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The Promise of Plasma
A typical automotive paint shop confronts significant environmental challenges. Chemical solvents and adhesion promoters, water and material waste, air emissions, high energy consumption - for an industry facing increasing public and legislative pressure to "green" its operations, the list is daunting. It's no surprise that the auto industry is seeking to replace some of its existing processes with more environmentally benign operations. But in today's tough economic climate, "environmentally friendly" technologies have to do more than just benefit the environment; they also must have a positive impact on a company's bottom line. At Ford Motor Co.'s Research and Innovation Center
(RIC) in Dearborn, MI, researchers have been testing a new pretreatment technology, known as atmospheric plasma, that promises to achieve both goals...
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UP FOR DISCUSSION:
The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
A bill currently before Congress would eliminate tariffs on most products moving between Colombia and the U.S. According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the agreement would help U.S. manufacturers compete more effectively in the fast-growing Colombian market. "Currently, U.S. manufactured goods entering Colombia face an average tariff of 14%. At the same time, over 92%of Colombian goods face no such barriers in the United States. Approving the Colombia Free Trade Agreement would lower these tariffs to zero in most cases immediately, effectively leveling the playing field for manufacturers," NAM said in a statement. However, the agreement faces opposition from House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other key democrats, including presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, due to Colombia's failure to protect labor activists, quell violence and shut down paramilitary groups.
What do you think? Should Congress fast-track approval of this agreement? Submit your comments here.*
*Comments may be published anonymously in a future issue of Finishing eFlash. For additional information on the U.S.-Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement, visit the U.S. Trade Representative website or contact Doug Goudie, NAM trade policy director, at dgoudie@nam.org or 202.637.3078.
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DVUV Honored with RadTech Emerging Technology Award
DVUV, LLC, has been selected for an Emerging Technology Award by RadTech International North America. The award, presented during the second biennial RadTech President Awards Dinner on May 6, recognizes the company's patent-pending LaserWood® product, which uses laser imaging and a UV-cured powder coating to create authentic-looking wood finishes directly on raw MDF, without veneers or laminates.
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New Business Provides Precision Toll Coating Services
Carestream Health, Inc., formerly Eastman Kodak Co.'s Health Group, has launched Tollcoating.com, a new contract manufacturing business that provides solvent and aqueous coating services using state-of-the-art technologies for medical, display, electronics and imaging products.
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NPCA and FSCT Move Forward with Merger
The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) are moving forward with a merger of the two organizations following a majority vote by FSCT members endorsing the merger plan.
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Dr. Stephen Lapin Joins PCT Engineered Systems
 Stephen C. Lapin, Ph.D., has joined the BroadBeam® team at PCT Engineered Systems LLC as the lead electron beam (EB) application specialist. In this position, Dr. Lapin will be responsible for assisting PCT's customers with the development of coating, printing and adhesive applications, as well as providing technical expertise in the research and development of the BroadBeam EB processors.
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Willson, Bouwers Step into New Positions at Enviroline
 Enviroline Group and Enviroline Monitoring Systems LLC have made two new appointments to the Enviroline Team. Elfriede Lynch-Willson is serving as marketing manager for both Enviroline Group and Enviroline Monitoring Systems, and Allan Bouwers is serving as Enviroline Monitoring Systems' sales representative for Western Canada.
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Zinc Alloy Coating Provides Increased Corrosion Resistance
 MagiZinc® from international steel producer Corus is a new hot-dip, zinc-based metallic coating with superior corrosion properties. In accelerated tests, the corrosion resistance of the new product was at least four times as effective for the same coating thickness as products galvanized with zinc alone.
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Chrome-Effect Colorant Offers Plating Alternative
 Ampacet has developed a chrome-alternative color masterbatch for use in extrusion and injection blow-molded bottles used for containers, cosmetic packaging, automotive accessories, appliances and housewares. The high-end visual chrome effect, part of Ampacet's new LiquidMetal™ line of colorants, enables designers to achieve the
beauty of chrome without the problems associated with traditional metal chrome plating.
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Thickness Gage Assists with PA2 Compliance
 The redesigned PosiTector® 6000 coating thickness gage from DeFelsko Corp. offers an advanced SSPC PA2 feature set in memory models. This new feature reportedly makes it easier to determine whether film thickness over an extended area conforms to user-specified minimum and maximum levels.
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EB System Features a Smaller, More Cost-Effective Design
 The new BroadBeam® LE Series electron beam (EB) system from PCT Engineered Systems, launched at the RadTech UV & EB 2008 show on May 5, is designed to incorporate the benefits of EB in a smaller footprint and at a lower cost.
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Masking Paint Helps Reduce Aircraft Part Weight
RELIUS, part of BASF's Coatings Division, is supplying a masking paint that shaves millimeters off Airbus parts. The solvent-free two-component masking paint hardens quickly and protects the aluminum substrates as the parts are dipped in sodium hydroxide solution. Thus, weight is reduced only on the surfaces that have not been coated with the special paint.
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Electrolytic Cleaner Promotes Cleaning Efficiency
Super Maxamp® heavy-duty electrolytic cleaner from Heatbath Corp. is a free-flowing, non-dusting powdered electrocleaner specifically formulated for steel, stainless steel and cast iron. According to the company, the high conductivity of the solution promotes cleaning efficiency by providing maximum gas scrubbing action with minimum current.
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Literature Highlights Ultrasonic Cleaning Machine
 ALMCO, Inc. has published new literature on an easy-to-operate, high-frequency ultrasonic cleaning machine whose agitation immersion feature is designed to offer exceptional cleaning power. The four-color literature details two heavy-duty models that move a load of parts through 60 vertical 4" strokes per minute while
ultrasonic energy and the surging action of the cleaning fluid removes dirt.
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