The Journal of Coatings Technology articles from September 2002

The Journal of Coatings Technology archives from September 2002

Global competitiveness--what is in it for you? (Comment).
September 1, 2002... While many new courses and themed sessions are a pivotal part of ICE 2002 in disseminating knowledge and state of the art technology, there is also a new session designed to provide a venue for you to gain insight into issues affecting the...

Freidun Anwari, FSCT bylaws chair, named 2002 recipient of FSCT Heckel Award. (Federation News).
September 1, 2002... The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology is pleased to announce that Freidun Anwari, Technical Director, for KellyMoore Paint Co., Inc., San Carlos, CA, is the 2002 recipient of the George Baugh Heckel Award, the FSCT's highest...

Through Virtual Learning Conferences, FSCT societies provide new educational opportunities. (Federation News).
September 1, 2002... In 2000, the FSCT introduced a new format for learning to the coatings industry. Known as the Virtual Learning Conferences (VLCs), this new format combines the interactivity of the Internet with the convenience of a conference call. These...

FSCT's 'Coatings Direct' expands education and training with innovative e-learning programs.
September 1, 2002... On October 1, FSCT will add a new offering to its innovative line of e-learning products. Coatings Direct is an Internet enabled program geared specifically for coatings professionals. The program enables industry colleagues around the world to...

International coatings technology conference. (Global Connectivity).
September 1, 2002... MONDAY-TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28-29 (Executive Forum and Two-Day Courses) Executive Forum: Strategic Innovation--Commercializing New Technologies Course Description NEW Companies in the Chemical Processing Industry are known...

Global powder coatings market forecast to reach one million tons by 2003. (Industry News).
September 1, 2002... A multiclient study entitled "Powder Coatings Europe 2001-2010--A Global Comparison: Europe, Americas and Asia" forecasts that by 2003 the global powder coatings market will reach the one million tons (2.2 billion lb) mark. Reportedly, the 2001...

Glidden Company dismissed from lead paint lawsuit. (Industry News).
September 1, 2002... The Glidden Company, Cleveland, OH, has been dismissed from a lead paint lawsuit pending in San Francisco after plaintiffs' counsel agreed to dismiss the company because it never manufactured or sold lead products for use in paint. Within...

University of Akron nanotechnology proposal awarded Doctoral Program Incentive Fund grant. (Industry News).
September 1, 2002... The University of Akron, Akron, OH, has reported that the Ohio Board of Regents awarded a $175,000 Doctoral Program Incentive Fund grant to their proposal titled, "Polymer-Based Nanotechnologies." The goal of the project is to establish...

CBC (America) Corp. acquires Y.E. Techno Co., Ltd. (Industry News).
September 1, 2002... CBC (America) Corp., Commack, NY, has acquired Y.E. Techno Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of FVM series process viscometers in Toyko, Japan. CBC has formed a new organization, CBC Materials Co., to assume production of the analyzers in Tokyo. The...

Dowd and Guild announces asset purchase. (Industry News).
September 1, 2002... Dowd and Guild Inc., San Ramon, CA, has purchased Hahn Northwest Inc. Dowd and Guild hopes to expand their position in the Pacific Northwest as well as expand the product lines they sell in this market. Dowd and Guild supplies the coatings,...

Sun Chemical Corp. sells fluorescent pigment unit. (Industry News).
September 1, 2002... Sun Chemical Corp., Cincinnati, OH, has sold its fluorescent pigment business unit to Day-Gb Color Corp., Cleveland, OH. Reportedly, Sun Chemical and DayGb have agreed to increase inventory to ensure an uninterrupted supply for customers...

Elementis Pigments named 2001 Supplier of the Year. (Industry News).
September 1, 2002... Walsh & Associates, Inc., St. Louis, MO, has presented its 2001 Supplier of the Year award to Elementis Pigments, Inc., Fairview Heights, IL. Elementis Pigments is a producer of synthetic iron oxide pigment and chromium chemicals and is a...

