The Journal of Coatings Technology articles from October 2000

The Journal of Coatings Technology archives from October 2000

ICE 2000 or One Down and 269,999 to Go.
October 1, 2000... The quest for "new" never ends. This is especially true when it comes to the coatings industry, in all of its facets: New materials, new substrates, new applications and better, quicker and more cost-effective manufacturing techniques. In...

FSCT.
October 1, 2000... Successful Panamerican Expo Attracts Over 3000 The 2000 Panamerican Coatings Expo, co-sponsored by the FSCT, ANAFAPYT, and the Mexico Society for Coatings Technology (IMTPYT), and held July 19-21 at the World Trade Center in Mexico City,...

Federal Issues.
October 1, 2000... Legislative and Regulatory Activity Legislation - U.S. House of Representatives Air Quality--HJR 104 (Paul, R-TX) disapproves a rule issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency relating to proposed revisions to the national...

State Issues.
October 1, 2000... CALIFORNIA Hazardous Waste--CA S 983(Bowen) requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control, by January 1, 2002 to adopt regulations in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to provide state and local...

International Issues.
October 1, 2000... European Union to Impose Stricter Standards for Waste Incineration--The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers have reached an informal agreement that would impose stringent emission standards for waste incineration in the European...

Shamrock Breaks Ground for European Headquarters; Henderson, KY Facility ISO 9002 Certified.
October 1, 2000... Shamrock Technologies, Dayton, NJ, has begun construction on its European headquarters facility in Limburg Province, Tongeren, Belgium (approximately 45 miles east of Brussels). The new facility will house corporate offices, manufacturing and...

New Construction Contracts Climb Three Percent in June.
October 1, 2000... According to the F.W. Dodge Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, NY, the value of new construction starts advanced three percent in June to $446.8 billion. Nonresidential building climbed 14% to $169.7 billion, nonbuilding...

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Lists on New York Stock Exchange.
October 1, 2000... Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Basel, Switzerland, has begun listing its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The stock will trade under the NYSE symbol CSB. Investors in the U.S. will now be able to directly trade American Depository...

Ronningen-Petter Acquires Groupe Aoustin.
October 1, 2000... Ronningen-Petter, Kalamazoo, MI, has acquired Groupe Aoustin of Nanterre, France. Groupe Aoustin is a manufacturer of high-value, turnkey liquid filtration systems and specialty, high-viscosity mixer-extruders under the Aoustin, Filtres...

SDC and OCCA Form Strategic Alliance.
October 1, 2000... The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC), Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and the Oil & Colour Chemists' Association (OCCA), Wembley, England, have formed a strategic alliance intended to develop mutually supportive policies aimed at...

Sartomer Company Acquires Rican Resins.
October 1, 2000... Sartomer Company, Exton, PA, has acquired Ricon Resins, Inc. Sartomer will leverage Ricon's leadership to become a leading supplier of environmentally friendly, specialty polybutadiene resins and their chemical derivatives. Ricon's...

ChemDeals.com Acquires Erie Chemical Distributors.
October 1, 2000... ChemDeals.com, Inc., Falmouth, MA, has acquired Erie Chemical Distributors, Inc., also in Falmouth. The acquisition will allow ChernDeals.com to expand its client base beyond web-based commerce to include buyers and sellers transitioning to...

PIPS Report Shows Resins Sales Climbed 6.7% in 1999.
October 1, 2000... According to the Plastics Industry Producers' Statistics Group (PIPS) of the American Plastics Council, Arlington, VA, resin sales and captive (internal) use reached 100.3 billion pounds in 1999, a 6.7% increase over 1998, breaking the 100...

New Polymer Physics Lab Opened at EMU's Coatings Research Institute.
October 1, 2000... A new Polymer Physics Laboratory has been opened as part of the Coatings Research Institute at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI. Donated by BP Amoco, Naperville, IL, the new facility is under the direction of Sai Kumar. The...

Cationic, Thermally Cured Coatings Using Epoxidized Soybean Oil.
October 1, 2000... John Massingill [*] Cycloaliphatic epoxy resins are used in coatings and inks because of their exceptionally low viscosity and reactivity with a variety of co-reactants, thus permitting high-solids and zero VOC coatings. The low viscosity...

Performance of Coil Coating Primers: A Comparison of Three Complementary Test Methods.
October 1, 2000... C. Lowe [*] L. Devos [+] V. Lavaste [**] G.C. Simmons [*] J.F. Watts [**] The durability of a coil-coated metal sheet is reliant on good adhesion throughout its lifetime. To qunatify this parameter, MEK rub resistance...

Improving Pigment Dispersing in Powder Coatings with Block Copolymer Dispersants.
October 1, 2000... Eindhoven University of Technology [*] The effect of three block copolymer dispersants with a poly(2-vinylpyridine) anchor block and a poly(E-caprolactone) buoy block on the dispersing of [TiO.sub.2] pigments in a polyester powder coating...

