FT ONLINE: Instant Curing Speed is critical in any industry. In finishing operations, line speed dictates process efficiency, and the amount of time required for curing largely dictates line speed. The faster the curing process, the greater the throughput and the higher the profits. A new technology based on near-infrared (NIR) thermal processing is improving the field of surface treatment by substantially reducing curing time. The technology involves high energy sources that radiate near the infrared spectrum (more than 90% of the energy emitted is below 2 µm). The achieved density is double that of high-performance induction systems and at least four to six times greater than the maximum densities reached with conventional short-wave infrared systems. Through these and other benefits, the system enables extremely high process efficiencies and system reliability… MORE Ask Joe Powder “I have heard that TGIC powder coatings cannot be used in Europe. Is this true? If so, why?” Click here to read Joe's answer. Do you have a powder coating question or feedback on a previous answer? E-mail Joe Powder! IN THIS ISSUE: Titanium Coating Improves Biomedical Implants  New Powder Coating Protects Marine Vessel Hulls  Silver Once Again Tops Automotive Color Charts  Syrgis Performance Products Launches New Company  Sean Taufer Joins Fristam Pumps as Sales Manager  Karen Zaccaro Named Region Manager for ALMCO  SEI Chemical Offers Next-Generation Release Coatings  Greenstone Introduces Corrosion Protection Coating  Gardner Launches Portable Desktop Color Viewer  NASF Seeks Papers for SUR/FIN 08  FT ONLINE: Instant Curing  Ask Joe Powder  FINISHING BUZZ Titanium Coating Improves Biomedical Implants icotec ag in Altstätten has received the 2007Materialica Design Award in the “surfaces” category in Munich, Germany, for the functional coating of composite implants made of carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK. This marks the third time in a row the Swiss company has received this international innovation and design award for one of its products. WANT MORE INFORMATION? New Powder Coating Protects Marine Vessel Hulls Xiom Corp., Long Island, NY, has developed a new high-performance, environmentally safe, self-cleaning, marine vessel hull protective coating. The new “stay-clean,” patent-pending powder coating (used on the right two panels in the photo) for both steel and fiberglass boat bottoms is designed to reduce maintenance costs and fuel consumption caused by marine growth. The easy-to-apply polymer/ceramic-based coating contains no tributyl tin (TBT) or volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and it does not ablate or wear away. WANT MORE DETAILS? Silver Once Again Tops Automotive Color Charts Silver has remained at the top of the charts as the most popular color for 2007 cars, but other colors are gaining on the perennial leader. According to the annual automotive color popularity data released by PPG Industries, silver is losing some steam as black closes in on the long-time favorite. In addition, brighter hues such as blue, red and niche market colors seem primed for resurgence. WANT MORE INFORMATION? Syrgis Performance Products Launches New Company Following its recent purchase of a major producer of methyl ethyl ketone peroxides in North America, Syrgis Performance Products has renamed the Norac organic peroxides business units in the United States to Syrgis Performance Initiators Inc., and in Europe to Syrgis Performance Initiators AB. WANT MORE DETAILS? RETURN TO TOP Do you have: ...a position you need to fill with someone skilled in coatings/finishing? ...USED equipment you would like to sell? ...a business to sell, or other business opportunity? ...consulting, testing or coatings products/services to promote? FINISHING TODAY's CLASSIFIEDS CAN HELP! Finishing Today magazine reaches 25,213* manufacturers of coatings and/or finishing materials each month. Your ad will also run online at www.finishingtodaymag.com/classifieds, and a "teaser" ad in Finishing eFlash will allow even more prospects to link to your online classified. E-mail your ad text to kroppa@bnpmedia.com and you will be provided with a NO OBLIGATION ad proof and quote. Questions? Call Andrea Kropp at 810.688.4847. *Finishing Today June 2007 BPA FINISHING PEOPLE Sean Taufer Joins Fristam Pumps as Sales Manager Sean Taufer has joined Fristam Pumps USA as the southwest regional sales manager. In his new position, Sean will be responsible for Fristam’s distribution network in the southwestern United States. Taufer has nearly 20 years of pump and process industry experience. WANT MORE INFORMATION? Karen Zaccaro Named Region Manager for ALMCO ALMCO, Inc., a manufacturer of automated deburring and finishing equipment and parts cleaning machines and systems, has appointed Karen Zaccaro the new region manager responsible for sales and management of distributor activities in all New England states. Zaccaro, based in Manchester, Connecticut, formerly owned a distributorship of finishing equipment and supplies – Surface Finishing Solutions LLC – for five years.  WANT MORE DETAILS? RETURN TO TOP FINISHING INNOVATIONS SEI Chemical Offers Next-Generation Release Coatings Specialty coatings formulator and manufacturer SEI Chemical has been contractually appointed by Clariant Corp. as the first authorized agent worldwide for Clariant’s polysilazane resins and products through its KiON ® division. The technology offers optically clear, anti-stick, heat and UV stable properties in single component formulas. WANT MORE INFORMATION? Greenstone Introduces Corrosion Protection Coating to US Market Greenstone Holdings, Inc. is the exclusive US agent for Permeate™ HS-100, a corrosion protection sealer developed and manufactured by D&D Corporation in Japan. This product, an inorganic silicate sealer, is a special chemical designed to enhance corrosion-resistant coatings on metal surfaces. WANT MORE DETAILS? Gardner Launches Portable Desktop Color Viewer The new PDV-2e/MM multi-source portable desktop viewer from Paul N. Gardner Co. can be used for client color presentations, lab applications and other situations where color is critically viewed. The system complies with ASTM D1729 standards and provides a visual color assessment, comparison of color variations, and the detection of metamerism . WANT MORE INFORMATION? RETURN TO TOP FINISHING AGENDA NASF Seeks Papers for SUR/FIN 08 The National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF) is seeking papers for SUR/FIN 2008, June 16-18 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. Abstract submissions can address one or more of 50 topics. WANT MORE DETAILS? CLICK HERE FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS. RETURN TO TOP Get the Latest Finishing Industry Information Exactly the Way You Want It! Bring the articles from Finishing Today magazine to your desktop, internet browser, or even a mobile device using your favorite RSS reader. Click here for more details! BNP Media 2401 W. Big Beaver Road, Ste. 700 Troy, Michigan, 48084-3333, U.S.A.