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With the OSHA GHS deadline fast approaching, the breadth of data that is now required for every product – from the purchase of the raw materials to the end of product life – makes clear that the days of manual upkeep and filing are gone.

The increased application of inkjet printing within ceramic tile decoration creates a need for advanced ink formulations, engineered to perform optimally at every stage of product use.

This article demonstrates the ability to measure the thickness of a single coating so long as the refractive index and the incident angle of light are known prior to using the film thickness software.

Results demonstrate that in essence, the FDM methodology has good potential and value for use in screening or selection of suitable hull coatings.

Mixture design is a type of DOE that takes advantage of the fact that the proportions of the ingredients of a mixture must add up to 100% to reduce the number of experimental runs required to evaluate the design space.

The VOC results for a given material may vary widely depending upon test methodology.

 Instrumentation developments that provide accurate data and significantly shorten analysis time are desirable and necessary. 

 Wall friction testing is an established method for quantifying the frictional interaction between a powder and a potential material of construction. 

 All safeguards intended to prevent dust explosions must be recognized, understood and maintained by operating forces. 

 A team of coatings industry experts worked together for as many as 10 years on the testing and adoption of this standard. The methodology in this new cycle applies not only to automotive coating systems with steel and plastic substrates, but can also apply to aircraft coatings as well as coatings for other industries.