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Oct 31, 2007 | Article
When considering coating plastics, the first obvious question pops up. Why bother? By simply using pigmented resin one gets a molded-in color that can't scratch off and one that also eliminates...
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Aug 22, 2007 | Article
If your car is damaged, you hope that (among other things) the bodyshop will be able to match both the appearance and the durability of the original finish on the repaired areas of bodywork. Yet in...
Jul 25, 2007 | Article
The term 'floor coatings' covers many technologies and applications whose main common property is a requirement for a hard-wearing, abrasion and scuff resistant surface. The primary types of floor...
Jun 13, 2007 | Article
Waterborne paints have a long and successful history in certain niche applications (see this month's editorial), but the twin issues of environmental legislation and the low cost of water as a...
Apr 4, 2007 | Article
Coatings have traditionally been based on 'random' polymers, varying statistically in their molecular weight, degree of branching, and in the case of copolymers, the ratio between the different...
Feb 2, 2006 | Article
Heavy duty coatings may be defined broadly as those coatings which are applied at high film builds in order to provide exceptional durability and resistance to particularly aggressive environments...
Jan 11, 2006 | Article
Many classifications of industrial coatings are possible e.g. by: * Application - transportation, general industrial, maintenance * Type of Coatings - OEM. Repair, refinish, maintenance...
Jun 22, 2005 | Article
Many polymeric or plastic materials are subject to considerable change in dimension during the production or curing process caused by shrinking and volume contraction. This applies in particular to...
Jul 16, 2003 | Article
For many applications, thermoplastics possess many desirable properties such as low weight, high impact strength and good processability. However, a major drawback of thermoplastics over metals...
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By François Magnin
Easily find greener alternatives to your existing solvents and meet the regulatory & safety requirements (low toxicity, VOC, flammability...) faster. Leading expert, François Magnin will share...