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Capturing Overspray
With all of the details involved in achieving a high-quality finish, few finishers give much thought to the filters in their spray booths. Conventional filters are inexpensive and do the job, so why look for an alternative? But as companies search for ways to reduce operational costs and improve safety, switching to expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam filters can be one way to achieve both goals....
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Aluminum Castings and Porosity
"Regarding Joe Powder's answer about coating the aluminum castings on sailboats (March 2008, Ask Joe Powder), I would like to add that the finisher should have the castings impregnated with resins to eliminate (fill) the porosity. As a materials and processes engineer for more than 30 years, I have been heavily involved with coatings, corrosion and castings. The U.S. Department of Defense mandates resin impregnation for all aluminum castings used in the military specifically for this reason - porosity in the castings causes coating failures and corrosion...."
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Mitchell Weiss
Appointed chief operating officer of Seegrid Corp.

Greg Cronin
Named executive vice president of Seegrid Corp.


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In This Issue:

Nanocomposite Coating Shows Promise for Plating 
PPG Industries Wins "Metal of Honor" Award 
ACCESSA Acquires Louisville Industrial Coatings  
Linetec Promotes Green Building Efforts 
SME Launches Lean Registry 
High-Solids Topcoats Offer UV, Gloss and Color Stability 
Nonphosphate Pretreatment Provides High Performance
Color Measurement Tool Streamlines Color Matching 
2K Urethane Exhibits Excellent Gloss and Color Retention 
Roller Conveyor Keeps Parts Separate 
Brochure Highlights Michelman's Capabilities
Short Course Addresses Coating Process Fundamentals 
Top-Ranked Economist Tapped as Sur/Fin Speaker 
FT Online: Capturing Overspray 
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Finishing People 

FINISHING BUZZ

The pan-European consortium FOREMOST (Fullerene-based Opportunities for Robust Engineering: Making Optimized Surfaces for Tribology) has developed its first composite coating, based on ApNano Materials' nanoparticles (inorganic fullerenes [IF]). The new coating is being considered for plating advanced parts by some of FOREMOST's partners and other industrial firms to achieve improved efficiency, reduced emissions and extended equipment lifetimes in harsh conditions.

PPG Industries Wins "Metal of Honor" Award
PPG Industries has been named a Metal of Honor winner by Metal Roofing magazine. According to the magazine, the company was selected by attendees of the 2007 METALCON trade show and readers as one of the metal roofing industry's top companies in terms of quality of products, service, delivery and competitive pricing.
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ACCESSA Acquires Louisville Industrial Coatings
ACCESSA Coatings Solutions has acquired Louisville Industrial Coatings of Louisville, Kentucky, to expand its market share throughout southern Indiana, Kentucky, and parts of Tennessee, southwestern Ohio, and southeastern Illinois.
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Linetec Promotes Green Building Efforts
Linetec has posted a number of resources on "green building" in its online Architect Resource Center. The company provides thermal barrier systems and architectural finishes such as Kynar 500^® that can assist building projects seeking certification under the LEED^® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™.
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SME Launches Lean Registry
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), in collaboration with partners and sponsors, has launched the Lean Registry, a free community connection and collaboration space for lean practitioners. The new tool allows users to post needs/expertise directly to their profile, create virtual groups and make safe connections more easily.
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FINISHING INNOVATIONS

698 and 699 TPC-HS, two new high-solids topcoats from Salcomix, BASF Coatings AG's industrial paint brand, are designed to be applied easily and economically while offering a high degree of UV, gloss and color stability.

Nonphosphate Pretreatment Has Performance Advantages
DuBois Chemicals has launched a new process called Zirconization for paint pretreatment and surface finishing systems that will allow finishing professionals to run their metal pretreatment operations in a high-performing, low-temperature and nonphosphate environment. This new process uses a new product, DuraTEC 100, which is a patent-pending metal pretreatment replacement for iron phosphate.
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Color Measurement Tool Streamlines Color Matching
The new Sikkens Automatchic 3 handheld color measurement tool is designed to make the task of color matching faster and easier. The tool first "reads" the color and then automatically searches for the closest formula, even if a color code is not available. Errors are detected automatically and, if necessary, formulas are optimized.
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2K Urethane Exhibits Excellent Gloss and Color Retention
Envirothane^® 550 from Enviroline Group is a two-component, high-gloss urethane exterior coating designed for industrial and commercial applications requiring excellent gloss and color retention, as well as superior UV, chemical, abrasion and moisture resistance.
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Roller Conveyor Keeps Parts Separate
The Powered Zone Roller Conveyor from Dürr Ecoclean is a reconfigurable motor-driven roller conveyor that allows parts to accumulate without contacting one another. Standard PZRs are arranged in a series of "zones," with each zone driven by a bi-directional motor.
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Brochure Highlights Michelman's Capabilities
A new four-page brochure from Michelman, titled "Your Competitive Edge," communicates the company's brand position and identity, as well as overall company capabilities.
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FINISHING AGENDA

Short Course Addresses Coating Process Fundamentals
Coating Process Fundamentals Short Course, to be held June 3-5, 2008, at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, will p rovide coating engineers and their colleagues with an understanding of the principles of the many processes by which liquid coatings are applied and solidified.
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Top-Ranked Economist Tapped as Sur/Fin Speaker
Dr. B ob Schnorbus, chief economist and director of macroeconomics at J.D. Power and Associates, will be the featured speaker for the Automotive Symposium at SUR/FIN 2008, which takes place June 16-18 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. During his 90-minute presentation, which jumpstarts the day's programming on Tuesday, June 17, Schnorbus will address the link between automotive industry trends and general economic trends, and how these trends affect subsuppliers.
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Other Upcoming Events:
April 12-15: NCCA Spring Meeting
April 20-23: SSCT Technical Symposium
April 21-23: Coatings for Plastics Symposium
April 28-29: MacDermid Electroless Nickel School

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