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FT ONLINE:
Coil
Color
With
paint lines running well in excess of 300 fpm, it
is essential that a coil coater know the color of
the product as early in the process as possible.
With this information, adjustments can be made to
increase or decrease the film thickness of the
paint or the bake time required to get the desired
color. One way to achieve this goal is with an
online color measurement system…
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Letters to the
Editor:
An Explosive
Explanation
“In ‘Modern Metallics’ (April
2007), the authors note, ‘Bonded powder coatings
mitigate the concerns some people have regarding
the safe handling of aluminum containing metallic
powders. The bonding process coats much of the
aluminum with a significant amount of the base
powder, essentially rendering the aluminum inert.’
I understand the point being made here, but a
rookie to the field might falsely assume that base
powder has no explosion
potential…”
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For comments
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press release, e-mail Kristi Grahl, or
write to Finishing
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Boeing Qualifies High-Solids
Exterior Epoxy Primer
Boeing has qualified a
new-generation, high-solids, low-volatile organic
compound (VOC) exterior epoxy aerospace primer
from PPG Aerospace - PRC-DeSoto. The primer,
Desoprime HS CA7700, reportedly exhibits superior
adhesion, flexibility and rain-erosion resistance,
according to PPG coatings
officials.
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Hexion Wins Bid to Acquire
Huntsman
Hexion
Specialty Chemicals, headquartered in Columbus,
OH, has won the bidding for chemical-maker
Huntsman Corp., Salt Lake City, UT, beating Basell
AF. The all-cash
transaction is valued at approximately $10.6
billion, including the assumption of
debt.
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ITW Acquires M&C
Specialties
ITW
Performance Polymers, an Illinois Tool Works
company, has acquired M&C Specialties Co., a
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