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PCI recently traveled to the Powder Coating Summit in Lombard, Illinois, where low-temperature-cure powder coatings were a hot topic. Dr. Robert Duan presented the keynote address, 'Expanding the Universe of [...]

L'AQUILA, Italy-Stardust Powder Coatings, a manufacturer of powder coatings based in L'Aquila, Italy, has positively tested an antiviral coating that can inhibit the human coronavirus NL63. Powder coatings with antiviral [...]

The area of powder coatings continues to grow and develop at a great pace through continuous innovation. The powder coatings market represents about 10-15% of the global coatings market ($17 [...]

The adoption of digital color measurement and communication can have a positive impact across the supply chain for many industries--resulting in a significant reduction in time and costs associated with [...]

Orion is a worldwide supplier of carbon black, providing high-performance specialty carbon black to tint, colorize, and enhance the performance of polymers, plastics, paints and coatings, inks and toners, textile [...]

Life moves quickly. Trends and customer requirements in industrial processes are changing in evershorter cycles. Particularly, contract coaters must be very flexible when responding to incoming customer orders. Many contract [...]

Testing adhesion is the first measurable test when evaluating performance of a coating material, regardless of the type substrate--metal, wood, plastic, composite, paper, glass or engineered materials. In lay terms, [...]

Since White et al. reported the first self-healing polymeric material based on microencapsulated dicyclopentadiene and first-generation Grubbs catalyst, (1) new chemistries have been reported. Some of these chemistries include the [...]

Allnex has recently developed a generation of modified superdurable polyesters for powder coatings, demonstrating improved corrosion resistance for ACE applications. The binders based on these polyesters, hardened with [beta]-hydroxyalkylamide, are [...]

The pigments used to color powder coatings have a large impact on their color development, appearance and durability. The standard for high-performance pigments are the inorganic pigments known as Complex [...]

In addition to their durability and ease of application, powder coatings offer important environmental benefits to the paint industry. No solvents are used when sprayed and there are minimal volatile [...]

The success of powder coatings over the last decades can be attributed to several advantages that this technology offers in comparison with traditional solventborne systems and the newer technologies such [...]

The popularity of powder coatings continues to grow. These brilliant, durable finishes have been largely replacing traditional liquid paints and coatings for appliances, many automotive parts and a wide range [...]

In October 2019, Brian Spicer, Co-Founder of Innovakote, gave a presentation on recycling powder coatings at the Powder Coating Summit in Columbus, Ohio. The presentation was eye-opening. The amount of [...]

Coatings additives are some of the most important contents in the formulation of a coating, as they help control its performance. Applications of these additives range from furniture and construction [...]

The appliance market covers a wide range of products, with an equally wide range of performance requirements. It makes sense then that the coatings that protect and decorate various appliances [...]

Powder coating manufacturers are increasingly searching for tools to improve their coat performance balance. Solutions |hat can lead to cost reductions are, for example, the use of higher filling levels, [...]

PITTSBURGH -- PPG CORAFLON[R] powder coatings were used on 55 Hudson Yards in New York City, making it one of the first skyscrapers in the United States to be finished [...]

The top three factors driving OEM finishers to adopt new finishing technologies are the desire to improve finish quality, the need to comply with government regulations and the drive to [...]

Powder booths are designed to create a clean and safe environment for the application of powder coatings. Working with the airflow of the recovery system, the powder booth contains the [...]

In many ways, architectural design is comparable to crafting a fine piece of artwork. The goal is generally to produce a unique building or structure with enduring beauty. Color allows [...]

Makers of powder coating equipment see future growth in virgin wood and plastic applications. Powder equipment vendors continue to offer increased sophistication in automated controls, as well as refinements to [...]

Wisconsin Oven Corporation manufactures batch and continuous ovens specifically designed for curing powder coatings. These powder coating ovens provide uniform air distribution along the entire length of the work chamber [...]

The horizontal, conveyorized gas-fired and electrically heated convection drying and curing systems are intended for applications to dry off water or cure liquid and powder coatings on products processed horizontally. [...]

Fostoria Process Equipment's electric infrared portable banks can be easily and quickly used for many heating, curing and thermoforming operations; or for boost, gel or complete cure for powder coatings; [...]

Next month, Paint & Coatings Industry magazine and the Powder Coating Research (PCR) Group will host the Powder Coating Summit in Columbus, Ohio. This unique, annual event combines a live [...]

NEW ORLEANS -- The School of Polymer Science and Engineering at The University of Southern Mississippi is inviting industry professionals to submit abstracts for the 47th Annual International Waterborne, High-Solids [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Four basic stripping methods are typically used to remove cured powder coatings: mechanical, thermal, thermomechanical and chemical. Each method has advantages and disadvantages that must be considered in [...]

