The PCI Blog is written by our team of editors, as well as industry contributors, and includes thought provoking opinions, trends, and essential paint and coatings industry information.
Gloss is measured by an instrument called a glossmeter, which assigns a gloss unit (GU) to a specified surface. The GU scale of a glossmeter is based on a highly polished, reference black glass standard with a defined refractive index having a specular reflectance of 100 GU at the specified angle.
The
COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for the
professional coatings industry. With a heightened focus and
ever-changing protocols for cleaning surfaces in commercial
facilities, coatings must be able to withstand stronger disinfectants
used more frequently to help keep the employees and visitors at these
facilities safe.
On August 13, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released new workplace guidelines. The new guidance focuses exclusively on unvaccinated or "otherwise at-risk workers." It also covers fully vaccinated personnel in "areas of substantial or high community transmission" as defined by the CDC.
Colors matter in the marketing world. There are brands that are initially associated by color. For instance, Target is synonymous with red and Home Depot is associated with orange. Selecting brand colors for marketing purposes sound simple, but it actually requires a lot of thought.
UV adhesives, put simply, are resins that polymerize or cure when exposed to ultraviolet light. They are widely used for industrial applications due to their fast curing property that ramps up the production rate.
The cross-border e-commerce industry is witnessing growth due to the unavailability of products domestically, affordable costs, consumer-focused targeting by market players, and higher quality of goods.
Among a lot of the alternatives that we need to choose in order to move towards a circular, regenerative economy, most impactful differences come from redesign of upstream processes. Many of these involve a product or material redesign or larger industrial transformation.
Although we saw a lot of headlines in recent years about how the EPA is weakening regulations and enforcement under the Trump administration, VOC compliance is still serious business.
If disturbed, asbestos paint will release a myriad of tiny, dagger-shaped fibers. When inhaled, these particles lodge themselves into parts of a person’s respiratory and gastric systems, from where they cannot be removed.
NACE International, the Worldwide Corrosion Authority, estimates that the global cost of corrosion is $2.5 trillion a year or 3.4% of Gross Domestic Product (NACE International, 2016). In amongst these financial headlines is a huge cost to the environment.
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