The Ford Motor Co. changed the way Americans worked and played. Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co. has been a major innovator in paints for plastics. They both turned 100 this year.
Innovative conveyor technology has helped two BMW facilities add flexibility and reduce chemical usage and wastewater on their pretreatment and electrocoat lines.
DuPont Co. says it will donate about 16,000 acres of land adjacent to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia to The Conservation Fund, the largest such donation in the history of DuPont's Land Legacy program.
Spraying Systems Co. (Wheaton, IL) says it is the first company in its industry to achieve ISO 14001 registration. The company manufactures spray nozzles and accessories.
Walther Pilot has introduced the new Medium-Pressure Maxi and Mini spraying system technology with spray pressures of between 0.7 and 1.5 bar (10 to 20 psi), thereby closing the gap between HVLP and conventional spraying systems.