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.
The plant engineering company Dürr is building an entire paint shop for the successor model to the Volkswagen Crafter for Volkswagen Poznan Sp.o.o. The resource-saving Eco+Paintshop in Wrzesnia, Poland, will use exceptionally little water, energy and materials. It is one of the biggest projects in Dürr’s history.
At nearly 8,000 feet above sea level, Aspen, CO, is known for its mountain ski slopes that rise seemingly from the heart of the town’s central business district. Echoing these snowy and forested surroundings, design architect and 2014 Pritzker Prize for Architecture winner, Shigeru Ban and his New York practice, Shigeru Ban Architects + Dean Maltz Architect (SBA) designed the new $45 million Aspen Art Museum (AAM), which was completed along with Colorado-based executive architects Cottle Carr Yaw Architects (CCY).