The Asymtek business of Nordson Corp. recently received Intel Corp.'s 2006 Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) award. This is the fourth consecutive year Asymtek has been honored with the SCQI, Intel's most prestigious award and highest honor for its suppliers for outstanding commitment to quality and performance.

Heatbath® Corp., a supplier of metal finishing products, has launched a new website that includes engineered technologies for zinc, electroless nickel, decorative plating, chromate conversion coatings, phosphating and black oxide coatings, as well as many other products for surface pretreatment and corrosion protection.

Pantheon Chemical’s non-toxic surface pretreatment, PreKote, has been selected by Continental Airlines for use in its aircraft repainting program. According to Pantheon Chemical, the airline’s decision to use the hexavalent chromium-free product marks a shift in the aerospace industry.

Researchers have created an anti-reflective coating that allows light to travel through it but lets almost none bounce off its surface. At least 10 times more effective than the coating on sunglasses or computer monitors, the material might be used to channel light into solar cells or allow more photons to surge through the surface of a light-emitting diode (LED).

Matrix Metrologies, Inc.: A new four-page product brochure details the HMX handheld XRF film thickness measurement tool that is designed to measure plating thickness on fasteners, connectors and any metal finished part.

DeVilbiss: The Compact Performance Series™ conventional, HVLP and Trans-Tech manual spray guns use advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to enhance the atomization process and provide a high-quality finish with a high transfer efficiency.

HunterLab: The new UltraScan VIS is a high-performance color measurement spectrophotometer that measures the full range of human color perception in seconds. The instrument measures both reflected and transmitted color, as well as transmission haze, and it meets CIE and ASTM guidelines for accurate color measurement.

Nova Finishing Systems: This company now offers an optional 31/2" purge/discharge chute in all of its vibratory models at an additional cost. This new feature permits quick exit of all parts and media from the bowl into a storage container or a secondary screen device.

ITW Gema: The new OptiControl PC Based Control System automates powder application equipment to ensure consistent, high-quality powder coating. According to the company, the system’s easy-to-use graphic interface and user-friendly, color touch-screen allows one-touch control and at-a-glance monitoring of all systems and operations.

National Coatings: AcryShield Cool-Roof acrylic, water-based roof coatings reportedly helped avoid as many as 24 million pounds of CO2 production in reduced demands for energy across the nation in 2006.