The Journal of Coatings Technology articles from March 2003

The Journal of Coatings Technology archives from March 2003

It's about that swamp. (Comment).
March 1, 2003... As I write this, there's a flooring crew in the house, putting down oak flooring in place of the worn-out carpeting that came with the house. Over the next few days, they'll be in and out sanding and coating the new floor. The wood-may be more...

ICE 2003 to reflect theme: "Spirit of Innovation". (Federation News).
March 1, 2003... In keeping with the event theme, "Spirit of Innovation," the FSCT has announced plans to introduce new features and formats at ICE 2003. Scheduled for November 12-14, ICE 2003 will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, an impressive...

FSCT announces 2003 VLC schedule: Rheology I and II to be offered in March. (Federation News).
March 1, 2003... The FSCT has released the 2003 schedule of Virtual Learning Conferences. The schedule begins with a two-part course focusing on the important topic of Rheology. "Coatings Rheology I--Fundamentals" will be presented on March 20, 2003 and...

Latest advances in Color and Appearance Instrumentation to be explored at FSCT/ISCC Symposium, April 15-16. (Federation News).
March 1, 2003... The Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) and FSCT will cosponsor a Symposium on Color and Appearance Instrumentation (SCAI) on April 15-16, 2003 at the Four Points by Sheraton at Chicago O'Hare Airport in Schiller, IL. The Symposium will be...

Gauge/Measurement Process Assessment and Improvement is focus of new FSCT professional development seminar. (Federation News).
March 1, 2003... The FSCT will sponsor a one-day Professional Development Seminar, "Gauge/Measurement Process Assessment and Improvement" on Friday, March 28,2003, at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Tampa, FL. Course Background Many, if not most,...

FSCT's educational mission is primary focus of PDC and Annual Meeting Program Committees: Professional Development Committee. (FSCT Committee Activities).
March 1, 2003... The Professional Development Committee (PDC) is one of FSCT's committees that implements its Mission to keep members up to date with Coatings Technology. The PDC is charged with the development and implementation of the International Coatings...

2003 FSCT educational calendar.
March 1, 2003... March 20 Coatings Rheology I--Fundamentals (VLC)--2:00-3:30 pm (ET)--Ray Fernando, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA March 27 Coatings Rheology II--Application (VLC) -- 2:00 - 3:30 pm (ET)--Ray Fernando,...

Rheometric Scientific sells core rheology business to Waters Corporation; company changes name. (Industry News).
March 1, 2003... Rheometric Scientific, Inc., Piscataway, NJ, a leading provider of computer-controlled materials test systems used for physical property measurements, has sold its rheology instruments and services business to the TA Instruments Division of...

UCB acquires Graphic Arts business from Air Products. (Industry News).
March 1, 2003... To reinforce its position in surface technologies, UCB Chemicals, Brussels, Belgium, has acquired the Graphic Arts business of Air Products, Lehigh Valley, PA. The decision is reported to complement UCB's radcure technology and strengthen...

Solutia sells resins, additives, and adhesives businesses. (Industry News).
March 1, 2003... Solutia, Inc., St. Louis, MO, has completed the sale of its resins, additives, and adhesives businesses to UCB S.A., Brussels, Belgium, for $500 million cash. The transaction is anticipated to be slightly cash accretive and seven to nine cents...

Glidden dismissed from lead paint lawsuit. (Industry News).
March 1, 2003... The Glidden Company, Cleveland, OH, which conducts business in North America as ICI Paints, was dismissed from a lead paint lawsuit filed in February 2000 by the City of St. Louis, MO. The complaint generally alleged that lead paint was a...

VanDeMark given annual SOCMA Achievement award. (Industry News).
March 1, 2003... The VanDeMark, Inc. facility in Lockport, NY has won the annual Responsible Care(r) Achievement award given by the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA), Washington, D.C. The award recognizes chemical manufacturing...

U.S. construction chemicals demand projected to reach $6.4 billion in 2006. (Industry News).
March 1, 2003... Demand for construction chemicals used in onsite applications is projected to increase 4.6% per year to $6.4 billion in 2006, including price increases, according to "Construction Chemicals," a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc.,...

