basics and Protective Coatings". (Society Reports).
July 1, 2002... KANSAS CITY-FEBRUARY Graham Howarth, of Arnette Limited, spoke on "CORROSION BASICS AND PROTECTIVE COATINGS." Mr. Howarth explained that the subject of corrosion basics and protective coatings is multidisciplinary. It includes...

"New Pigment Control Techniques". (Society Reports).
July 1, 2002... KANSAS CITY-APRIL Robert Risner, of Hall Technologies, reported that the Society Symposium was a great success. A technical talk on "NEW PIGMENT CONTROL TECHNIQUES--THE IMPROVEMENT or WETTING AND DISPERSING IN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY...

Awards Night. (Society Reports).
July 1, 2002... LOS ANGELES-MAY At the meeting, members who contributed significantly to the Society were recognized. Fifty-Year Pins were presented to Tony Rumfola, TCR Industries; Chuck Finegan, retired; Walter Hunt, Consultant, retired; and Fred Croad,...

"Advancements in Biofiltation for VOC and Odor Control". (Society Reports).
July 1, 2002... PACIFIC NORTHWEST--7 JANUARY A presentation on "ADVANCEMENTS IN BIOFILTRATION FOR VOC AND ODOR CONTROL" was given by Lorner Garner, of Bio-Reaction Industries. According to Mr. Garner, biofilters are a living community of fungi and...

"VOC Compliance Without Sacrificing Performance". (Society Reports).
July 1, 2002... PACIFIC NORTHWEST--FEBRUARY Mike Wildman, of Engineered Polymer Solutions, spoke on "VOC COMPLIANCE Without SACRIFICING PERFORMANCE." Mr. Wildman began with a brief history of VOC regulations. He discussed the future of these...

"Rheology Modifiers for Modern Nonaqueous Coatings". (Society Reports).
July 1, 2002... PACIFIC NORTHWEST--MARCH Members were advised that a Raw Materials List is now featured on the Society website (www.pnwsct.org). This list is for companies that have surplus raw materials. It was also announced that the Puget Sound...

"Test Substrates and Their Effect on Adhesion". (Society Reports).
July 1, 2002... ST. LOUIS--APRIL FSCT Director of Membership/Society Relations Amy Whicker presented a 50-Year Pin to Krishan Sood. Ms. Whicker reviewed the plans of the FSCT, particularly regarding ICE, and provided an overview of the benefits of...