ISO certifications. (Industry News).
September 1, 2002... Atlas Weathering Services Group Receives ISO/IEC 17025 Atlas Weathering Services Group, Chicago, IL, a division of Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC has again received ISO/IEC 17025 General Requirement for the Competence of Testing and...

Air Products named lowest recordable incident rate among U.S. large-scale chemical manufacturers for fourth consecutive year. (Industry News).
September 1, 2002... Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA, has achieved the best safety record in the category of total recordables among large-scale chemical manufacturers in the U.S. for 2001, according to Responsible Care(R) performance measure data...

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award presented to CSI/Rockwood Specialties. (Industry News).
September 1, 2002... The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., has honored Chemical Specialties, Inc. (CSI), Charlotte, NC, a subsidiary of Rockwood Specialties Inc., Princeton, NJ, with its Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award....

SDC launches new trading company. (Industry News).
September 1, 2002... The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC), Bradford, West Yorkshire, U.K., has launched SDC Enterprises Limited, effective July 1, 2002. A wholly owned subsidiary of SDC, the newly formed trading company will be responsible for the...

NPCA features three Forum speakers at Annual Meeting October 27-29, 2002. (Meetings Update).
September 1, 2002... The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA), Washington, D.C., will host its Annual Meeting on October 27-29, 2002 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA. Tuesday, October 29th, NPCA will feature three Forum Session...

Interaction of rheology, geometry, and process in coating flow. (Technical Articles).
September 1, 2002... A final coating of uniform thickness implies good leveling and the avoidance of defects during film formation. Though generally desired, this objective is often unmet. The outcome of a coating process depends on the nonlinear interaction of the...

Optical reflectance of metallic coatings: effect of aluminum flake orientation.
September 1, 2002... A set of aluminum-flake pigmented coatings having different flake orientations was prepared using various spraying conditions. The flake surface topography and the orientations of individual flakes were determined from images obtained by laser...

Relating laboratory and outdoor exposure of coatings: II; effects of relative humidity on photodegradation and the apparent quantum yield of acrylic-melamine coatings.
September 1, 2002... The effect of relative humidity (RH) from [much greater than]1% to 90% on the photodegradation and quantum efficiency for a partially-met hylated melamine acrylic coating exposed to UV/50 [degrees]C condition has been investigated. The UV...

Isocyanate-free moisture cure coatings.
September 1, 2002... Novel isocyanate-free moisture cure polyurethane coatings with excellent properties have been formulated and evaluated. These coatings utilize polyols derived from the renewable resource soybean oil and its simple derivatives. The coating is...

International Light, Inc. (Product Overview--Lab Apparatus).
September 1, 2002... PORTABLE SPECTRORADIOMETERS A new series of portable spectroradiometers has been introduced by International Light, Inc., Newburyport, MA. The spectroradiometers are Windows[TM] compatible, are optimized for UV and visible applications,...

Bohlin Instruments. (Product Overview--Lab Apparatus).
September 1, 2002... RHEOMETER Bohlin Instruments, East Brunswick, NJ, has introduced Gemini[TM], a new rheometer system that incorporates a Rotonetic[TM] drive. Key technical features include a torque that reportedly extends to 200 mNm. For more information,...

Ocean Optics Inc. (Product Overview--Lab Apparatus).
September 1, 2002... MINIATURE FIBER OPTIC SPECTROMETER Ocean Optics, Dunedin, FL, has released its NIR512 Miniature Fiber Optic Spectrometer. It has a temperature-regulated 512-element InGaAs array detector reportedly effective in the 0.9-1.7 [micro]m...

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories. (Product Overview--Lab Apparatus).
September 1, 2002... CONE AND PLATE VISCOMETER Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Middleboro, MA, has developed the CAP 1000+ viscometer for fast, easy, repetitive testing of very small samples (

Cart Zeiss MicroImaging. (Product Overview--Lab Apparatus).
September 1, 2002... STEREOMICROSCOPES Four basic stereomicroscopes have been introduced by Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc., Thornwood, NY. The Stemi DR1040 has a 10x overview magnification and 40x for detailed observation. The Stemi DR1663 has 16x and 63x...