Great Lakes Chemical Corp. opens production and service center. (Industry News).
March 1, 2003... Great Lakes Chemical Corp., Indianapolis, IN, has raised its production capacity by 100% for its NDB[TM] line of polymer stabilizers. The company has opened a production and service center in Arlington, TX, to offer enhanced services to major...

Plasticolors appoints Bossco as distributor in Texas. (Industry News).
March 1, 2003... Plasticolors, Inc., Ashtabula, OH, has appointed Bossco Industries, Inc., Houston, TX, to promote and distribute their products in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and northern portions of Mississippi and Louisiana. Bossco Industries will...

Moly-White names Cary Co. exclusive Midwest distributor. (Industry News).
March 1, 2003... Moly-White Pigments Group, Cleveland, OH, has named The Cary Co., Addison, IL, exclusive distributor for Moly-White[R] corrosion inhibitors in the upper Midwest. Sales territories will include northern Illinois, northern Indiana, Iowa, western...

Cleveland and Pittsburgh Societies to host Annual Technical Symposium--Sink or Swim 2003. (Meetings Update).
March 1, 2003... The Cleveland and Pittsburgh Societies for Coatings Technology, event co-sponsors, have issued a preliminary program for "Waterborne and Innovative Coatings: Sink or Swim 2003." This 46th Annual Technical Symposium is to be held May 21, 2003 at...

Sixth International Coatings for Plastics Symposium to feature new "Paint on Plastics Tutorial". (Meetings Update).
March 1, 2003... Slated for June 9-11, 2003, the 6th International Coatings for Plastics Symposium will be held at the MSU Management Education Center, in Troy, MI. Attendees are invited to learn the latest advancements in coatings for plastics technology,...

Louisville and CDIC Societies to hold Technical Symposium. (Meetings Update).
March 1, 2003... The Louisville and CDIC Societies for Coatings Technology will sponsor a Spring Technical Symposium on April 16, 2003. The event is be held at The Gault House in Louisville, KY. For further information, contact Jimmy Cockerill, Cone...

European Coatings Show 2003 to be held April 8-10 also features Adhesives, Sealants, and Construction Chemicals. (Meetings Update).
March 1, 2003... 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...

Influence of coating system composition on moisture dynamic performance of coated wood. (Technical Articles).
March 1, 2003... Model coatings with known composition were assessed for liquid water permeability both as single coat systems and combined as primers and topcoats to form regularly used coating systems--in total 38 different systems. The water permeability of...

Surfactant behavior and its influence on the viscosity of associative thickeners solutions, thickened latex dispersions, and waterborne latex coatings.
March 1, 2003... Surfactants, varying in their chemical corn position and hydrophobic behavior, are used in the formulation of a waterborne coating. These differences influence their aggregation in micellar structures, their interaction with associative...

Impact of functional group distribution on the adsorption of a polymeric dispersant.
March 1, 2003... Binder polymers functionalized with a small amount of polar groups satisfy both the dispersion quality of paints and the mechanical strength of coating films. For industrial-grade polydisperse dispersant polymers, functional groups are not...

Fundamental studies on morphology control for latex systems with application to waterborne coatings: the effect of polymer radical mobility in latex particles during polymerization. (2002 Alfred L. Hendry Award Winner).
March 1, 2003... This work reports on the development of composite latex particle morphology in seeded, semicontinuous emulsion polymerization. Previous work has explained particle morphology development in terms of the ability of second stage polymer radicals...

Radiometric methods for UV process design and process monitoring. (Technology Forum).
March 1, 2003... A wide variety of radiometric instruments are now available for measuring the radiant characteristics of industrial and laboratory UV lamps. Relating these characteristics to the performance of a U V-cured product depends on how well the...

Emulsion line Johnson Polymer. (Special Advertising Section: 2003 Market Update).
March 1, 2003... Johnson Polymer's complete line of emulsions, polyurethane dispersions, polyols, and powder coating resins offer solutions to your coating problems. Please visit Johnson Polymer at www.johnsonpolymer.com to learn more about our new innovations....

Cost-saving additives Dover Chemical Corp. (Special Advertising Section: 2003 Market Update).
March 1, 2003... Milidin GX-3[TM] advanced technology hindered amine cuts dispersant costs by 52% and overall additive costs by 35% compared to ammonia in water-based coatings. A technical bulletin describes this and other additives that extend resins, reduce...

