PPG recently announced appointments within its Automotive OEM (original equipment manufacturer) Coatings and Industrial Coatings businesses, effective Dec. 1, 2021.
Sensory Analytics recently announced that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have issued new patents covering the company's exclusive coating thickness measurement systems for multiple industrial coating applications including automotive paints and coatings.
Coating processes on thermoplastics are multifaceted, and require precise engineering and quality controls. The effects of paint chemistry, plastic compatibility and surface quality are essential for product performance. Single-component lacquer, two-component thermosets and UV coating technologies are effective for painting and coating polypropylene substrates, and they are available in water-based chemistries.
