A frequently repeated theme in business is avoidance of responsibility. Think of all the recent corporate scandals and try to think of any corporate officer who stood up and said, "It was my idea, I did it, and I am the one who is responsible." Or when we read of failures in Government it is never the leaders who acknowledge poor leadership, it is an isolated mistake in the lower echelon.

Chemical Coaters Association Intl. (CCAI) offers the third edition of its popular training manual, Paint Pretreatment, a 91-page softbound manual that compiles efforts by CCAI's corporate pretreatment members. This edition

So enamored has been the air pollution control community that the undesirable environmental properties of thermal oxidizers have been ignored; they are not fully characterized and seldom, if ever, considered in development of air pollution regulations.

For those who keep their eyes on construction trends, the increased use of residential metal roofing has been apparent for several years. Along with that growth has been the development of new products and new features that better meet the needs of today's homeowners. A leader in the development of new technologies in residential metal roofing has been Classic Products Inc., Piqua, Ohio.

The versatility in powder coating effects and textures has come about over the past 10 years, changing the look of an appliance from simply a necessary piece of equipment to a focal point that makes a statement. Where liquid coatings once reigned because they could be applied without the heat temperatures necessary for curing powder coatings, thermosetting powders with lower temperature curing methods have helped powder coating expand to substrates beyond metal, including plastics and wood-based products.

Designed to fit virtually any manufacturer's filter housing, these filter replacements do not require modifications or adapter kits. They have been extensively tested and will meet or exceed OEM performance

Internationally used for 35 years, the air-water turbo impactor has no filters, no pumps, and no nozzles. In addition to trapping paint, VOCs and dust, it also provides fire suppression.

Spectro-guide is an instrument that combines color and gloss measurement in one unit. It will measure color (45/0 or sphere) and 60° gloss simultaneously in compliance with ISO, ASTM and

Designed to measure dry bulk solids over extended distances, LaserTrak 80 measures any solid surface at any angle with narrow beam, no beam divergence, and no false echoes. Its all-digital

HiSpeX is an X-ray fluorescence coating thickness and composition measurement tool designed to measure metal film thickness and compositions along with the determination of elemental composition of solids. It utilizes