Additives for wood coatings the Lubrizol Corp. (Special Advertising Section: 2003 Market Update).
March 1, 2003... This six-page brochure describes Lubrizol coating additives product line for wood coatings. Products include micronized waxes, wax emulsions, and wax dispersions, as well as foam control additives and flow modifiers. These additives can be used...

BCX Exposure System Atlas Materials Testing. (Special Advertising Section: 2003 Market Update).
March 1, 2003... This reliable corrosion tester provides maximum capacity while utilizing minimum floor space. The Atlas BCX Exposure System creates multiple environments in an exposure cabinet to rapidly simulate the service life of materials exposed to...

The KW Can[R] KW Plastics. (Special Advertising Section: 2003 Market Update).
March 1, 2003... The KWCan[R] is the result of years of research and testing. Its advanced polypropylene body out performs metal and other plastic containers. The KWCan[R] resists dents and rust with superior stress compression strength, seal and reseal...

Fluoroadditives for coatings DuPont[TM] Zonyl[R]. (Special Advertising Section: 2003 Market Update).
March 1, 2003... DuPont Zonyl[R] fluoroadditives for coatings include: Zonyl[R] Fluorinated Surfactants-cost-effective high-performance wetting and leveling additives for paints, adhesives, inks, and other coatings. Zonyl[R] Surface Protectants--developed to...

"Fundamentals of Weathering". (Society Reports: Cleveland--January).
March 1, 2003... William Lucas, of Atlas Material Testing Solutions, gave a presentation on "FUNDAMENTALS OF WEATHERING." Mr. Lucas discussed the results of a survey his company performed on why weathering tests are conducted. He reported that 67% of the...

Chicago Society January meeting. (Society Reports).
March 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: CHICAGO SOCIETY Technical Committee members Brian Hanrahan and Nancy Lindquist and Society President Gerry Cuca display the FSCT A.F. Voss/Banov Award far the Society paper, "Chemical Resistance of...

Detroit Society institutes John L. Gardon Scholarship; increases amount of Anagnostou Scholarship award. (Society Reports).
March 1, 2003... GARDON HONORED AT NOVEMBER MEETING Dr. John L. Gardon was guest of honor at the November DSCT meeting where Detroit Society President Dan Riley presented him with a plaque commemorating the institution of the Detroit Society's annual John...

Past-President's night. (Society Reports: Kansas City--November).
March 1, 2003... Past-Presidents in attendance were recognized and thanked for their contributions. Curry Sanders was presented with the 2002 Terryl F. Johnson Award. Lawrence Murphy, Society Director, announced that he is retiring from Tnemec. Nick...

"New Generation Titanium Extenders". (Society Reports: Louisville--November).
March 1, 2003... David Skelhorn, of Imery's Pigments and Additives, spoke on "NEW GENERATION TITANIUM EXTENDERS FOR COATINGS." Mr. Skelhorn compared new generation structured pigments with conventional calcined clay. He discussed the importance of calcined...

Cordano Chemical Co. Inc. (People in the News).
March 1, 2003... Beverly Spears, a member of the Pacific Northwest Society, has been hired by Cordano Chemical Co. Inc., Portland, OR, as a Sales Representative to cover the state of Washington and southern British Columbia. She will handle sales to the...

Fitz Chem Corp. (People in the News).
March 1, 2003... Fitz Chem Corp., Elmhurst, IL, has announced St. Louis Society member Gregg Peckham as Director of Sales, Mid South. Mr. Peckham has over 30 years of sales, marketing, and operational management experience in the chemical manufacturing and...

Futura Coatings, Inc. (People in the News).
March 1, 2003... Futura Coatings, Inc., St. Louis, MO, has hired Bruce Ellis as National Technical/Sales Specialist for the company's pipeline coatings business. Mr. Ellis has over 20 years experience in the pipeline industry, selling coatings, managing project...

The Dow Chemical Co. (People in the News).
March 1, 2003... The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, has appointed Thayne Hansen as Business Vice President of the UCAR Emulsion Systems business. Mr. Hansen succeeded Linda Koffenberger who retired in December 2002. He has previous experience in the paint and...

