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Plastic Solutions
Fluorine-based coatings are used extensively for surface protection due to their water and oil repellency, weatherability, chemical resistance, stain repellency and durability. Silicone-based chemistries, which offer fast, low-temperature curing, have been investigated for numerous applications, especially on plastic substrates, for their potential to increase productivity and energy savings. Recently, a silicone-cure fluoropolymer coating has been developed that combines the beneficial attributes of both technologies. With its excellent physical properties and low-temperature-cure capabilities, the new coating offers new opportunities in a variety of
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New Alliance Creates “Metal-over-Plastic” Technology
 DuPont has formed an alliance with Canada-based Morph Technologies Inc., Integran Technologies Inc., and U.S.-based PowerMetal Technologies to develop and commercialize a nanocrystalline metal/polymer hybrid technology that will be used to manufacture extremely lightweight components with the strength and stiffness of metal and the design flexibility and lightweight
benefits of high-performance thermoplastics.
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Nukote Expands Capabilities with New Pilot Coating Line
Nukote International has acquired a new state-of-the-art pilot coater that will enable the company to diversify its coating business.
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Horizon Establishes New Company to Market Metal Coatings
Horizon Business Group has established Sureshield Coatings Co., a spin-off that will market the Sureshield® brand of more than 150 antimicrobial, anti-fingerprint, and easy-to-clean coatings for metal.
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IGP Invests in Atlas Material Testing Technology
Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC has finalized an agreement to sell a majority stake in the company to Industrial Growth Partners (IGP), a specialized investment firm focused on middle-market industrial manufacturing and manufacturing services businesses.
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RadTech Opens Nominations for Technology Awards, Scholarship Program
RadTech, The Association for UV and EB Technology, has opened nominations for the biennial UV/EB End User Emerging Technology Awards, which will be presented at the RadTech UV/EB Technology Expo & Conference, May 4-7, 2008, at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. The organization also has developed a "RadTech Experience" Scholarship and cash award.
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Paul Skelton Joins Carolina Process Control
 Paul Skelton has joined Carolina Process Control, LLC (CPC) as the new vice president of sales and operations. CPC, based in Forest City, NC is a supplier of metal finishing supplies and equipment for the plating and powder coating industry. Skelton, who has relocated to North Carolina from Tulsa, OK, has 20 years of experience in the metal finishing industry.
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Ron Plooy Joins Allied PhotoChemical
Allied PhotoChemical has hired Ron Plooy as UV chemist as part of its internal expansion into the rapidly growing UV coating marketplace.
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Motoman Hires Trevor Jones
 Motoman Inc. has hired Trevor Jones as senior general manager of Yaskawa Motoman Canada (Missisauga, Ontario). Jones brings more than 23 years of robotics industry experience to his new role . He was a founding member of CRS Robotics, which was later acquired by Thermo CRS Ltd, a Thermo Fisher Scientific subsidiary in the life science industry.
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BASF Hires Gantner, Hummel; Promotes Herion
Joseph M. Gantner has joined the BASF Functional Polymers business as a technical sales representative for the northeast region of the U.S., and Christopher J. Hummel has joined the BASF Functional Polymers Architectural Coatings business in Charlotte, NC, as product marketing manager. BASF also has appointed Dr. Christof Herion as the director of production for its Intermediates unit located in Geismar, LA.
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Conforma Clad Launches New Cladding Technology
Conforma Clad has launched a new technology for coating components. The patented technology allows the company to use tungsten carbide cladding to coat less accessible areas of components and apply metallurgically bonded protection to any complex geometry.
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PICO Chemical Debuts Chlorine-Free Solvent Cleaner
 PICO SOLV NPB from PICO Chemical Corp. is a new chlorine-free solvent cleaner manufactured as a direct “green” replacement for tri-chlor (TCE), perchlor and other more hazardous cleaning solvents such as mineral spirits, xylene, MEK, toluene and alcohol. The clear-colored fluid was developed to meet industry’s need for more environmentally responsible (non-ozone
depleting) and non-hazardous solvents with better solvency performance.
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Ciba Showcases Innovative Special Effects
 At Eurocoat in Genoa, Italy, November 6-8, 2007, Ciba will showcase its most recent innovations in the field of special effects at stand E29. On display will be Ciba® XYMARA™ stylings for wood, UNISPERSE® Ultra aqueous pigment dispersions for architectural coatings, IRGAZIN® DPP CosmorayTM Orange pigment, EFKA® 4585 pigment dispersant for water-based applications, and the Novel Encapsulated Additives Technology (NEAT).
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Bex Introduces Air Atomizing Spray Nozzle
 A new air atomizing spray nozzle from Bex, Inc., has two gas ports — one for gas to atomize the sprayed liquid and another for gas that drives the cylinder. This feature allows clean gas to be blended with liquid and prevents contamination from cylinder lubricants.
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Nordson Highlights Powder Coating Solutions at SEMA
Nordson is displaying a variety of powder coating application solutions at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) this week (October 30 - November 2) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Highlighting the exhibit (Booth 24007) is an active powder coating and curing demonstration featuring the Nordson Sure Coatâ manual spray gun, Nordson Econo-Coatâ batch-type powder spray booth, and curing oven.
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Don’t Miss Cleveland Coatings 2007
Cleveland Coatings 2007, which will be held at The Plaza Hotel in Middleburg Heights, OH, on November 7, will include 22 technical presentations on a wide range of topics along with hands-on lab demonstrations of new equipment. There’s still time to register.
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Spray Finishing Workshop Scheduled for March
DeVilbiss, Binks, ITW Industrial Finishing and the Forest and Wood Products Institute at Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) will present a Spray Finishing Technology Workshop at the colleges' Robert D. Wetmore Technology Center in Gardner, MA, March 18-20, 2008.
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Coatings for Plastics Symposium to be Held in April
The 11th Annual Coatings for Plastics Symposium will be held April 21-23, 2008 at the Westin Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL. The event will explore emerging trends in the coatings for plastics industry and will define the technologies that will have an impact on the industry's future.
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