Conforma Clad: A new infiltration brazed tungsten carbide offers protection for reactor tubes in the chemical processing industry.

Cytec Industries Inc.: This company launched several new ADDITOL™ additives and showcased its latest developments in RADCURE® energy curable resins at CHINACOAT 2006 in November.

Valspar Flooring, a division of Valspar, Inc.: The new WB-20 finish is an environmentally responsible urethane wood finish that meets VOC emissions standards in all areas of the U.S.

Michelman: The new VaporCoat® Series of water-resistance coatings are designed to provide a moisture vapor barrier and grease and water resistance to corrugated packages while maximizing gluability.

Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials: The new RONOVEL™ CS-100 electrolytic hard gold plating solution from Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials is designed to minimize gold deposition onto unwanted areas during gold plating of components, such as connectors.

Sherwin-Williams: This company has begun incorporating AgION Technologies, Inc. antimicrobial protection in its FasTop™ product line of General Polymer brand flooring systems.

While silver continues to be a popular color in the automotive industry, blue is expected to capture an increasing market share in the coming years.

A new automatic lens cleaning machine based on room-temperature plasma technology can minimize processing errors and dramatically reduce cleaning costs.

Recent evaluations and demonstrations of corn-based blasting media have proven successful for coatings removal from delicate substrate materials.

Cleanrooms for plastic finishing systems are moving beyond simply providing contaminant-free air to the paint process and are also providing a healthy, pleasant environment for workers and visitors.