TARGETS FOR RESIN DEVELOPMENT In the New Millennium.
October 1, 2000... Coatings Research Institute, Eastern Michigan University [*] INTRODUCTION This paper was written as a "keynote" presentation for a symposium called "Resin Technology for the Next Millennium" at the International Coatings Exposition...

Surface Pattern Formation in UV-Curable Coatings.
October 1, 2000... Jan-Anders E. Manson [+] Laboratoire de Technologie des Composites et Polymeres (LTC), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPEL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Some UV-curable coatings display matte surfaces after cure if they...

People.
October 1, 2000... Joseph Coffey has been promoted to Manager of UV Technology at Shamrock Technologies, Dayton, NJ. In this position Mr. Coffey will be responsible for new product development, technical service, and marketing of products for the radiation cure...

Process Manufacturing Software.
October 1, 2000... eWorkplace Solutions has released BatchMaster for Windows[TM] for Solomon IV software. This version, developed using SQL Server technology, features seamless integration with Solomon version 4.21 and enhances the Solomon IV financial...

Coating Thickness Measurement.
October 1, 2000... Available from Fischer Technology, the Fischerscope[R] X-Ray XDLM[R] PCB is configured to measure coating thickness on printed circuit boards using the X-ray fluorescence method according to DIN 50987 or ISO 3497 and ASTM B 568. Features...

Moisture Determination.
October 1, 2000... An NIR-based analyzer for moisture determination in solids and pastes has been developed by Bran + Luebbe. The InfraAlyzer 100 measures moisture in various dyes, phosphates, glucose, cellulose, pigments, and many other chemicals. Typical...

Pocket Mold Finish Guide.
October 1, 2000... Bales Mold Service, Inc., has designed the Pocket S.P.I.[R] Mold Finish Guide. The gauge is equipped with a cross-reference between the roughness average and S.P.I. scales for ease in comparisons and conversions on the back. In addition, the...

Universal Microscope.
October 1, 2000... A universal microscope for metallurgy, topography, and materials microscopy has been introduced by Carl Zeiss. The Axioplan 2 Imaging microscope features a new patented light trap system that captures stray light thus minimizing interference...

Portable Thermoswitch Test Kit.
October 1, 2000... Gaumer Process Heaters has developed a self contained test kit designed to perform periodic maintenance and initial calibration of thermoswitches. The aluminum test cell will accommodate cartridge type thermoswitches and some thermal fire heat...

Fiber Optic Dip Probe.
October 1, 2000... Ocean Optics has introduced the T300-RT-UV-VIS Transmission Dip Probe that couples to the company's miniature fiber optic spectrometers and light sources to measure in situ UV-VIS-Shortwave NIR absorbance and transmission of chemicals,...

Transmission Electron Microscope.
October 1, 2000... The Morgagni[TM] 268 digital transmission electron microscope (TEM) has been released by the FEI Co. The instrument features fully embedded digital imaging and film recording with one CCD camera that is interchangeable at two microscope...

Light Interference Pigments.
October 1, 2000... ChromaFlair[R] light interference pigments have been developed by Flex Products, Inc. The pigments are multilayer flakes that give paints, coatings, plastics, and textiles a ColorShift[TM] effect. Compatible with solvent and waterborne systems,...

Specialty Resins.
October 1, 2000... R.C. Mann Chemical, has introduced its RC 1000 series of low-molecular weight, styrene maleic anhydride resins. These specialty resins can be used as dispersants, leveling resins, binders, and resin modifiers in coatings, ink, plastics, and...

Industrial Latex Polymer.
October 1, 2000... An industrial latex polymer, Aquamac 715, has been developed by McWhorter Technologies, Inc. The styrene acrylic latex can be formulated for use as a primer, direct to metal high gloss finish, and in thin and thick film applications.

Repair Epoxies.
October 1, 2000... Devcon has designed repair epoxies engineered for quick, economical repairs to a wide range of critical machinery and industrial equipment. Titanium putty and brushable ceramic each provide resistance to abrasion and most chemicals, acids,...

Web-Based Training.
October 1, 2000... The Training Alliance for Surface Coatings (TASC) has launched a new on-line training program on surface coatings technology, consisting of over 50 ten-hour modules for companies and people at all levels throughout the coatings and printing...

Humbug.
October 1, 2000... Back from a great trip to England and Wales, Dick Kiefer promptly got to work with a list of "actual (ha ha) answers to a 6th grade history test." Here is an abbreviated and edited version. (1) Ancient Egypt was inhabited by mummies and...

Welcome to ICE 2000!
October 1, 2000... I invite you to set aside the week of October 16-20, come to the newly expanded McCormick Place Complex in Chicago, and join with us in the educational experience of Year 2000. The FSCT's International Coatings Expo, Technology Conference...