The home appliance industry is a $22.5 billion industry, according to The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM). (1) Washington. Powder coatings on a volume basis represent more than 70-75% [...]

Whether you are a buyer or seller of powder coatings, by now you've probably heard of (or already participated in) on-line reverse auctions. In the reverse auction forum, sellers 'compete' [...]

Wisconsin Oven Corporation manufactures batch and continuous ovens specifically designed for curing powder coatings. These powder coating ovens provide uniform air distribution along the entire length of the work chamber [...]

NEW ORLEANS -- The 46th Annual International Waterborne, High-Solids and Powder Coatings Symposium will take place Feb. 24-March 1, 2019. Short courses will be offered Feb. 24-26, a technology showcase [...]

MUMBAI, India -- AkzoNobel has inaugurated a new [euro]9 million facility for the production of powder coatings in India. Located in Thane, Mumbai, the plant is the company's sixth production [...]

MONTREAL -- The Protech/Oxyplast Group of Montreal, Canada, has purchased Trimite Powders Inc. of Spartanburg. South Carolina. A recognized name within the powder coatings industry, Trimite Powders has been providing [...]

When R.B. White (Bloomington, IL) switched from solventborne coatings to powder coating, it wasn't because of environmental regulations. The high-solids coatings and even the xylene used for cleanup allowed the [...]

The manufacture of powder coatings needs exacting preventive quality-control measures because once a batch has been made it is too late to correct any mistake. A required color cannot be made by shading or adding pigment, except by reprocessing the whole batch. Powder is premixed, extruded in its molten state, ground and screened to achieve a consistent quality. To achieve the best results, the equipment must be easily cleaned, the raw materials precisely prepared and weighed and a powerful central vacuum system in the production area is recommended., 'Do it right the first time' means just what it says when manufacturing powder coatings The saying 'Do it right the first time' is very appropriate in manufacturing powder coatings. [...]

A variety of products and industries use diacids, which are a non-toxic, versatile class of chemical intermediates. Uses include monomers for engineering polymers such as polyesters, polyamides, polyurethanes and hot-melt [...]

Device Tests for Holes in Coatings I have heard of a device that detects whether a powder coating has any holes in it. Have you heard of this device, and [...]

Custom coater Spectrum Metal Finishing Inc. (Youngstown, OH) has completed a 35,000-square-foot addition to its plant and has begun production on its new state-of-the-art horizontal paint line, which is capable [...]

Becker Powder Coatings (Farnham, Surrey, UK), the powder coatings business of A.B. Wilh., has agreed to purchase 70% of Progetto Due SpA, a specialty powder manufacturer in L'Aquila, Bazzano, Italy. [...]

The Spectrum Series powder spray system is designed to minimize powder-in-process, speed booth cleaning and provide fast powder-supply system changes. Benefits include reduced downtime, labor costs and material waste in [...]

The most recent edition of Powder Coating: The Complete Finisher's Handbook (Second Edition), published by the Powder Coating Institute (Alexandria, VA), is now available. The 431-page handbook is a collaborative [...]

Over the past several years, the competitive nature of the powder market has increased tremendously. Regionally, the market is dominated by a small number of large companies. The largest four [...]

AMSTERDAM -- AkzoNobel has raised its stake in Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings SAE in Egypt from 60% to 100%. The transaction forms part of the company's accelerated growth strategy for [...]

ELLAVILLE, GA -- TCI Powder Coatings announced the opening of a new office in Americus, GA. According to Doug Greene, President, the new office will function as corporate headquarters for [...]

TEANECK, NJ--Nippon Paint (USA) Inc., a subsidiary of Nippon Paint Co. Ltd. of Osaka, Japan, has reached an agreement with Protech Chemicals Ltd. to sell the powder coating business of [...]

TCI Powder Coatings, a subsidiary of RPM International Inc., has appointed Steve Jones to the new position of Architectural & Building Products Segment Manager. The company has also named Thomas [...]

MONTREAL -- The Protech/Oxyplast Group of Montreal, Canada, has agreed to purchase the thermoplastic powder coatings business and assets of Union City Industries (UCI) of Union City, MI. Protech will [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Powder coatings are increasingly preferred over conventional solventborne and waterborne coatings. These types of coatings offer a high environmental advantage and, in addition, they are key to the [...]

Advanced coatings company Greenkote Plc, based in Israel, has completed the acquisition of the assets and certain liabilities of Industrial Powder Coatings, Inc. (IPC). IPC's services include powder coating, e-coating, [...]