Troy Corp. announced a price increase on its full line of Troykyd defoamers. This price increase reflects the continued escalation of costs for petroleum and other raw materials, energy, logistics,

With the recent escalation in energy cost, conservation has become a hot topic in manufacturing circles - including finishing. More than 50 percent of the electrical energy consumed by North American based manufacturing is used to drive induction motors. Spray finishing is an energy intense process, particularly conventional air and HVLP spray guns (high compressed air consumption), spray booths, curing ovens and conveyor drives. In three out of four of these applications, motors are a significant if not the primary energy consumer.

Because so many of today's products are an assembly of various parts, which may haven been painted and/or powder coated separately and then assembled, it is important that each part be verified for color accuracy. End users expect products to be visually appealing, so products assembled with mismatched parts must be rejected, reworked or sold at a reduced price. Color verification is a process that can save time and money by reducing the number of rejects due to mismatched color.

The Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) held its annual meeting in Tucson, Ariz., June 18-21. It was hot!! The temperatures were over 100°F everyday, and the program (held in air-conditioned comfort) was fantastic.

Powder Storage We store our powder in an open plant environment with no control of the atmosphere. We have some problems with particles in the finished film that we think

Columbus Industries Inc., Ashville, Ohio, provides no-charge laboratory testing service to its distribution partners. The primary function of the laboratory facility is to determine the performance levels of filtration products used in the spray booth. Several test methods are employed, including ASHRAE 52.1, which yields Arrestance Efficiency and Holding Capacity data for intake and exhaust filters as well as pressure-drop information. The liquid and powder coatings from actual end-user facilities are utilized as the challenge aerosols for the testing (52.1-modified).

Company offers extensive facilities for providing test panels and testing services. Capabilities include fabrication of test panels from a variety of metals and plastics, application of pretreatments and paint systems,

PosiTest DFT coating thickness gage is available in two models, Ferrous for steel or Combo for all metals. Fast, repeatable measurements and no calibration required for most applications make the

Cyclonator phosphate pretreatment recycling closed-loop wash racks and filtration system is designed to help save up to 90 percent in chemical costs. Concentrated pretreatment solution is initially added to the

Updated Model 110 has a large 20-gallon collection container with wheels that makes eliminating debris simple and efficient. This unit also contains a highly efficient PTFE filter designed to handle