Paint and Coating Equipment - Articles - Page 22

Testing for the Real World

February 11, 2019

Emergence of real-world testing of coatings products to validate the protection levels of assets worldwide is becoming a major issue. Here Sherwin-Williams reveals how the company is committing to a new level of these tests on behalf of its customers.

How to Choose the Ideal Oven Temperature Logger

January 2, 2019

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Read This Before You Decide on an Oven Temperature Profiling Data Logger

On the Track of Corrosion

Rapid, Objective and Reliable Evaluation and Documentation of Corrosion Test Plates

November 12, 2018

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The Corrosion Inspector was designed to produce a fast and objective evaluation of filiform and other corrosion phenomena by digital analysis of coated test plates.

Quality Control Testing of Titanium Dioxide Industrial Coating Bases

Jeff Watts

November 7, 2018

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Because of the increased accuracy of data, measurements from spectrophotometers can be compared against standards, without the need to conduct parallel tests, effectively saving time and money in the process.

Failure Analysis of Synthetic Dyes Using Pyrolysis-GC/MS Technique

Rojin Belganeh William Pipkin

November 6, 2018

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This technique provides the analyst with a "method map" for performing failure, material characterization and deformulation analyses.

Innovative Car Body Curing from the Inside-Out

Jim Pakkala

November 5, 2018

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This new heating technique is achieved by using a transverse conveyance system in which the car bodies are processed sideways through heating zones, which allows for large convection nozzles to be positioned to direct heated air through the windshield opening of the car into the inner cabin areas as well as directly into the engine compartment areas.

New Protective Coating Dispensing Technology Can Improve Efficiency

Rob Rochette

August 29, 2018

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While many applications will continue to require the greater material volumes available in drums, cartridge-based packaging improves efficiency in niche markets in the aerospace industry, marine touch up coating and repair, pipeline, and manhole applications. In many cases, it complements traditional methods, reducing labor, material and disposal costs.

Real-Time Polymer Monitoring System

Characterizes Polymer Properties of a Free Radical Batch Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate

Michael F. Drenski Matt Willard

August 9, 2018

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The real-time insight generated by ACOMP enables polymer manufacturers to immediately respond to process anomalies, adhere to tighter polymer quality control specifications, and optimize polymer production for continuous, batch and semibatch runs.

Paint Shop for Electric Vehicles in China

July 1, 2018

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Dürr is currently building a fully automatic paint shop for a local OEM in Hefei in the Anhui Province of China. The plant is designed to handle 100,000 units per year, and will commence operation in June 2018. The integration of numerous digital@DÜRR solutions turns the paint shop into a Smart Factory with extensive use of data.

Dissecting Orange Peel – A Process-Oriented Approach, Part II

Michael Bonner

June 1, 2018

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In this two-part series, we explore how this carefully crafted design of experiments (DOE) isolated and contrasted the impact and interaction of three key process variables: film build; atomization, and coating viscosity (as determined by temperature).