Ford scientists are embracing the burgeoning field of nanotechnology in developing paints, plastics, light metals and catalysts that allow the company to reduce vehicle weight and improve fuel economy without sacrificing quality.
DeVilbiss, Binks, ITW Industrial Finishing, and the Forest and Wood Products Institute at Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) have teamed up to present a Spray Finishing Technology workshop at the college’s Robert D. Wetmore Technology Center.
The Army is using a new coating system to paint aircraft and other equipment that performs better than the standard system and is safer to human health and the environment.
Consumption in Asia of seven leading coatings additives was 655 million lbs., worth $1.5 billion, according to the consulting firm of Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney.
As part of its 101st Annual Conference & Exhibition, the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is challenging undergraduate and graduate students to try their hands at solving the types of environmental questions faced by professionals in the industry.
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