LIQUID COATING

Liquid Coating

HMG Paints Enhances Topcoat for Commercial Vehicles

Acrythane 4G is a high solids acrylic polyurethane coating developed to meet the requirements of the commercial vehicle market. HMG Paints says that with its balance of early hardness, fast cure and long pot life, Acrythane 4G is ideal for OEMs, repairers and builders.
#automotive

Liquid Coating

Dürr Showcases Modular Process Configuration at Virtual Open House

Modular process innovations aim to add flexibility to the entire process chain.
#Industry 4.0

Powder Coating

OCSiAl Uses Graphene Nanotubes In Conductive Heating Paint

Graphene nanotubes can be used in almost all types of coatings due to their high electrical conductivity, strength and low working concentration.

Liquid Coating

NeoGraf Solutions Targets Graphene Market With New Additives

NeoGraf’s Graf-X line of graphene nanoplatelets and precursors is said to deliver enhanced mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, thermal properties and reliability in a range of coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers applications.

Liquid Coating

Managing Stacked Tolerances with PTFE Lubricants

PTFE coatings allow surgical instruments to overcome static friction.
#management #medical

Anodizing

Valence Surface Technologies Acquires H&W Global Industries

H&W provides a wide variety of metal finishing services, including anodizing, electroplating, and industrial painting for leading defense applications. 
#aerospace

Powder Coating

PPG Earns R&D 100 Recognition for Paint, Coatings Technologies

Three of the company’s coatings technologies have earned 2021 R&D 100 Awards.

Liquid Coating

Sherwin-Williams Breaks Ground on New Global R&D Center

New R&D Center is expected to open by the end of 2024.

Liquid Coating

Birchwood Technologies Introduces Mid-Temperature Black Oxide

The new Tru Temp 2nd Gen finishes a wide range of ferrous metals including iron, steel, tool steels and most stainless steels — all with one black oxide formulation.

Liquid Coating

Reducing Downtime Due to Clogging

Jacob Fortmeyer of Carlisle Fluid Technologies discusses ways to avoid clogging and seizing of liquid coating systems.
#ask the expert #basics