The POWDER COATING 2006 Technical Conference program has been finalized and released on the conference and show's website. The conference program will open on September 18 with a session for beginners requiring an introduction to powder coating, as well as a custom coater roundtable session.

In addition to exhibiting at NPE: The International Plastics Showcase at McCormick Place in Chicago from June 19-23, 2006, Atlas will also host a mini-seminar series focused on product durability testing.

FluoroGrip® clear, peel-and-stick fluoropolymer films provide protection against graffiti on a variety of surfaces.

Superl® SP II ULTRA-Cool® Jet Black is a high-reflectivity siliconized polyester coil coating that meets both the definition of "jet black" and the industry's increasingly strict standards for "cool coatings."

The new QA24 in-line sifter was developed to provide an economical quality assurance and HACCP solution for small to moderate production volumes.

The Novo-Shade Duo is a dual-function reflectometer developed for measuring shade and calculating opacity with 45/0º geometry.

The office of the CEO at BNP Media has announced that Donna Campbell, publisher of Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI) magazine, has also been named publisher of Industrial Paint & Powder (IP&P) magazine. Kevin Biller will be the new editor.

DeVilbiss, Binks and Owens Community College have teamed up to present a Spray Finishing Technology Workshop September 6-8, 2006, in Toledo, Ohio.

Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) will hold its 2006 Annual Meeting June 10-13 at the Hotel Zoso in Palm Springs, Calif. The program will include a retrospective look back at the past 25 years in finishing; a presentation on finishing opportunities today in Mexico; a new technologies focus on plastics; and examples of how some American manufacturers are succeeding.

Balzers, a supplier of physical vapor deposition (PVD) coatings headquartered in Liechtenstein, has acquired the PVD coating operations of Gold Star Coatings, a subsidiary of the industrial tooling group Star Cutter Co.