How can you accurately a mix and meter a three-component (3K) water-based CARC primer and Type I topcoat? An electronic meter-mix system designed specifically for 3K waterborne CARCs is helping one military vehicle manufacturer meet quality and environmental requirements.
Man-machine interfaces have been slow to develop in the paint shop. Paint lines are still dominated by old fashioned knobs and buttons. Even the paint robot is a device that people go to school to learn to operate. Now one small Cleveland firm is helping to improve that with a product that allows paint operators to do tricks with robots and their tools without knowing much robot programming at all.
More than 2,200 attendees gathered in Chicago’s McCormick Place to learn about advances in UV and EB raw materials, formulations, equipment and processing, both from the RadTech 2008 technical program and from the 116 suppliers on the exhibit floor. This article presents some of the highlights of the event.
An estimated 95 to 99% of all military ground vehicles are spray painted manually. Painting military vehicles using automated robotic systems can save millions of dollars, improve quality, protect workers and open up the most problematic bottleneck defense contractors face, thereby allowing them to get vehicles to the soldiers as quickly as possible.
While it has not been possible to phase out cadmium deposits completely in the aerospace, marine and nuclear industries, researchers have developed less toxic, noncyanide cadmium plating systems. New zinc-alloy systems and post-treatment processes also hold promise as a means to reduce cadmium plating without compromising on performance.
An eco-friendly chemical stripping solution has allowed Filtech, Inc., a manufacturer/finisher of automotive oil and air filters based in Findlay, OH, to improve rack stripping and powder coating rework.
If an architectural finish fails, everyone involved in the project risks liability if clear specifications aren’t provided and followed. This article details the ins and outs of specifying powder coating finishes for building applications.
Continued innovations in materials and formulations are improving the performance of CARC systems while reducing their environmental impact.
by GlennArent
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