Online Energy Savings Calculator Promotes Energy Efficiency
An online energy savings calculator from AkzoNobel aims to help customers determine how to reduce energy usage.
#energy #sustainability #measurement-testing
Atomizer Family Promotes Sustainable Production
The EcoBell4 atomizer family from Dürr is said to have efficiency up to 98% for clearcoat applications.
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Kanthal, Rath Partner to Expand Sustainable Industrial Heating Offerings
Kanthal and Rath are partnering to expand combined offerings in industrial heating technology. Through this collaboration, the companies hope to enable industries to make the “green shift.”
#sustainability
Automated Mixing Machine Saves Time, Provides Sustainability Benefits
The Axalta Irus Mix mixing machine’s technology reduces the need for manual mixing.
#sustainability #automotive
Reduced, Reused and Recycled Powder Coatings Are the Future
They say necessity is the mother of invention, and with millions of pounds of powder coating going into landfills a year, these two companies have found novel approaches to dealing with this waste stream.
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How to Maximize Nickel Plating Performance
The advantages of boric acid-free nickel plating include allowing manufacturers who utilize nickel plating to keep up the ever-changing regulatory policies and support sustainability efforts.
#sustainability #regulation #basics
Precision Coating Receives ISO 14001 Certification
The company says its commitment to the environment and its health led it to seek this certification.
#medical #regulation #sustainability
Axalta Awarded 2023 Edison Awards for Innovation
Axalta products were recognized in the Sustainability, Smart Transportation and Material Science categories.
#sustainability #automotive
NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #121: Development of a Sustainability Metrics System and a Technical Solution Method for Sustainable Metal Finishing - 11th Quarterly Report
This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the 11th quarter of project work (October-December 2022) at Wayne State University in Detroit. In this reporting period, our main effort concentrated on the continuous development of a computer-aided tool for sustainability assessment and decision making, with a focus on the coding for the decision making. The tool is currently able to assess a process’ sustainability performance, after a set of sustainability indicators are selected, and plant data are input.
#nasf #sustainability
Trends in EV Finishing
As OEMs put more electric vehicles — a.k.a., “green” vehicles — on the road, their colors aren’t, well, green.
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MKS Holds Sustainability Summit
MKS Sustainability Summit seeks to help align the plating industry on the implementation of sustainable technologies.
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Axalta Sustainable Electrocoat Technology Wins 2023 Innovation Award
The broad bake technology designed for complex vehicle structures provides corrosion protection and flexibility.
#sustainability #automotive
AkzoNobel Using 100 Percent Renewable Energy Across North America
The company’s North American facilities are running on 100% renewable energy as part of a sustainability initiative.
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Novel Wastewater Treatment Targets Micropollutants
Swiss wastewater treatment technology provider Oxyle specializes in advanced wastewater treatment for removal of highly persistent micropollutants such as PFAS.
#pollution control #regulation #sustainability
Powder Coatings Help Drive Electric Vehicles of Tomorrow
With electric vehicle (EV) popularity on the rise, AkzoNobel has introduced a powder coating range specifically engineered for new-generation EVs.
#sustainability #automotive
Trion Coatings Announces Consultation Agreement With Brad Durkin
Industry veteran Brad Durkin to aid in SAFEChrome market integration for Trion Coatings, a leader in providing alternatives to hexavalent chromium use in decorative and functional applications.
#regulation #sustainability
Chromium Free Etching for Plating on Plastics
MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions promotes Evolve as first production-proven chromium-free etching process for plating on plastics.
#sustainability
Recycling Powder
Powder coating expert Kevin Biller of ChemQuest Powder Coating Research discusses options for recycling powder.
#ask the expert #sustainability
Metal Finishing Technologies Names President
President Zach Kleiner will shepherd MFT through operational growth, workforce pipeline development and continued leadership on sustainability in metal finishing.
#sustainability #management
Defoamer Designed for Waterborne Coating, Printing Ink Formulations
Evonik’s Tego Foamex 812 exemplifies the company’s sustainability strategy for the paintings, coatings and inks industry.
#pollution control #sustainability