D-Zolve 917 from Solvent Kleene, Inc. is a safe, fast-acting paint and powder coating stripper designed to be used at low temperatures in an immersion tank. According to the company, the product’s ability to quickly penetrate and break the chemical bond between the coating’s layers and the substrate eliminates the need for costly, high-energy-consuming burnoff, blasting or heating of the solution to high temperatures.
Braggone, an optoelectronics materials company based in Oulu, Finland, has received multimillion dollar funding from TEKES (The National Technology Agency of Finland) to commercialize its polymer materials worldwide. These flexible yet stable materials coat or print onto substrates at greater efficiency, lower temperatures and higher yields.
Industrial Nanotech, Inc. has seen a record increase in sales to homeowners for the six months ended December 31, 2007 for its Nansulate® HomeProtect Thermal Insulation & Mold Resistance coatings.
North American Galvanizing & Coatings, Inc. has opened a new technical center in Tulsa, OK. The technical center will house the company's current engineering department which is being reorganized to incorporate an expanded customer "tech support" function and product and process development activities pertaining to hot dip galvanizing.
Professional Plating, Inc., Brillion, WI, has received a certificate of qualification as a certified applicator for architectural powder coatings from Tiger Drylac USA Inc.
A plane with custom pink coatings created and donated by PPG Industries’ aerospace business is flying across Australian skies to help QantasLink promote breast cancer awareness in the country’s regional and remote areas.
Aleris International, Inc. has decided to permanently close its Toronto, Ontario coil coating facility. Production will be phased out during the first quarter of 2008, and the site will be permanently closed shortly thereafter.
DuPont has named Jocelyn E. Scott as Vice President – DuPont Engineering. Scott previously served as managing director of DuPont Capital Asset Productivity and Facilities Services in DuPont Engineering.
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