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Vapor Degreasing
For decades, vapor degreasing was the cleaning technology of choice in the finishing industry. This ended in the 1990s, when the ozone issue forced the phase-out of the most popular vapor degreasing solvents, and water-based systems filled the void. Today, most precision cleaning is performed using aqueous technology. But aqueous cleaning systems tend to have large footprints, require a significant capital investment, guzzle electricity at a prodigious rate, are maintenance intensive, and require processed water and wastewater treatment systems. Most young engineers feel these constraints are locked in stone, but there is another cleaning option, one from the history
books. If you’re willing to go “back to the future,” it’s time to revisit vapor degreasing….
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PPG Paint Detackifier Named PACE Award Finalist
PPG Industries was named a finalist in the 2008 Automotive News PACE Award program for its Green Logic paint detackifier. Used by domestic, European and Japanese automakers, the paint detackifier is added to the water wash system in automotive paint spray booths to denature and remove oversprayed paint.
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American Trim Debuts New Coating Line
The new Alodine®EC²™ high-performance coating line at American Trim in Cullman, AL, is operational and ready to support full production and prototyping. With this opening, American Trim reportedly becomes the largest (by capacity) licensed product center of the innovative coating developed by Henkel Corp.
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Akzo Nobel Shareholders Approve ICI Acquisition
Akzo Nobel N.V. shareholders have given strong support for the company’s proposed acquisition of Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (ICI). At an extraordinary general meeting held in Amsterdam, shareholders voted 79% in favor of the transaction.
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Conference Focuses on Automotive Materials Weatherability
Attendees at Q-Lab Corp.’s Oct. 30 Automotive Weathering Technology Symposium took away timely information about testing procedures, correlation, and materials science relevant to their industry. The event, sixth in Q-Lab’s series of international automotive weathering symposia, attracted 45 automotive OEMs and suppliers with positions in R&D, quality control, and senior management to the Hyatt Regency Dearborn, MI.
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BASF’s Suvinil Wins Award in South America
Suvinil, BASF’s decorative paints brand, is one of the winning companies of “Prêmio Top Anamaco 2007.” The product was awarded for Technological Innovations and Internet, with its software case named Selfcolor Suvinil, Marketing and Sales, with Suvinil Quick Dry Enamel and for Production and Logistics, with its Coatings Logistics Consultancy case.
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Ferro Continues Restructuring of European Operations
Ferro Corp. has initiated the next step in the restructuring of its European manufacturing operations. As a result of the new initiative, the company will discontinue manufacturing porcelain enamel frit at its Rotterdam, The Netherlands, facility by the summer of 2008 and will consolidate production at other European sites.
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HERO Appoints Coast to Coast as Sales Representatives
HERO Products Group has appointed Coast to Coast – Sales and Marketing as representatives for Canada. Coast to Coast will represent HERO’s complete line of point of sale paint equipment products.
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Technic Develops Cyanide-Free Silver Plating Process
 Technic Inc. has released a new cyanide-free silver-plating process chemistry called Cy-less II-W. Designed for the general metal finishing, decorative and electronic component/connector applications, the new process reportedlyaddresses the global demand for an environmentally-safe high-performance silver process.
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Electromatic Launches Ultrasonic Thickness Gauges
 Making precise wall and coating thickness measurements can be fast and easy using the new CHECKLINE® TI-CMX or TI-CMXDL (data-logging) ultrasonic thickness gauges from Electromatic Equipment Co., Inc. Both models allow users to locate corrosion and pitting without removing the coating. Five user-selected operating modes are included: Coating On, Coating Off, Thru Coat and Coating Only.
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Nuplex Resins Introduces New Waterborne Polymers
Nuplex Resins is launching a new global brand of waterborne products, "Setaqua™,” effective January 1, 2008. The new waterborne product line consists of specialty acrylic dispersions, emulsions and alkyd emulsions for the industrial, architectural, wood, automotive and plastics coatings markets.
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Rohm and Haas Binder Meets Waterborne Traffic Paint Specification
The acrylic binder Fastrack™ HD-21A from Rohm and Haas’s Paint and Coatings Materials business meets new Federal Specification TT-P-1952E for waterborne traffic paint with increased durability. With growing emphasis among state DOTs on durability and wet night visibility, the new specification will assist states in achieving their goal of improved highway safety.
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MacDermid Webinars Focus on Electronics Finishing
MacDermid has started a webinar series on electronics to disseminate information around the world via the Internet. The company launched its webinar series on November 1, 2007, with help from Intel’s Gary Brist, a global expert in PCB signal integrity. The next two webinars are scheduled for December 17 and January 9.
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SYMCO Scheduled for February
SYMCO 2008 will be held February 7, 2008, at Drury Lane in Oakbrook, IL. The event will feature tabletop exhibits and vendor talks on OEM metal, plastics and architectural coatings.
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