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Florida is home to NASA’s Launch Operations Center. Since its establishment in July 1962, the spaceport has served as the departure gate for every American manned mission and hundreds of advanced scientific spacecraft under the Launch Services Program. The center was renamed the John F. Kennedy Space Center in late 1963 to honor the president who put America on the path to the moon. As the nation’s premier spaceport, Kennedy Space Center (KSC) will play a critical role in NASA's next chapter in exploration, particularly in the conversion of the launch facilities to accommodate new launch vehicles. To prepare for this endeavor, the launch site and facilities for the next generation of crew and cargo vehicles must be redesigned, assembled and tested. One critical factor that is being carefully considered during the renovation is protecting the new facilities and structures from corrosion and deterioration. Advances in corrosion protection being developed here will have a wide-reaching impact on the finishing industry of the future...

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Rain-Repellent Coating Aids Aerodynamics and Visibility 
International Paint Selected to Protect Power Plant Tanks  
ANCR Secures Partnership with Great Wall 
Celanese Opens New Emulsions Facility in China 
Nordson Makes Changes in Executive Management Staff 
Johnson Joins Blastrac as Sales Manager 
Shepherd Color Introduces “Stir-in” Inorganic Pigment 
Rohm and Haas Launches Flexible Acrylic Copolymer in China 
Gardner  Develops Dart Drop Impact Testers 
Linetec Publishes Color Selection Guide 
New Finishing Conference Focuses on Aerospace and Defense
ASTM Schedules Committee D01 Paint and Coatings Meetings 
CHEM Show to Highlight Safe and Secure Processes 

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Rain-Repellent Coating Aids Aerodynamics and Visibility
The first flight of the Embraer Phenom 100 very light jet marked another Embraer first: The very light executive jet was the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer’s first airplane to use Surface Seal rain-repellent coating by PPG Industries’ aerospace business as the primary windshield rain removal system. The hydrophobic coating sheds rain to enhance visibility for the pilot during precipitation conditions and saves weight while enhancing aerodynamics.
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International Paint Selected to Protect Power Plant Tanks
International Paint has been selected to deliver high-performance coatings systems in tandem with lining systems from its recently acquired Ceilcote line to help the Indiana-based Alcoa-Warrick Station Power Plant comply with new safety regulations.
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ANCR Secures Partnership with Great Wall
Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes (ANCR) has secured a partnership with Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd, a major Chinese car manufacturer. Under the agreement, ANCR will supply Great Wall with car refinishes products on a worldwide basis.
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Celanese Opens New Emulsions Facility in China
Celanese formally dedicated its 10th global polymer emulsions facility in Nanjing, China, on September 19, 2007, as part of the inaugural celebration of its integrated chemical complex.
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Johnson Joins Blastrac as Sales Manager
Phil Johnson recently joined Blastrac, a leader in surface preparation technologies and solutions, as an area sales manager for Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. In this capacity, Johnson will sell a full range of Blastrac products, including tools for applications such as shot blasting, grinding, polishing, scarifying and scraping for concrete and steel surfaces.
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Rohm and Haas Launches Flexible Acrylic Copolymer in China
Rohm and Haas has launched TianBa™2000, a new generation flexible acrylic copolymer with broad applicability for use in cement-based and non-cement-based waterproof coatings, flexible plastering mortar for thermal insulation systems, external flexible putties, ceramic tile adhesives, and mortar repair. The product was developed to meet Chinese customers’ needs.
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Gardner Develops Dart Drop Impact Testers
Series DX-8000 falling dart impact testers from Paul N. Gardner Co. are stand-alone, non-instrumented testers designed for measuring the impact resistance of film, sheet and laminated materials. The instruments can closely control nominal and peak strength characteristics to speed production and additives settings and adjustments, research and development of new film and sheet products, inspection of incoming film and sheet products, and in-process checks to ensure on-spec product for converting operations.
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