Mar 24, 2010 | Article
UV protection of coatings is today often regarded as a mature and well-established technology. This may be true of certain traditional applications; however, the increasing use of materials...
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Mar 17, 2010 | Article
The U.S. automotive industry has gone through huge transformations in the past 30 years, starting with the structure of the industry, where the dominance of the Big Three has been challenged by...
Mar 10, 2010 | Article
It is clear that laws governing the use of VOC-containing coatings are becoming increasingly more stringent. For example, the maximum permissible level of VOC for Essential Public Service Coatings...
Mar 2, 2010 | Article
In our struggles to develop more environmental friendly coating systems we face many challenges ranging from performance constraints to deciding what resin system to use. Additionally we have the...
Feb 10, 2010 | Article
Every year new people join the various businesses that use mixing machines in their laboratories and manufacturing facilities. What seems obvious to many experienced personnel can be complicated and...
Feb 1, 2010 | Article
Having been a formulator myself, I have always looked for way to do things more efficient haven't you? When asking our community members this question they have responded in a way that is quite...
Jan 27, 2010 | Article
Human behavior has caused a great impact on the world; it has taken us time to understand the repercussions and the environmental accidents that have seriously compromised our own future. Chemical...
Jan 20, 2010 | Article
Microspheres are well known in the coatings industry for their use as low-surface-area fillers that offer benefits in viscosity and density control, solids content, application and flow...
Jan 13, 2010 | Article
For more than two decades, the "Spoonbridge and Cherry" sculpture in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden near the Walker Art Center has been a symbol of the Twin Cities. In February, after more than 20...
Jan 1, 2010 | Article
This month we surveyed our coating community on the relevancy of bio-based content levels and how this may relate to your coating formulation and the (green) market perception of your formulation...