Benda-Lutz Corp. has opened an expansion to its plant in Independence, KY. The plant's second expansion in five years has increased capacity for its Blitz™ Bonding service for the powder coating industry.

The new RETOX® LFC modular regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTOs) are designed to provide cost-effective volatile organic compound (VOC) abatement for large flow capacity (LFC), VOC-laden paint and industrial finishing processes from 60,000 to 80,000 cfm flowrates with individual units.

Reichhold, Inc. has introduced a patented waterborne epoxy curing agent, EPOTUF® 37-685, for industrial maintenance applications. The product is designed to provide the corrosion protection of solventborne coatings with waterborne chemistry.

Patrick Industries has selected Trevisan Tellkamp, Santa Fe Springs, CA, to supply and install a vertical powder coating system for its facility in Mishawaka, IN.

The board of directors of Nordson Corp. has elected Gregory Merk as a corporate vice president with responsibility for the company's Pacific South Division (PSD), effective November 1, 2006.

The new CoolCureXL® RC-801 Curing System from Xenon Corp. is designed to specifically match the required footprint for heat-sensitive, batch- or continuous-process curing applications to prevent overheating.

The Flex-Lok® SF Series high temperature hose from The Flexaust Co., Inc., features silicone silver fiberglass fabric that is mechanically crimped in a continuous process to create a "locked" construction that is flexible and compressible.

Maxpro Technologies has appointed Kent Loven as manager of west coast operations. In his new position, Loven will be responsible for the sales and distribution of all Maxpro products in California, southern Utah and Arizona.

Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. (NPC) of Osaka, Japan has agreed to purchase the majority of Rohm and Haas Co.'s Automotive Coatings business. Specifically, NPC will purchase the wholly owned Rohm and Haas business in North America and Rohm and Haas' 50% share of the existing joint ventures with NPC in Japan and other Asian countries.

Companies such as Ford, Toyota, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and United Airlines will participate in Collaborate 2006, October 10-12 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, AL. The event is hosted by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the Alabama Aerospace Industry Association and the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association.