PaintExpo 2020 Rescheduled
After being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Paint Expo 2020, the trade fair for industrial coating technologies will now take place in Karlsruhe, Germany October 12-15, 2020.
Axalta Introduces New Industrial Coatings
Axalta Coating Systems has launched its Strenex industrial product line for general industrial, construction and fabrication to the light and medium industrial markets throughout North America.
GFS Introduces New High-Volume Paint Booth Filter Solution
GFS Poly filters from Global Finishing Solutions are designed to provide long-lasting performance, reduced long-term cost and increased paint shop productivity.
FPro Suction Manual Airspray Gun from Sames Kremlin
Sames Kremlin released the FPro S Manual Airspray Gun, which combines features from the FPro P with additional options.
How to Create a ‘Frictionless’ Plating & Coating Supply Chain
Making an outside finishing vendor part of an integrated supply chain cuts costs for both parties and — even more importantly — enables increased throughput.
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Grace Offers Matting Agents for Water-Based Wood Coatings
Specialty silica provider W.R. Grace & Co. offers SYLOID AQ 800 silica and SYLOID AQ 880, matting agents for water-based wood coatings.
Orion Engineered Carbons Expands Germany-based Operations
Orion Engineered Carbons, a worldwide supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, a reinforcing filler and color pigment for industrial and automotive coatings, is building a new logistics center at its largest manufacturing plant in Cologne, Germany.
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Understanding Paint Atomization
BASF coatings development expert Tim December explains how paint atomization works for both pneumatic spray applicators and high-speed rotary bell applicators.
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LiloTree's Lilo-BL Increases Corrosion Protection
Corrosion inhibitor barrier layer is nanoengineered to help prevent corrosion on nickel, copper and silver surfaces.
2020 Top Shops for Liquid and Powder Coating
The sixth annual Top Shops Benchmarking Survey measured shops based on more than 50 operational metrics including lead time, on-time delivery, first-pass quality yield and finishing equipment usage, among others.
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