Uyemura International Corp. has introduced ANP, an electroless nickel technology engineered to improve plating onto aluminum. The new development uses Uyemura’s lead and cadmium-free electroless nickel product in concert with proprietary cleaning, etching and zincating technologies.

Akzo Nobel Aerospace Coatings (ANAC) has launched a new range of high-performance protective coatings - the Intergard 10.000 Series - for land-based military equipment. The line includes a temporary, peelable waterborne camouflage coating, Intergard 10220, which has a volatile organic compound (VOC) content of less than 30 g per liter.

The new ultra-high-efficiency CLEANSWITCH® regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) from MEGTEC has a thermal efficiency rating of 97%. The system features a proprietary burner management system and heat transfer media that combine to reduce natural gas consumption by at least 40%, according to the company.

The Blastrac® BS-50 compact, lightweight stripper is designed to remove coatings, adhesives and mastics, roofing materials, ceramic tile, wood, VCT, carpet and sheet vinyl.

Designed for larger piping systems with flow rates up to 40,000 gpm, Eaton's Model 510 Simplex Basket Strainers can protect expensive piping system components from damage caused by particulate matter in the system flow.

Hayward Flow Control Systems has produced a new four-color Industrial Product Guide on its range of plastic flow control products. This new resource provides a brief overview of Hayward engineering, manufacturing, quality and support capabilities, along with sections on the company's line of ball valves, butterfly valves, check valves, control valves and other products.

The European Coatings Conference, scheduled for November 29-30, 2007, in Berlin, Germany, will address the topic of “Easy-to-Clean/Self-Cleaning Coatings.” The session will include a debate about the coatings’ applicability, their effectiveness in practice and their durability.

Pioneer Builders, the Oklahoma-based distributor for Industrial Nanotech, Inc., has been awarded a contract to supply more than 800 gallons of the company’s patented thermally insulating and corrosion resistant coating, Nansulate®, for a new biofuel facility being built by Greenlight Biofuels, Ltd.

DuPont Performance Coatings plans to link its proprietary digital color rendering technologies with Bunkspeed's digital object rendering software to give companies in the transportation and aerospace industries a full understanding of color and paint, and an accurate view of a product in real-life environments.

Glasurit Automotive Finish, a division of BASF Coatings AG, has introduced two new clears, both of which are VOC-compliant and thus in line with the EU solvents directive.