Errata.
September 1, 2002... JCT apologizes for the poor reproduction of the figures in the article, "Dynamic Simulations of a Self-Polishing Antifouling Paint Exposed to Seawater," by Soren Kiil, Kim Dam-Johansen, Clause E. Weinell, Michael S. Pedersen, and Santiago Arias...

BYK-Chemie USA. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... BYK-Chemie USA, Wallingford, CT, has named Louisville Society member Jerry Kelley as General Industrial Applications Specialist. In addition to his new responsibilities, Mr. Kelley will retain his sales responsibilities for paint additives in...

Color Pigments Manufacturers Association (CPMA), Inc. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... The Color Pigments Manufacturers Association (CPMA), Inc., Alexandria, VA, has elected the following new CPMA Board of Governors members: Louisville Society member Rucker Wickline, CDR; Joel Weissglass, Magruder; Andy Zamoyski, Clariant; Walter...

Spraylat Corp. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Spraylat Corp., Gainesville, TX, has named Robert M. Schmuck as Vice President and General Manager-Powder Coatings Business Unit. Mr. Schmuck had most recently served as Business Manager for Valspar's Powder Coatings Group. He succeeds Trevor...

EM Industries, Inc. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and Hawthorne, NY has appointed a member of the New York Society Douglas S. Brown as President and CEO of EM Industries, Inc., which represents Merck KGaA's chemicals business. He replaces the now retired Tom...

Global Sales and Marketing. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Gary Raley has been named President and COO of Johnson Polymer, Sturtevant, WI. He succeeds Kees Verhaar, who has stepped down to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Raley had been Johnson Wax Professional's North America President since June 2000,...

Industrial Sales Manager. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Ed McGhee has been promoted to Industrial Sales Manager of Nordson UV, Amherst, OH. He will be responsible for sales and marketing in North America for their industrial product line. Prior to his promotion, Mr. McGhee served as a Senior Product...

Industrial Environmental Coatings Corp. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Industrial Environmental Coatings Corp., Pompano Beach, FL, has hired the following new employees: Andrew Todd House, Technical Coating Specialist; Albert Knopf, Western Sales Manager; and Roy Zachary, Military Sales.

Pro Guard Coatings. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Pro Guard Coatings, Denver, PA, has appointed Philadelphia Society member David P. Chapman as Technical Director. He will be responsible for directing the technical activities for existing and new product development for high performance...

Lintech International. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Lintech International, Macon, GA, has made the following changes in personnel: Southern Society member Stephen Alberstadt, promoted to Industry Manager for rubber, plastics, and adhesives; Charles Chum, Sales Representative for rubber,...

Tnemec Co., Inc. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Tnemec Co., Inc., Kansas City, MO, has named Joe Davis as Director of Technical Services, In his new position, he will be responsible for managing the technical service representatives and will work closely with the company's research and...

Western Canada market. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Also, Jacques Eberle has been hired as an Independent Sales Representative for the Western Canada market. Mr. Eberle will be responsible for the company's industrial and architectural coating sales for water storage, wastewater, and...

Obituaries.
September 1, 2002... Jose Borneo, a 25-year-member of the Los Angeles Society, passed away on January 21. 2002. Mr. Borneo graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied organic chemistry. After graduating, he worked for Del Monte Foods,...

Supervisory Board of BASF. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... The Supervisory Board of BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, has named Jiirgen Hambrecht to succeed Jurgen E Strube as Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors. In addition, Eggert Voscherau has been appointed Deputy Chairman and Kurt...

Rohm and Haas Co. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia, PA, has selected James T. Brown as their Research and Development Manager for Graphic Arts. Mr. Brown has spent 32 years with the company in product development research. In addition, George C. Beetz has...

Society of Plastics Industry. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Steve Norman, Vice President of Operations for Consolidated Metco in Bryson City, NC, has been presented with The Society of Plastics Industry's (SPI) South Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented by the Southern Regional Office of...

