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Automotive coatings fall within an extremely wide range of specifications set by automobile manufacturers. To meet the high surface finishing standards demanded by the automotive industry, coatings carefully matched for compatibility are applied in several layers. Although every automotive manufacturer has different materials specifications, the finishing lines in which cathodic electrocoats, color layers and clearcoats are applied to vehicle bodies have become longer and increasingly complex. From the starting point, where bodies-in-white enter the painting process, to the end where the painted bodies enter the final assembly stage, the painting line can be more than a mile long. A new system technology developed through these efforts can streamline automotive production line coating…MORE

IN THIS ISSUE:
Anti-Corrosion Coating Technology Wins PACE Award
Greenkote Acquires Industrial Powder Coatings
Parker Ionics Moves Headquarters to Michigan
Wagner Systems Adds Distributors
Raymor Aerospace Receives AS 9100 Certification
Dow Corning to Present at Coatings for Plastics
Nordson-Sponsored Teams Compete in Robotics Championship
Palo Named Sales Manager for International Paint
Rohm and Haas Introduces New Powder Coatings
Sherwin-Williams Launches Fluorescing Coatings
Adwest Offers Dual-Chamber RTOs
DeVilbiss to Demonstrate Compact Spray Guns
MIXPAC Debuts Two-Component Refill Station
ASTM Releases Sustainability in Buildings CD-ROM
SUR/FIN to Host Industry Night in Cleveland
IPCA to Present Conference in Nepal
FSCT Symposium to Focus on Wood Coatings
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Behr Anti-Corrosion Coating Technology Wins PACE Award
Automotive supplier Behr GmbH & Co. has won the coveted 2007 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence) Award for its innovative, environmentally-friendly BehrOxal® anti-corrosion coating technology for vehicle evaporator surfaces. BehrOxal-treated surfaces reportedly provide better corrosion protection than Chrome VI while improving water drainage from evaporators, allowing for the production of smaller units.
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Greenkote Acquires Industrial Powder Coatings
Advanced coatings company Greenkote Plc, based in Israel, has completed the acquisition of the assets and certain liabilities of Industrial Powder Coatings, Inc. (IPC). IPC’s services include powder coating, e-coating, zinc and nickel chrome plating, as well as nylon and plastisol deposition (dip coating). The company operates five plants in the Southern and Midwestern U.S. and Mexico.
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Parker Ionics Moves Headquarters to Michigan
Parker Ionics, a supplier of powder application equipment to the powder coating industry, has moved its corporate headquarters from Urbana, OH to Westland, MI, a suburb of Detroit. This move completes the transfer of the business operations of Parker Ionics from Trutec Industries to Parkwood Engineering Development Corporation (PEDCO). 
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Wagner Systems Adds Distributors
Wagner Systems, Inc. has added three new distributors to its network, bringing the total to 40 distributors in the US, Canada and Mexico. The new distributors include Finishing Consultants, whose territory includes Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and part of Montana; Acorn Equipment, Ltd., which will cover Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland; and Finishline Technologies, Inc., which will cover Indiana.
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Raymor Aerospace Receives AS 9100 Certification
Raymor Aerospace, the wholly owned subsidiary of Raymor Industries Inc., has received AS 9100 certification for its thermal spray coating operations. The AS 9100 certification of the company's quality system is a prerequisite in becoming an approved supplier to the major aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). With this AS 9100 certification, coupled with the company's recent major expansion of its thermal spray coating production capacity, Raymor Aerospace intends to become an important supplier of thermal spray coating services to the aircraft landing gear industry in the aerospace sector.
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Dow Corning to Present at Coatings for Plastics
Dow Corning Corp. will participate in the 10th Annual International Coatings for Plastics Symposium, hosted by Finishing Today’s sister publication, Paint & Coatings Industry, June 13-15, 2007 in Chicago, IL. Steven R. Block of Dow Corning’s Fluorine Business Program will present “New Chemistry Improves Surface Performance” at 8:30 a.m., June 15.
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Nordson-Sponsored Teams Compete in FIRST Robotics Championship
Two high school teams sponsored by Nordson Corp. participated in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics championship held recently in Atlanta, GA. The Nordson-sponsored Northview High School team from Duluth, GA, and Middletown Public School team from Middletown, RI, each qualified in regional rounds and competed in the FIRST Championship. The Middletown team made it to the quarter finals before being eliminated.
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Sherwin-Williams Launches Fluorescing Coatings
Duraplate® UHS ultra high solids epoxy with fluorescing optically active pigments (OAP), offered by Sherwin-Williams Industrial & Marine Coatings, allows tank lining applicators to check the coating instantly for pinholes, holidays and other discontinuities and verify uniform coverage and proper film thickness.
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Adwest Offers Dual-Chamber RTOs
RETOX^®  Dual Chamber RTOs from Adwest Technologies, Inc. are designed to provide cost-effective 99% solvent volatile organic compound (VOC) abatement with a ceramic heat exchanger rated at 95% primary heat recovery for finishing, paint booth, spray coating and furniture and cabinet surface coating processes. The systems feature flameless, NO_x-free and fuel-free operation at 3% and greater inlet solvent VOC loadings.
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DeVilbiss to Demonstrate Compact Spray Guns
DeVilbiss will demonstrate its new Compact Performance Series spray guns at the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Supplier (AWFS) Fair at the Las Vegas Convention Center July 18-21, 2007. The spray guns are built for energy savings, ergonomic comfort and superior transfer efficiencies. Each spray gun is available in three versions, and each version is offered in siphon, pressure and gravity feed platforms.|
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MIXPAC Debuts Two-Component Refill Station
The DXR refill station from MIXPAC Equipment Inc. can be used for quick and easy refilling of the company’s DX Series two-component dispensing system. The system offers the ability to dispense 1:1, 1.5:1, 2:1, 4:1, and 10:1 ratios for two-component reactive resins. According to the company, multiple hand-held dispensers can quickly be refilled with one DXR.
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ASTM Releases Sustainability in Buildings CD-ROM
The 3rd Edition of ASTM International Standards for Sustainability in Buildings is now available on CD-ROM. This new compilation includes all of the ASTM standards that are referenced by the U.S. Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers as of January 2007.
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SUR/FIN to Host Industry Night at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
SUR/FIN will host the Industry Night Event in Cleveland at the famous Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Tuesday, August 14, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person before August 1 and $85 per person after August 1.
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FSCT Symposium to Focus on Wood Coatings
A new Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) Advancements in Coatings Series symposium will give insight into a variety of wood substrates and their influence on the selection and performance of coatings, the capabilities of various coating types, specifying methods, application details and testing procedures.
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