Bayer employees do not have to go far to see the advantages of Bayer MaterialScience's latest coating technology. They can just look at the recent facelift performed on Building 8 at its corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh.

We all have traveled down many different paths in life, and in our travels we sometimes become misguided. We may have made mistakes and done things that we have regretted.

Nano-Scale Additives What is the status of nano-scale additives employed in coatings technology? A significant level of research and development is currently being pursued in order to gain a full

The Latin American Coatings Show 2005 will take place at the World Trade Center in Mexico City on July 6 and 7. The show is the main exhibition and conference of raw materials and equipment for the manufacture of coatings and inks in Latin America.

This image depicts an example of starring caused by back-ionization.The Cause of Starring We are using a Wrinkle Dark Gray powder and we keep getting little "star bursts" all over

Demand for protective coatings in the United States is forecast to increase 4.6 percent per year to $13.4 billion in 2009, driven by an acceleration in durable good production and a rebound in nonresidential construction spending, according to "Protective Coatings," a study conducted by The Freedonia Group Inc., Cleveland.

For more than 15 years, The Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute's charter has been to provide state-of-the-art information on painting and paint technology. PQI endeavors to bring the public creative ideas and solutions for any paint project, inside or out. From design and color inspiration to tips for great finishes on almost any surface, PQI is often called upon for unbiased information by painting contractors, consumers and the media alike.

The idea of quality control has been around a long time. A QC program involves certain accepted policies, methods and standards for the finished product. Many companies have QC departments and policies, but standards and methods are very different for different products and industries depending on expectations, traditions and current manufacturing trends.

Much has been written about the operating and economic benefits to be gained by applying the principles of statistical process control to industrial finishing. The advent of affordable and reliable PLCs as well as the necessary pressure transducers and flowmeters suitable for the finishing environment has enabled astute finishers to instrument, monitor and control many of the process variables impacting the spray application of liquid coatings. By applying statistical process control principles to the control of the fluid, atomizing air and charging current as well as other process performance impacting variables, paint mileage has been improved and quality-related rejects and rework have been reduced. In the majority of the cases, the investment in additional control has quickly paid for itself.

AdBloc is designed to help manufacturers of plastic automotive parts meet federal emission standards for HAPs while meeting or exceeding industry standards for adhesion and resistance to humidity and gasoline