Industrial Coatings

Jul 25, 2007 | Article

Walk this Way: Floor Coating Technologies

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 technology: its greatest limitation is your imagination

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

Precision polymers

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

Tough at the top: heavy duty protective coatings

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

Industrial Coatings – How Much is Durability an Issue!

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

New Curing Agents for Dimensionally Stable, Aqueous Epoxy Resin Coatings

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

UV-Curable, Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Coatings

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...

Replacing Solvents in Industrial Coatings with Hansen Solubility Parameters

Tuesday Sep 20, 2022

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...

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Selection Guide

Biocide Selection: In-can Preservation, Dry Film Protection, Anti-fouling...

Interior coatings used especially in kitchen and bathrooms are more vulnerable to microbial degradation due to damp conditions. And for exterior paints, environmental conditions like humidity can lead to fungal/ algal growth and negatively affect the aesthetics of the coating. Apart from architectural segment, microbial issues are also predominant in the marine industry leading to problems such as high maintenance costs, increased corrosion etc. Also, not only limited to after use spoilage, microorganisms can contaminate the paint in different ways during the manufacturing process too. Are you hunting for the right biocide for your coating formulation? Does the ever-changing global regulatory...

Selection Guide

Defoamers for Coatings: Selection Tips, Performance Evaluation & Troubleshooting

The demands for ever-faster production times and application speeds for coatings continue to grow. These pressures intensify an inherent problem with coating formulations -- foam generation! Today, a number of different types of foam-control agents are employed to combat foam. However, selecting the proper one, its use level and incorporation method for a specific coating or ink formulation can be quite a task. In addition to effective foam control, the compatibility of the anti-foam in the coating formulation must be balanced to avoid any surface defects as well. Master this delicate business of finding the best suitable defoamer for your...