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Finishing Professionals Are “Cautiously Optimistic”
Despite challenges such as globalization and raw material costs, many of today’s finishing professionals are feeling a cautious optimism about the future, according to a new study from
Finishing Today magazine. A majority (56%) of survey respondents felt that their operating levels in 2007 will be higher than in 2006 and 38% felt that 2007 levels will be the same, with only 6% expecting a decrease…MORE
DUX Area Adds Four Distributors
DUX Area, Inc. has added four more major distributors in New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and California to continue expanding sales of its spray equipment throughout the U.S. The distributors include Coast Industrial Systems, Inc., Rochester Industrial Supply Co., Brackin Wholesale and Beeson Industrial Sales…
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American Plating Power Earns ISO 9001 Certification
American Plating Power, LLC, Fort Myers, FL, has been recognized as being an ISO 9001 compliant company. ISO 9001 participation requires meeting and adhering to a rigid system of quality control procedures in every aspect of the business…MORE
Jessup Acquires PVC Photoluminescent Technology
Jessup Manufacturing Co. has completed the acquisition of General Vy-Coat LLC’s PVC photoluminescent manufacturing technology and assets. The acquisition reportedly will enable Jessup to provide a total solution for finishers seeking either photoluminescent polyester film or PVC film, and it allows the company to expand on its existing Glo Brite® line of polyester films…
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Silberline to Increase Prices on Aluminum Pigments
Effective March 31, 2007, Silberline will globally increase the price of all aluminum pigments by the equivalent of US$0.20/lb (€0.35/kg). The company said the increase is driven by significant increases in the costs of key raw material and energy components of these products…MORE
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Ulrich Joins RPM as Director of Internal Audit
Lorraine A. Ulrich has joined RPM International Inc. as director of internal audit. Ulrich most recently served as director - internal audit at Cleveland-based Oglebay Norton. She brings to RPM an extensive career in accounting and business coupled with more than 20 years of internal and external auditing experience…MORE
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Diamonex Products Develops High-Durability Coating
The Diamondshield®
coating for plastics and polymers, developed by The Diamonex Products division of Morgan Advanced Ceramics (MAC), is designed for use on consumer and portable electronic devices. When applied to plastics using chemical vapor deposition (CVD), the water-clear coating reportedly increases surface hardness to that of glass, providing enhanced durability and an increase in abrasion- and wear-resistance...MORE
Donaldson Introduces Tough Filter Media
Donaldson Torit Ultra-Web® SB from Donaldson Co., Inc. is a new, tougher filter media for dust collection in manufacturing processes that face challenges from agglomerative dust. The new filter media combines the surface-loading and dust-release capabilities of the company’s Ultra-Web nanofibers with a strongspunbond polyester substrate…
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Paul N. Gardner Launches Three-Angle Gloss Meter
The Novo-Gloss Trio three-angle gloss meter from Paul N. Gardner Co., Inc., offers continuous read operation to provide information on gloss variations on large surfaces in seconds. It can be calibrated on a standard that matches a particular facility’s sample for improved gloss control. Additional standards are available, from matte to mirror finish…
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UV Electric Develops Energy-Saving Electronic Ballasts
The new LS Series electronic ballasts from UV Electric are designed to increase UV output, reduce power consumption and increase lamp life in standard medium-pressure UV lamps in the 3.3 to 60 kW range. To ensure a repeatable and controllable UV curing process and easy integration, all ballasts come with analog (PLC) and digital interfaces (RS 232)…
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ASSE to Host Audio Conference on Cr(VI) Standard
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will host to an audio conference call on January 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CDT to discuss the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Hexavalent Chromium Standard and its impacts on the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) profession. The conference call will focus on the OSHA regulatory framework for hexavalent chromium, the requirements of the standard, the hexavalent chromium hazard assessment and what is an accepted practice in terms of compliance as well as enforcement of the standard. To register for the audio conference, call 847.699.2929 or visit
www.asse.org.
Automation Technology Expo West Set for Feb. 13-15
Automation Technology Expo (ATX) West 2007 will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, February 13-15. The event will showcase some of the latestadvancesin automation including assembly systems, custom automation, control software/hardware, motion control, robotics, sensors and vision inspection systems. For more information, visit the
ATX West website.
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