To speed up production, eliminate odor and reduce VOCs, Martin Engineering switched to a waterborne coating. The new paint system also has reduced paint usage and cleanup.

At every industry trade show and association annual meeting, private conversations and formal presentations often focus on the economy.

Figure 1. With a digital spray-system control, part A and part B can have their own coating recipe, reducing excess coverage on part A.I currently oversee the operation of a

The Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, OH) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Noveon International Inc. (Cleveland), a supplier of coatings resins and other specialty chemicals, in a transaction valued at

Is business really improving? Is the economy picking up like the numbers suggest? The answer probably depends on where you live and what you do for a living. But there is no doubt that there is more business activity now than there was a year ago.

BASF will phase out production at its Batavia, IL, site and transfer it to existing facilities in New Jersey, Alabama and North Carolina by year's end. "By closing the Batavia

World demand for paints and coatings is forecast to rise 3.5% per year through 2007 to 28.8 million metric tons, according to a new study by The Freedonia Group Inc.

This is the sixth article in a year-long series celebrating Industrial Paint & Powder's 80th anniversary. The feature stories below are portions of the articles that appeared from 1948 to 1953 in the magazine, then known as Industrial Finishing.

Amines That Best Neutralize Acid In a waterborne alkyd coating, what amines will work to neutralize the acid? Typically ammonia is used due to the cost, but other amines will

Open for business since only 1990, custom coater Cost Effective Coatings has expanded five times to maintain its efficiency and competitiveness. It also provides more than coating services.