The Flood Co. (People in the News).
March 1, 2003... Anthony M. Ciepiel, former President and CEO of Realty One, has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of The Flood Co., Hudson, OH. The announcement was made by Pete Flood, who will assume the new position of Chairman and CEO. Mr....

Dock Resins Corp. (People in the News).
March 1, 2003... New York Society member Michael Spiegel, Technical Director of Dock Resins Corp., Linden, NJ, has received the company's first employee award for contributions to technical innovations. He was cited specifically for aiding in the development of...

Degussa Corp. (People in the News).
March 1, 2003... Degussa Corp., Parsippany, NJ, has named Daniel Goldberg as Technical Market Manager for the company's Advanced Fillers and Pigments business unit. In his new position, Mr. Goldberg will be responsible for Acematt[R] matting agents and pigment...

Accelerators. (New Products: Raw Materials).
March 1, 2003... Borchers GmbH has developed three new accelerators for crosslinking solventborne, two-component polyurethane coating systems. The accelerators, Borchi[R] Kat, are reported to be tin-free and represent an alternative to organotin and amine...

Brass pigment. (New Products: Raw Materials).
March 1, 2003... The Engelhard Lumina[R] Brass pigment is a mica-based, nonmetallic effect pigment that adds a metallic gold effect to plastics, coatings, and inks. It is a nonreactive and nontarnishing pigment applicable with both solvent- and water-based...

Coatings Guide CD. (New Products: Books/CDs/Publications).
March 1, 2003... A mini-CD providing an overview of the company's solvents, resins, and intermediates for paint and coating formulations has been produced by Lyon-dell Chemical Company The "Coatings Guide" CD includes pdf files of more than 50 technical data...

Portable spectroradiometer. (New Products: Book/CDs/Publications).
March 1, 2003... International Light, Inc. has published a four-page brochure describing a handheld instrument for performing NIST traceable spectroradiometric measurements in the visible spectrum between 380 nm and 780 nm. The brochure provides an overview of...

Engraving system. (New Products: Miscellaneous).
March 1, 2003... Laser Solutions and Systems, Inc. has introduced its CO2 Laser XY cutting and engraving laser system called the MLS6456. It is available in two sizes of 56 x 68 in. or 56 x 80 in. with respective work support areas of 68 x 98 in. or 68 x 120...

Ultra-containment berms. (New Products: Miscellaneous).
March 1, 2003... UltraTech International, Inc. has developed ultra-containment berms to help meet new spill prevention, control, and countermeasure plan requirements. The berms capture small and large spills from tanker trucks, military vehicles, and other...

Gas Monitors. (New Products: Lab Apparatus).
March 1, 2003... MSA Instrument Division has developed Ultima X Series Gas Monitors. The Ultima XA and XE monitors provide monitoring of combustible and toxic gases and oxygen deficiency, using catalytic and electrochemical technologies. The Ultima XA monitors...

Mixing scales. (New Products: Lab Apparatus).
March 1, 2003... The Sartorius Corp. has developed the FC and FCA scales designed to handle mixing up to 99 ingredients while allowing adjustments for each of the mixed components. A one-step, overpour recalculation feature helps avoid discarding the mixture if...

Contact angle measurement. (New Products: Lab Apparatus).
March 1, 2003... Paul N. Gardner Company, Inc. has produced pocket goniometers, measurement tools designed to determine contact angles. The PG-i is a battery-operated instrument for manual measurements of static contact angles at "equilibrium." The PG-2 and...

Filling and closing machine. (New Products: Production Equipment).
March 1, 2003... Ideal Manufacturing and Sales Corp. has developed the AE2-CEM net weight filling and closing machine with a connection-free cart. The machine also has high-speed weight control, an expandable conveyor, and a heavy-duty closer. The...

Laboratory Dispersator. (New Products: Production Equipment).
March 1, 2003... Premier Mill has introduced the Model 2000 High Speed Laboratory Dispersator. This unit is intended to ensure constant mixing speed regardless of product changes in viscosity, temperature, or other variables. It is designed to break up...

Calendar of events.
March 1, 2003... 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.
March 1, 2003... This morning was brightened by a letter and two typical short contributors from my old friend and the Federation's, Frank Borrelle. As follows: --A man was walking with his neighbor. He said, "I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me...