Wacker Chemical Corp. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Wacker Chemical Corp., Adrian, MI, has promoted S. Brad Larson to President of Kelmar Industries, Inc. and Microblen, Duncan, SC, both Wacker Chemical subsidiaries. He had previously worked with Crompton Corp. from 1993 to 2000. He then joined...

Tri-iso, Inc. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Tri-iso, Inc., Claremont, CA, has appointed Steven Luboviski as a Technical Sales Representative. He will work on the sales force for the distribution of specialty chemical raw materials for the coatings, graphic arts, lubricant, and plastics...

Sun Chemical. (People in the News).
September 1, 2002... Sun Chemical, Fort Lee, NJ, has hired Laura Terrone Samuels as Director of Internal and Corporate Communications to succeed Marc Frankel. She will be responsible for domestic and international media relations for the company. In addition,...

Square container. (Production Equipment).
September 1, 2002... B.A.G. Corp. has produced its Spread Strap[TM] Super Sack(r) Container designed to maintain a square shape to increase stability. The container is meant to be used in forklift intensive locations, and includes lift loop construction. Its volume...

Tank Washer. (Production Equipment).
September 1, 2002... Hockmeyer Equipment Corp. has reintroduced the CMX-100 Tank Washer. Its low pressure, high volume cylinder hoist has been changed to a telescopic column. The new hydraulic power unit and lid design are intended for easier maintenance. For more...

Pressure control subsystem. (Production Equipment).
September 1, 2002... MKS Instruments, Inc. has announced a pressure control subsystem for use in advanced etch and CVD processes. The dual-zone pressure controller (DPC) is a compact device that provides the sensors, electronics, and mechanical hardware needed to...

Laboratory mixer. (Production Equipment).
September 1, 2002... The L4RT laboratory mixer has been introduced by Silverson Machines, Inc. It is designed to process volumes from 1 ml up to 12 liters. It comes equipped with a digital tachometer to give speed readouts, and can be used to perform mixing,...

Wastewater disposal. (Production Equipment).
September 1, 2002... RGF has developed the Thermo Ox Series 3 dry chamber flash wastewater evaporator. The unit is designed to evaporate the wastewater leaving a dry ash in a coated ceramic chamber. It can be used for waste disposal applications such as: compressor...

Diaphragm pump head. (Production Equipment).
September 1, 2002... A new compact diaphragm pump head has been introduced by American Lewa, Inc. The device reaches pressures up to 11,600 psi using a PTFE sandwich diaphragm. It is meant to handle granular suspensions, salt solutions, and viscous fluids up to...

Drum and pail Strainer. (Production Equipment).
September 1, 2002... CDF has developed its EZ-Strainer[TM] for 55-gal drums and five-gal pails designed to strain unwanted particles from products. The ring is made from polyethylene and the center screen is available in a nylon or multielement mesh (medium or...

Performance Additives. (Books/CDs/Publications).
September 1, 2002... Elementis Specialties has published "Performance Additives for Solvent-Based Coatings," a new brochure on the company's line of performance additives for solvent-based coatings. Included in the brochure are rheological additives such as...

Green solvents guide. (Books/CDs/Publications).
September 1, 2002... A formulary guide on the applications for green solvents has been published by Vertec BioSolvents. The guide contains product information, formularies, and material safety data sheets. It is published in a three-ring binder and includes details...

Filtration reference guide. (Books/CDs/Publications).
September 1, 2002... RPA Process Technolgies has produced a brochure entitled "Industrial Liquid Filtration, Separation, and Mixing Solutions." It is reported to be a quick reference guide to the company's line of filtration and mixing capabilities. The...

Heated vacuum valves. (Books/CDs/Publications).
September 1, 2002... MKS Instruments, Inc. has published a revised brochure on the HPS[R] line of Jalapeno heated vacuum valves. The poppet-style vacuum valves will reach a minimum internal temperature of 150 [degrees]C The 12-page, color brochure includes...

Latex polymer. (Raw Materials).
September 1, 2002... Eastman Chemical Co. has introduced the Hydreau AR 110 latex polymer designed to offer paint formulators a 150 g/l VOC option. It is meant to block resistance, increase thickener efficiency and enhance scrub resistance. For more information...

