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Powder Clears
Highly durable and cost-effective, liquid clearcoats have long been the norm in the automotive industry. But with increasing energy costs and the specter of tightening solvent and carbon dioxide emissions looming on the horizon, forward-thinking manufacturers have begun searching for alternatives. One solution that offers both high durability and substantial environmental benefits is a new generation of powder clearcoats...
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"We used to use a polyester baking enamel for metal office furniture components. This coating had good resistance to 20 rubs with lacquer thinner and MEK [methyl ethyl ketone]. We find that the powder coat we are using doesn’t have similar chemical resistance, and I suspect that most common powders would fall short of baking enamel in this area. What types of powders would give similar chemical performance to the baking enamel, and why aren’t they more commonly used?"
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Chemetall Oakite Honored as "Good Corporate Citizen"
Chemetall Oakite, a New Providence, NJ-based manufacturer of surface treatment chemistries, has been recognized by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County as a "Good Corporate Citizen" for the company’s compliance with industrial wastewater discharge regulations. This is the third year in which Chemetall Oakite has earned this special acknowledgment.
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BASF Offers ATEX Assistance to European Finishers
Since January 1, 2006, every European operator of lines containing explosion-hazard areas has been required by law to draft an explosion protection document under ATEX ("atmosphère explosible"), the collective term for European explosion protection regulations. However, many paint shops lack the knowledge to draft the required forms. To address this problem, BASF Coatings has developed a safety concept based on the current European standards that provides all users of paints assistance in assessing the explosion hazard.
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Sun Chemical to Distribute Aluminum Metallic Pigments
Sun Chemical has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Nantong Shanjing Metallic Pigments Co., Ltd., a leading aluminum pigment manufacturer in China. This agreement allows Sun Chemical to market the Nantong Shanjing products for coating and graphic arts industries worldwide under the new SunMetallics™ brand.
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Eclipse Issues Veri-Flame Safety Warning
Eclipse, a Rockford, IL-based manufacturer of combustion products, has issued a safety warning regarding its Veri-Flame product, an electronic control used on gas-fired heating equipment. The company has found that some Veri-Flames might allow continued gas flow even in the absence of flame.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
From all of us at Finishing Today magazine,
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NEAT Developers Garner Ciba R&D Award
Ciba’s R&D Award 2007 recently was presented to the international team responsible for developing Novel Encapsulated Additives Technology (NEAT), an innovative technology that allows high-performance light stabilizers to be readily incorporated into waterborne coatings. Based in Basel and Amagasaki, Japan, the award-winning team includes Frank Pirrung and Carsten Schellenberg (project leads), as well as Delphine Kimpel, Wolfgang Peter and Junichi Tanabe, all of the Ciba’s Coating Effects Segment.
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Bhatia Appointed Industry Manager for BASF
BASF has appointed Jay Bhatia as industry manager for epoxy and polyurea in the company’s Intermediates business in North America. In his new role, Bhatia is responsible for managing the BASF Intermediates marketing activities relating to epoxy and polyurea coatings in North America.
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Linetec's Joswiak Reelected AAC Board Chairman
 Andy Joswiak, vice president of operations at Linetec, has accepted a second elected term to serve as chairman of the board overseeing the Aluminum Anodizers Council’s (AAC’s) North American board of directors. Drawing from 18 years of experience in paint and anodize finishing operations and management, Joswiak begins his fifth year on the AAC’s board of
directors.
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Watson Hired as DUX Area Senior VP for Sales/Marketing
DUX Area, Inc. has hired John Watson as senior vice president for sales and marketing. Watson will manage the strategic direction for worldwide distribution and sales, along with all marketing communications, as DUX continues to focus on developing economically viable environmental solutions using its patented "laminar air flow" coating application systems.
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DeFelsko Introduces Redesigned Dew Point Meter
 The environmental conditions during the pretreatment and application of a coating system are major factors affecting the long-term performance of coatings on steel structures. The redesigned PosiTector Dew Point Meter from DeFelsko Corp. can help ensure an optimum finish by measuring and recording climatic parameters including relative humidity, air temperature, surface temperature, dew point temperature and the difference between surface and dew point temperatures.
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DYMAX Launches Radiometer for Improved UV Curing
 The new ACCU-CAL™ 100 radiometer from DYMAX can provide a repeatable measurement of UV light to help ensure consistent UV curing. The instrument can measure UV light up to 10 W/cm2 emitted from stationary flood curing lamps or lamps used in conveyorized processes. It measures both intensity (measured in mW/cm2 ) and total energy (measured in mJ/cm2).
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Gardner Debuts Moisture Measurement Instrument
 The RAPID RH™ from Paul N. Gardner Co. was developed to decrease the time it takes to measure moisture in concrete floors. The instrument combines a moisture sensor, power supply and display in one device and allows inspectors, contractors and flooring professionals to get accurate floor moisture and temperature readings.
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Omega Engineering Develops Large Display Meter
The LDP63100 Series from Omega Engineering is a versatile extra-large display meter that is designed to increase productivity by offering the plant floor or production area a visible display of their current temperature or process status.
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BCF and CIA to Host REACH Seminar
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) and the Chemical Industry Association’s (CIA) REACHReady subsidiary will hold a seminar on "What REACH Means for Importers," January 24, 2008, at The Gateway Hotel, Nottingham, UK.
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Coatings for Plastics Issues Call for Papers
The 11th International Coatings for Plastics Symposium, which will be held in Chicago, IL, April 21-23, is seeking papers that explore emerging technologies and case studies in the coatings for plastics industry.
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