Maintaining bead size and charge in stirred mills enhances grinding efficiency, crucial for producing consistent particle sizes in coatings formulations.
Bio-based particles and pigments are unlocking new possibilities for sustainable coatings, offering technical performance improvements and environmental benefits across decorative and protective applications.
Fred Moreux, South Asia Pacific Manufacturing and Supply Chain Director at AkzoNobel, discusses the pivotal role of sustainability within the manufacturing process and the coatings industry, including the commitment to carbon reduction, the innovative adoption of renewable energy, effective strategies for wastewater management, and more.
Navigating the paint and coatings industry as a senior female leader comes with unique challenges and experiences.
PPG's Senior Vice President, Protective and Marine Coatings, discusses guiding principles from her career, and the future of protective and marine coatings.
Two-component aliphatic polyurea coating systems offer fast return to service and high film builds, and their use is on the rise. This article studies the network structure of these coatings to improve their properties.
Participants in the can coating market must leverage innovation, embrace sustainability, and foster collaboration to capitalize on emerging opportunities and surmount challenges. Advanced coating technologies have emerged as pivotal drivers of innovation within the sector, re-shaping packaging requirements and standards.
Manufacturing processes in the coatings industry often result in significant waste generation and environmental impact. This article will explore how liquid product recovery
technology is revolutionizing the paint and coatings industry by minimizing waste, reducing resource consumption, and improving overall efficiency.
Paint and coatings contribute to global health in many unseen ways, like reducing the risk of infection, keeping our food supply chain safer, giving us more time to escape a fire, and eliminating exposure to dangerous materials. Get the details in this installment of our new Innovation Insights column.