Carbide powders. (Raw Materials).
September 1, 2002... Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc. has announced their Advanced Powder Technology (APT) line of thermal spray carbide powders. The APT process is reported to produce alloyed powders that provide uniform melting and high deposition efficiencies....

Orange color pigments. (Raw Materials).
September 1, 2002... Engelhard has introduced two new Synergy[TM] weatherfast orange color pigments. Synergy Orange 6114 is a yellow shade of bright orange, while Synergy Orange 6115 is somewhat redder in color. The pigments are designed primarily for coatings, but...

Foam Control Additives. (Raw Materials).
September 1, 2002... Lubrizol Coating Additives has announced a new line of foam control additives for water, solvent, and 100% solids paints and coatings. Antibubble[TM] antifoams and defoamers comprise a line of silicone and silicone-free, oil-based and synthetic...

Maffing agent. (Raw Materials).
September 1, 2002... The Syloid[R] Rad 2105 matting agent for radiation cured coatings has been developed by Grace Davison. This series has been designed for the matting of radiation-cured coatings without volatile components. The product is reported to produce...

Acrylic grinding vehicles. (Raw Materials).
September 1, 2002... Dock Resins has introduced Doresco[R] AC25 Series acrylic grinding vehicles for use in formulating color concentrates for aerosol coatings. The Doresco AC25-161 is a low viscosity modified acrylic resin solution supplied at 50% non-volatiles in...

Metal deposition technique. (Paints/Coatings).
September 1, 2002... Inovati has developed a low-temperature metal deposition technique, Kinetic Metallization (KM). KM is designed to deposit fully dense, adherent coatings of different metals on standard metal surfaces. Coatings of pure copper, stainless steel,...

Graffiti Removal. (Paints/Coatings).
September 1, 2002... Dumond Chemicals, Inc. has manufactured a line of graffiti barrier coatings and removal products. Lift Away[R] Graffiti Remover delivers a directed mist that targets damaging graffiti and is designed to lift away potentially penetrating paints...

Repair epoxies. (Paints/Coatings).
September 1, 2002... Devcon, Danvers, MA, has introduced a brushable ceramic and sprayable ceramic as two precision repair epoxies engineered for resistance to abrasion and chemicals at service temperatures up to 350[degrees]F. They cure at room temperature to seal...

Calender of events.
September 1, 2002... For a comprehensive calendar of events, please go to www.coatingstech.org. Federation Meetings For in formation on FSCT meetings, contact Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, 492 Norristown Rd., Blue Bell, PA 19422,...

Humbug from Hillman.
September 1, 2002... From the depths of my files, I joyfully found several of Joe Koleske's contributions from Terry Marchal's delightful columns. Here goes: A Charlestown bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that it came up with a...

ICE 2002 Exhibitors Listed by Products.
September 1, 2002... (as of August 12, 2002) ICE 2002 Sponsors Listed in Bold Raw Materials Aceto Corp. Acima ACTI-Chem Specialties, Inc. AGA Chemicals, Inc. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Akzo Nobel Resins Albemarle...

Exhibitor spotlights.
September 1, 2002... These presentations, featuring the latest product advances, will take place at two locations on the exhibit floor. The schedule will be listed in the ICE 2002 Convention Guide and posted at the Convention Center. Those scheduled include: ...

General information.
September 1, 2002... Airport Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (504.464.3547) offers direct and nonstop service to more than 100 cities. Taxis and shuttle service are available from the airport to the downtown hotels. Taxi Service--a fixed...

Hotel accommodations.
September 1, 2002... Located directly across the street from one another, the co- headquarters hotels for ICE are the Sheraton New Orleans and the New Orleans Marriott. In addition, the Fairmont, Meridien, and Hilton Hotels have blocks of rooms for ICE attendees....

Advance registration.
September 1, 2002... Complete the registration form provided in this brochure to receive advance registration prices to attend ICE. Discounted advance registration prices are available through October 11. After October 11. the on-site prices will become effective....