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Modern CARCs
In the face of battle, today’s soldiers can never be too sure of what they might encounter. Warfare continues to become ever more sophisticated and dangerous. The chemical and biological weapons, or “agents of war,” that have been in use for hundreds of years have been refined over time into highly lethal and debilitating compounds. The coatings used on military hardware must resist these toxins. Moreover, they must also withstand the decontamination that typically involves a complete washdown with concentrated bleach and solvents. The chemical agent resistant coatings (CARC) system currently applied to virtually every tactical and combat vehicle in
the U.S. Armed Forces is a vital component of the overall strategy of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to protect soldiers from chemical and biological agent attacks….
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“I run a powder coat line for a custom sheet metal house. Lately we have been having application issues due to extreme variations in humidity levels. Currently the RH has been around the 40% range, and I have my guns set at 60 KV. I know that the tuning of the KV setting is a “feel” and the desired outcome is in the results of the correct setting, but do you know of any guidelines for various RH conditions versus KV settings?”
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New Process Produces Cost-Effective Polyurethane “Skins”
 Brightly colored, light-stable decorative skins made of polyurethane can now be produced directly in a reaction injection molding (RIM) process developed by Bayer MaterialScience AG and Faurecia. Working together, the two companies optimized the manufacturing process and an aliphatic polyurethane system to enable production of a high-quality
decorative skin in a pre-production mold.
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PPG Acquires CRC, Enters Partnership with Agion
PPG Industries has acquired certain assets of Coatings Resource Corporation (CRC), Huntington Beach, CA. Terms were not disclosed. In a separate move, PPG has entered a worldwide, multi-year exclusive partnership agreement with Agion Technologies to develop, manufacture, and jointly market PPG’s coatings for use on laptop computers.
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Akzo Nobel Moves U.S. Headquarters to Hudson, OH
Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., has selected Hudson, Ohio, the previous site of The Flood Co., as headquarters for Decorative Coatings U.S.A. Nils van der Plas has been appointed as general manager and will be responsible for the management of Flood® Wood Care products, Sikkens Wood Finishes, and Synteko® Floor Finishes.
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New Joint Venture Offers Marine Hull Bottom Protective Coating
Atlantic Powder Coating, Stevensville, MD, has formed a joint venture with Xiom Systems, West Babylon, NY, to provide mobile polymer powder coating services to the marine industry throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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Enthone Licenses Catalytic Inks from TECSEN SA
Enthone Inc., a business unit of Cookson Electronics, has signed a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement with TECSEN SA, Brussels, Belgium, for catalytic inks. Under the terms of the agreement, Enthone will gain exclusive worldwide rights to manufacture, market and sell catalytic ink technologies used in a range of applications.
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SME Seeks Nominations for “Industry-Changing Technologies”
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has developed a new initiative to identify technologies that are making an impact across the industry. Technologies that Could Change the Way You Manufacture is a member-driven program to discover and showcase new and emerging technologies that are making a difference in manufacturing.
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Thomas Joins Michelman as VP of Supply Chain
 Michelman has appointed Laurie Thomas to the position of vice president of supply chain. Effective October 1, 2007, Thomas’ responsibilities include sourcing and purchasing raw materials, managing inventory, manufacturing and operations, as well as overseeing global customer support functions.
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Tranebo Promoted to General Manager at Wheelabrator
 Bjorn Tranebo was recently promoted to general manager of the Wheelabrator Group Burlington Technology Center. Prior to this appointment, Tranebo was the operations manager at the Burlington facility. As the Burlington Technology Center general manager, Tranebo will be responsible for product innovation, application and project engineering and overall project management of the Wheelabrator Burlington facility.
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PPG Introduces New Coil Coatings
PPG Industries’ coil and extrusion coatings business has introduced Durastar and Truform HP coatings, a line of roll-applied coil coatings, as a lower-cost alternative to its high-end Duranar and Coraflon coatings.
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SCS Debuts Energy-Efficient IR Curing System
The SCS Precision IRT from Specialty Coating Systems, Inc. (SCS) is a new curing system designed to cure a wide variety of coatings quickly and safely using both convection and long-wave infrared (IR) heat sources. The combination of both heat sources reportedly provides an energy-efficient process that is less expensive and faster to run than many other types of curing systems.
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DYMAX Launches Hand-Held LED Spot Lamp
The HH-LED+, a new hand-held LED curing system from DYMAX, uses LEDs (light emitting diodes) to generate both UV and visible light (375-415 nm) to provide cool, consistent, low-cost UV spot curing. According to the company, operating the technology costs 75 to 85% less than operating higher-intensity UV spot lamps and there are no expensive bulbs to replace.
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Nordson Develops Second-Generation Powder Spray Gun
The new Prodigy® Generation II spray gun from Nordson is designed to improve dense-phase powder coating performance and color-change speed, along with speed of application and ease-of-use.
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KMS Releases New E-Coat Filtration Brochure
 Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. (KMS) is offering a new brochure detailing the company’s products and capabilities for electrocoat paint process applications and wastewater treatment. The brochure highlights the company’s filtration and separation products and services designed to help e-coat users lower their operating costs by increasing paint and water
recovery, and minimizing wastewater.
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Deacom to Present Software Solutions at Western Coatings Symposium
Deacom President Jay Deakins, founder of the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Software System, will help coatings manufacturers learn how to streamline their complex business processes for maximum efficiency at the 28th Biennial Western Coatings Societies Symposium and Show at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Deakins' session will be held on Monday, October 22, 2007, from 3:00-3:30 p.m.
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