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LANCO CORPORATION World’s Largest Inventory of Used Metal Finishing Equipment at Reasonable Prices! Call Toll Free! 1-888-248-8500 Fax Us! 616-887-8335 FT ONLINE: Meter Controls All electroplaters, anodizers and electrocoaters have baths that need to be maintained. One of the most frequent needs in the maintenance procedure is to replenish one or more materials that are depleted as items move through the process. This goal often is accomplished manually based on an operator’s “best guess.” However, a more efficient method is to use meters that regularly and accurately measure parameters such as ampere hours, time, conductivity, pH and other process conditions to determine the precise additions needed at the correct times.... MORE Ask Joe Powder Click here for a complete archive of past Ask Joe Powder columns. Do you have a powder coating question or feedback on a previous answer? E-mail Joe Powder! IN THIS ISSUE: Ford Turns Paint Fumes into Energy  Radiant Energy Inaugurates Pilot Coating Line  Valspar Acquires Teknos Nova Coil  Hardide Speeds Aerospace Development Plans  X-Rite to Acquire Pantone  Global Ionix Launches New Website  Karen Zaccaro Appointed Region Manager for ALMCO  James Hoffman Named Sales Manager for EnviroCare   Ferro Launches Metallization Materials for Solar Cells  Heatbath Introduces Dual-Purpose Etch Cleaner  UGL Debuts “Green” Masonry Waterproofer  Nordson Develops Modeling Tools for Coating Systems  NETZSCH Releases Consistent Dispersion System  Paraclipse Introduces Multi-Function Fly Trap  Electrocoat Assn. to Hold Annual Meeting on Sept. 17  Fire Retardant Coatings II Scheduled for October  FT ONLINE: Meter Controls  Ask Joe Powder FINISHING BUZZ Ford Turns Paint Fumes into Energy Ford Motor Co. will install its patented Fumes-to-Fuel system at its Oakville, Ontario, Assembly Plant, which will convert emissions from its paint shop into electricity. The system will launch with an internal combustion engine before shifting to a stationary large-scale fuel cell to boost effectiveness. The company will buy the DFC300MA fuel cell from manufacturer FuelCell Energy Inc. to transform fumes from the paint solvent into 300 kW of green energy. WANT MORE DETAILS? Radiant Energy Inaugurates Pilot Coating Line Radiant Energy Systems, Inc. has commissioned a new Pilot Coating Line, which allows customers to run trials on new processes and materials before scaling up to production equipment. The new pilot line is specifically designed to run water-based coatings and is capable of handling roll diameters of 24 in. and web widths up to 26 in. WANT MORE INFORMATION? Valspar Acquires Teknos Nova Coil The Valspar Corp. has acquired Teknos Nova Coil TNC Oy, a Helsinki, Finland-based manufacturer of high-performance coil coatings widely used in the construction industry, from Teknos Group Oy. WANT TO KNOW WHY? Hardide Speeds Aerospace Development Plans Hardide plc, a UK-based surface engineering technology provider, has decided to fast track its plans to penetrate the aerospace sector in order to take advantage of significant new market conditions and blue chip customer opportunities. The move has been prompted by the new EU REACH environmental legislation on chemicals, which has driven many manufacturers to source alternative coating technologies to replace hard chrome. WANT MORE INFORMATION? X-Rite to Acquire Pantone X-Rite, Inc., a provider of color solutions for measuring, formulating, matching, and simulating color, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Pantone, Inc. for $180 million. The deal is expected to close in the fall of 2007. WANT MORE DETAILS? Global Ionix Launches New Website Global Ionix Inc. has launched a new website featuring its metal recovery technology. Updated content, pictures and new sections are now available. WANT MORE INFORMATION? RETURN TO TOP FINISHING PEOPLE Karen Zaccaro Appointed Region Manager for ALMCO ALMCO, Inc., a manufacturer of automated deburring and finishing equipment and a producer of parts cleaning machines and systems, has appointed Karen Zaccaro as new region manager responsible for sales and management of distributor activities in all New England states. WANT MORE DETAILS? James Hoffman Named Sales Manager for EnviroCare James Hoffman has been named Northeast regional sales manager of EnviroCare Corp. in Wilmington, MA, a manufacturer of professional and consumer mold-resistant coatings products and systems. WANT MORE INFORMATION?