Composite materials continue to develop their appeal across a wide range of industries, with demand in motorsport remaining strong. But for all of their merits, there are inherent flaws for composites placed in more volatile automotive applications, namely a low melting point, high flammability, poor abrasive resistance and relative transparency to electromagnetic interference.
An in-depth study was undertaken to correlate chromate conversion coating process variables to coating weights obtained on aluminum braze sheet coupons.
3D printing – or additive manufacturing – has come a long way in a very short time, aided in no small measure by the capabilities of UV and EB curing. In this article, the Secretary General of RadTech Europe, the European association for the radiation curing technologies, reviews the current status in the dynamic 3D printing market.
The HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, the pride of the Royal Navy, received its finishing touches of coating on many of the internal areas from coatings manufacturer Sherwin-Williams.
A mural by Dutch artists Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam decorates the inner walls of the 40-meter-high arch. Valspar’s powder coating products were used for both the first coat and the final protective clear coat.
Drapery Hardware Inc., Cavite, Philippines, is a manufacturer and importer of curtain rails and accessories, dealing in domestic products as well as heavy duty tracks for stages, auditoriums, sky lights and motorized curtains and blinds.