November 2011 ISSUE

COVER STORY

Leap of Finishing Faith

The president of Cincinnati-based Deltec Inc. decided to add a finishing line to his company’s manufacturing facility. This was during the midst of one of the worst recessions in U.S. history. But he probably couldn’t have picked a better time to do it.

FEATURES

Liquid Coating

BASF unveils it’s iGloss “intelligent paint system”

New paint reflects heat rays, designed for transparent organic solar cells in the roof of car

Powder Coating

DuPont Selling off Paint, Powder Coating Division

Reports say that DuPont is exploring a sale of the division for as much as $4 billion. Bloomberg newspapers said that DuPont has hired Credit Suisse to look for potential buyers, and that it has hired Greenhill & Co. to separately handle a sale of a powder-coatings unit within the division. According to financial reports, DuPont’s performance coatings business accounted for 12 percent of DuPont’s $31.5 billion in revenue last year.

Powder Coating

Knock on Wood: Italian powdercoater brings out unique wood-grain finish

Decoral Systems in Coral Springs, Fla., is an Italian firm that offers a custom finish coating system to apply realistic wood grains, marble and granite effects among others on almost any material, including aluminum, steel, iron, fiberglass, glass and thermal resistant plastics.

Powder Coating

Leap of Finishing Faith

Powder Coating

New bike is first with all retro-reflectivity powder coating

Halo reflective powder makes the entire frame and wheels glow like reflective tape at night

Powder Coating

New Coatings/Finishing Resource Center to Open in Virginia

An international coatings training and research center will be built in Halifax County in Virginia as the American Wood Finishing Institute relocates their corporate headquarters and training center from New Jersey. The “Center for Coatings and Application Research and Education” will create about 15 jobs thanks to a $1,052,000 grant from the Virginia Tobacco Commission to prepare its new quarters and to buy equipment.

Nitric Acid Passivation and EH&S Impact

I am looking for safety/environmental requirements to set up a nitric acid cleaning and passivation system.

Electroplating

PLATING: Info on magnetized steel and plating adhesion

I am having problems with parts that are magnetic. Can you give me any information concerning magnetized steel and the effect on plating adhesion?

Mechanical Finishing

Rosler Celebrates Expansion of Michigan Facility

$6 million expansion is expected to bring 50+ new jobs to Battle Creek facility

Anodizing

Sapa Announces $2 Million Expansion of Miami Anodizing Operations

Completion and full operation slated for mid-first quarter, 2012.

Electroplating

Scientists Say Egg Shells Remove Hex Chrome from Water

Scientists in China have developed an absorbent material made from waste eggshell membrane that can remove hexavalent chromium from contaminated water.

Electroplating

Stacking Up Against Tight Medical Tolerances

The benefits of using dry lubricant coatings in medical mechanical assemblies

Electroplating

Study Says Metal Orthopedic Implants Unlikely to Trigger Allergy

Despite concerns about cobalt and chromium coating debris on metal hip replacements, noted dermatologist says there is little risk that patients will have a skin reaction or joint pain from the devices.

Anodizing