PPG Industries announced that it and its subsidiary, PPG Industries Colombia, have completed the acquisition of the coatings businesses of Colpisa Colombiana de Pinturas and its affiliates, including Colpisa Ecuador.
PPG Industries convened 23 of the company’s color experts, representing six color-oriented businesses across three global regions, to share color trend observations and insights for a variety of markets during the company’s annual weeklong workshop in New York City.
An innovative low-cost smart paint that can detect microscopic faults in wind turbines, mines and bridges before structural damage occurs is being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland.
International Paint LLC, an AkzoNobel company and a leading provider of high-performance protective coatings, linings and fire protection products, has promoted Brad Berkmeyer to Protective Coatings Technical Manager, North America.
Some of the most remarkable new coatings, like color-changing and smog-eating coatings, are applied to metal using the advanced continuous coil coating process. The coil coating process makes these complex coatings feasible and cost-effective.
In an effort to attract college students to the manufacturing industry, full-time science and graphic-arts college students are being offered travel and cash awards in conjunction with the upcoming RadTech 2012 UV and EB Technology Conference and Expo.