2018

Evonik is Investing Into its US Specialty Methacrylate Plant to Expand its Capacities for Visiomer Crosslinkers

Evonik is expanding its production capacities for methacrylate crosslinkers of the VISIOMER® brand. To this end, the Methacrylates Business Line has made an investment in the low single-digit million-euro range at the Mobile site (Alabama, USA). The start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2018.

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BASF's Colors & Effects Brand Launches Pioneering Stir-In Pigment for Automotive Coatings

eXpand! Red (EH 3427) is the first result of the strategic partnership with Landa Labs. The new pigment technology dimension was presented at the American Coatings Show.

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Ecco Finishing's New Web Tool for Selection of Correct Spray Gun

The more spray gun alternatives you have, the easier it is to find the perfect match for your application. The challenge is to make the correct choice. To make the right choice requires both knowledge about your own unique production process, surrounding equipment, ultimate finishing specification, and most important, the understanding about how spray guns can help you reach your target.

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Coating Gas Cylinders Uniformly

A Graco rotary bell atomizer and proportioning system have reduced paint waste, improved uniformity of paint distribution, improved ultrasonic testing and reduced cleaning time and costs.

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Ecopure CCF Removes Three Pollutants from Exhaust Air Simultaneous

The Ecopure® CCF from Dürr is a combination technology that simultaneously filters dust, sulfur dioxides, and nitrogen oxides from exhaust air. Three individual processes are combined into one system for this to occur.

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Belzona's Training and Distribution Centre Opening Ceremony

Since establishing in 1952, Belzona has become a leader in providing industrial protective coatings and repair composites. Having celebrated a 66th anniversary in the industry this year, Belzona shows no signs of slowing down, with the grand opening of a brand-new state of the art Training and Distribution Centre situated at their head office in Harrogate.

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ipcm Will Attend PaintExpo, the World's Leading Trade Fair for Industrial Coating Technology

"Globally connected, globally read" – this is the leitmotif that will accompany the presence of ipcm® at PaintExpo, which will take place in Karlsruhe, Germany, from April 17 to 20.

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Cortec Celebrates Community and Economic Development at Cortec Advanced Films Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

The Cortec® Advanced Films (CAF) ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 2nd, 2018, was marked by excitement and mutual appreciation between Cortec® Corporation and the city of Cambridge, Minnesota.

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Huntsman to Launch New Flame Retardant TPUs at Wire 2018 and Set New Standard for Connection Protection. New Materials Offer Improved Reaction to Fire Properties Plus Unprecedented Strength

Delivering a major breakthrough in the physical and mechanical performance of flame retardant (FR) cabling materials, Huntsman has developed IROGRAN® FR TPU - a unique family of halogen-free, flame retardant (HFFR) cable jacketing materials that can outperform benchmark products when it comes to strength, durability, and environmental performance.

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A New Generation of Textured Products for Industrial Manufactured Items

The new formulation of AkzoNobel offers products that can easily cover defects on the metal substrate, thanks to a more uniform orange peel allowing a more versatile industrial use and increased energy savings.

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Eisenmann Builds the World's Most Flexible Paint Shop for Lamborghini

Lamborghini's new paint shop enables each car to be quickly and easily given a customer-specific finish. A revolutionary layout and intelligent production control via EMES software are the basis for highly flexible mass customization.

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Sparkling Cleaning Performance

A sanding process will produce high quantities of fine dust. The fine dust particles have a similar size as the sanding marks; they will therefore accumulate there and are very difficult to remove. A meticulous cleaning of the product surface is vital if after sanding the parts are passed on to a high-gloss coating process.

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Layer Check LC 1000 Makes Powder and Liquid Coating More Precise

With the Layer Check LC 1000 from WAGNER, the layer thickness of powder and liquid paint can be measured with micrometer accuracy before curing or drying - and readjusted if necessary. This ensures high quality with material and cost savings.

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