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E-coat, is one of the most cost-effective
finishing technologies available due to its high
transfer efficiency, ability to densely load parts
on the production line, and automated process.
While electrocoat systems often are significantly
more capital intensive than other coating systems,
they offer the opportunity to quickly achieve a
return on investment based on the
cost-effectiveness of the e-coat operation.
However, the selection of colors traditionally has
been limited, and clear e-coats with the required
performance in areas such as chemical resistance,
hardness, abrasion, gloss and clarity have been
difficult to find. As a result, electrodeposition
coatings have largely been relegated to being used
as black primers in a small number of
applications. Recently, new electrodeposition
clear coatings have been developed to meet the
needs of a variety of markets….
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New
Water/Oil-Repellent Coating Allows Automated
Inspections
 Asahi
Glass Co., Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan,
has developed a fluorescent fluorinated
water/oil-repellent coating material. According to
the company, since this material generates
fluorescence when illuminated by a light,
inspection of a coated product can be automated to
contribute to a drastic improvement in efficiency
and accuracy of the inspection. When illuminated
with light in the 360 to 430 nanometer (nm)
wavelength, the new coating material emits a
turquoise colored light. This characteristic makes
it easy to find any defect in the
application.
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Degussa Becomes
Evonik
RAG
Beteiligungs-AG, headquartered in Essen, Germany,
has consolidated all of its businesses, including
Degussa, under the new name Evonik Industries AG.
Degussa is now the Chemicals business area of
Evonik.
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Process Technology Achieves ISO
9001:2000 Certification
Process Technology’s design,
production and distribution operations have been
certified to the ISO 9001:2000 (with design),
International Quality System Standard.
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Cytec to Increase Prices on
Coating Resins and Additives
Cytec Industries Inc. is
increasing prices in North and South America for
its waterborne, solventborne, conventional and
high-solids urea resins, and specialty additives.
The increases will take effect on all shipments on
or after October 1, 2007, or as contracts
allow.
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Industry Mourns Passing of Gary
Frazier
 Gary
Frazier, a former vice president of Hentzen
Coatings, passed away on August 31, 2007. Frazier
started his career with Hentzen Coatings September
1966 as a lab technician and was promoted to vice
president in 1999. He retired four years ago due
to failing health. During his 38 years at Hentzen,
he handled such major accounts as Cutler Hammer,
Massey Ferguson, JI Case, Utility Products (now
Emerson), General Dynamics and others. He was one
of the original founders of the Chemical Coaters
Association (CCA) and served as president of both
the Wisconsin CCA Chapter and the National CCA. At
Hentzen’s 80th Anniversary, he was presented a
Lifetime Achievement award from the
CCA. Gary was highly
dedicated to his family, his work, and his
company. He was known throughout the coatings
industry for his dedication, broad coatings
knowledge and integrity.
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PPG
Aerospace, Altairnano Developing Chromate-Free
Aircraft Primer
PPG Industries’ aerospace business and
Altair Nanotechnologies have agreed to jointly
develop and commercialize environmentally friendly
nanoparticle technology to replace chromate with
an aircraft primer that affords excellent
corrosion resistance in high-solids and waterborne
formulas. The companies will develop a nanometal
oxide dispersion technology under a three-year
research agreement, with an added five-year
contract for commercialization and supply that
begins in 2008.
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Heubach Debuts Cool Color
Solutions
 The
new Heucodur®
IR pigments from Heubach reflect IR
radiation and can therefore significantly reduce
the heat buildup of buildings and other structures
compared to conventional pigments. Coatings
incorporating the new pigments can reduce energy
requirements for air-conditioning.
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Ecology Coatings Patents Four New
UV-Curable Finishes
The U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office has issued the fourth in a series of new
patents assigned to Ecology Coatings Inc. for its
portfolio of environmentally friendly UV-curable
coating products. The new patents; numbers
7,151,123, 7,153,892, 7,192,992, and 7,238,731,
primarily are geared toward the automotive
industry.
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Global UV & EB Event to be
Held Under New Name
RadTech, the Association for
ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) curing
technology, has changed the name of its biannual
trade show and conference. Previously known as
“e|x,” the event now will be called the RadTech
UV&EB Technology Expo & Conference.
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