New TEX-COTE® SUPER-COTE™ COOL WALL™ coatings from Textured Coatings of America Inc. have been shown to reduce air-conditioning demand by nearly 22%, according to tests by the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Rolls-Royce Corp. has acquired exclusive rights to use a coating invented by Iowa State University researchers that helps turbines stand up to the heat in jet engines. The innovative bond coating will be applied to engine turbine blades made of nickel-based superalloys.
On May 22nd and 24th, Fusion UV Systems GmbH hosted two one-day ultraviolet (UV) curing seminars in Brno, Czech Republic and Budapest, Hungary. More than 100 attendees from Hungary, and the Czech and Slovak Republics participated in these first-time seminars.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Edwin G. Foulke Jr. and William D. Wiggins, chairman, government advisory committee, National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF), have signed an alliance to provide NASF’s members and others, such as small businesses and non-English speaking employees, with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees’ health and safety in the metal surface finishing industry.
LORD Corp. has appointed Chembar Inc., Gahanna, OH, and Integral Products, Harbor City, CA, as distributors for its aerospace and industrial coatings line.
The Board of Directors of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) has appointed Joseph S. Pontoski to the position of executive director of the organization.
Following a successful pilot and expert review session held in May, The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) will hold its inaugural Protective Coatings Inspector (PCI) course and certification exam August 20-25, 2007 in Pittsburgh, PA.
The National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) has developed an enhanced online "Search For A Supplier" function on its website that makes it easier for manufacturers to find information and get advice about using and converting to prepainted metal.
Liquid Metal, a new paint developed through a joint effort by DaimlerChrysler and BASF Coatings, is designed to gleam like liquid metal. The paint is based on the successful integration of a special-effect pigment into a waterborne paint system, which makes the technology environmentally friendly and compliant with all environmental regulations.
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