May 3, 2006 | Article
Every four years, Ipex draws together the world's printing industry at Birmingham's NEC. Like Germany's Drupa, it is a huge exhibition which showcases the entire spectrum of printing technology...
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Apr 12, 2006 | Article
The photochemical aspects of semiconductor nano-particles are of outmost importance for the qualities and the behavior of many coatings. Only the combination of these words is not so often used to...
Mar 15, 2006 | Article
In the early 1980's I had the privilege to visit the leading inkjet printing companies in Japan and the USA. These were the early days when dyes were still being developed for the newly commercial...
Mar 8, 2006 | Article
Nanotechnology, the development of the minute, is already making its mark in the coatings industry, with a number of commercial applications offering benefits such as greatly improved scratch...
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...
Jan 2, 2006 | Article
The market for printing inks is naturally dominated by various forms of publications, but packaging inks also make up a substantial part of the market. The European industry association CEPE...
Dec 12, 2005 | Article
Architectural coatings are generally considered to be those coatings intended for on-site application to residential, commercial, or institutional buildings covering the amateur "do-it-yourself" and...
Dec 7, 2005 | Article
Two elements are widely used in coatings as inorganic substituents in 'hybrid' molecules: silicon and fluorine. Although both impart some similar properties, such as low friction, high thermal...
Nov 16, 2005 | Article
Degree of particle dispersion in a liquid paint or dry paint film affects practically every important property of these systems, including viscosity, touch-up, rub-up, scrub resistance, porosity...