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Prepainted Metal
In the old days of traditional manufacturing, steel and other metals arrived at factories in a raw, untreated, unpainted state. Companies would fabricate and paint or treat the metal components of their product at the plant. This was a costly, time-consuming and environmentally harmful practice. The coil coating process was pioneered in the 1930s for painting, coating and pretreating large coils of metals before they ever arrived at a manufacturing facility. The Venetian blind industry was the first to discover the benefits of prepainted metal. Today, more than 800 million tons of coil coated steel and aluminum are produced and shipped in North America alone each
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Ask Joe Powder
“We are a manufacturer of paint racks for plastic parts. One of our automotive customers paints left- and right-hand parts at the same time on the same rack. They occasionally need to paint only one hand, leaving the other hand empty. This causes heavy paint buildup on the hand not being painted. Is there a way to mask the holder so that paint buildup is not a problem?”
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Rolls-Royce Acquires Innovative Coating for Jet Engines
Rolls-Royce Corp. has acquired exclusive rights to use a coating invented by Iowa State University researchers that helps turbines stand up to the heat in jet engines. The innovative bond coating will be applied to engine turbine blades made of nickel-based superalloys.
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Fusion UV Holds Successful Seminars in Eastern Europe
On May 22nd and 24th, Fusion UV Systems GmbH hosted two one-day ultraviolet (UV) curing seminars in Brno, Czech Republic and Budapest, Hungary. More than 100 attendees from Hungary, and the Czech and Slovak Republics participated in these first-time seminars.
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SSPC Launches Protective Coatings Inspector Program
Following a successful pilot and expert review session held in May, The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) will hold its inaugural Protective Coatings Inspector (PCI) course and certification exam
August 20-25, 2007 in Pittsburgh, PA. The new course, which focuses on the inspection of coatings applied to steel surfaces, is designed to streamline the certification process by focusing on the procedures and knowledge that are crucial to successful coatings inspection.
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OSHA Forms Alliance with NASF
Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Edwin G. Foulke Jr. and William D. Wiggins, chairman, government advisory committee, National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF), have signed an alliance to provide NASF’s members and others, such as small businesses and non-English speaking employees, with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees’ health and safety in the metal surface finishing industry.
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Lord Corp. Appoints New Distributors
LORD Corp. has appointed Chembar Inc., Gahanna, OH, and Integral Products, Harbor City, CA, as
distributors for its aerospace and industrial coatings line.
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The June issue of Finishing Today magazine is now online!
 Click here to discover:
*How using metal prepainted with coil coatings can streamline your manufacturing process, save money and provide you with a more environmentally friendly plant.
*How a comprehensive testing plan with the right evaluation methods can help you avoid coating failures and improve your bottom line.
*How recent technological advances in coating thickness measurement can help you improve accuracy and simplify data documentation.
...AND MORE!
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Wolfe Hired as Senior Research Chemist for Prime Coatings
Gordy Wolfe has accepted a position at Prime Coatings, a Division of Prime Leather Finishes, as senior research chemist. Most recently, Wolfe worked at Johnson Polymer (which was purchased by BASF in 2006) for more than 22 years.
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Pontoski Appointed Executive Director of FSCT
The Board of Directors of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) has appointed Joseph S. Pontoski to the position of executive director of the organization.
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Textured Coatings Develops Energy-Saving Wall Coatings
New TEX-COTE® SUPER-COTE™ COOL WALL™ coatings from Textured Coatings of America Inc. have been shown to reduce air-conditioning demand by nearly 22%, according to tests by the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The tests found that the exterior coating's heat reflective finish reduced exterior wall temperatures by as much as 40°F when compared to traditional paints and coatings.
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Weisman Launches Gas Catalytic IR Curing System
The Gas Catalytic Infrared Curing System from David Weisman, L.L.C., is designed for curing liquid and powder coatings on small, medium and large three-dimensional products. The system features quality gas catalytic heaters and controls, an air recirculation system, and an energy efficient oven interior.
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RheoSense Introduces Flow-Through Viscometer
RheoSense, Inc. has introduced the VROC™,a flow-thru viscometer and rheometer on a chip. Its multiple sensors and micro fluidic interfaces measure "true" viscosity, pressure, flow rate and temperature.
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TandD Develops Wireless Data Loggers
The RTR-5 family of wireless data loggers from TandD Corp. can be used to monitor temperature, humidity and voltage, as well as pulse on/off cycles. The devices are portable and waterproof and have a battery life of up to two years.
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NCCA Releases Coil Coating CD
The National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) has released a new CD-ROM that provides in-depth information on the process and benefits of converting from post-paint to pre-paint. The CD-ROM offers comprehensive resources including interactive tutorials, case studies, and cost analysis tools, all designed to help uncover the many indicators that manufacturers should consider when using pre-painted metal or aluminum.
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Upcoming Events
Coatings Science International (COSI 2007), June 25-29, Noordwijk
, Netherlands
ASIACOAT 2007, July 4-7, Beijing, China
Latin American Coatings Show, July 10-11, Mexico
SUR/FIN 2007, August 10-14, Cleveland, OH
FIN-X 2007, September 19-20, Indianapolis, IN
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