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Electrocoat 2010: The Thoroughbred of Coatings!
ECOAT 2010 was held May 4 – 6, 2010 at the Louisville Downtown Marriott and the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville was magnificently decorated as The Kentucky Derby was the week prior to the conference.
Bayer MaterialScience LLC launches EcoCommercial Building Program in North America
Holistic and collaborative approach addresses market need for more sustainable building solutions
Bayer MaterialScience LLC has launched its EcoCommercial Building Program in the NAFTA region. This program focuses on offering materials and fostering collaboration among industry, academia and government to provide holistic solutions to building decision makers.
“We’re building a collaborative network that brings together innovative products and services to make sustainable, environmentally friendly and profitable building solutions possible,” explained Paul Platte, head, EcoCommercial Building Program, NAFTA, Bayer MaterialScience LLC.
According to Platte, Bayer MaterialScience LLC, a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and Pittsburgh Green Building Alliance, is currently seeking network member organizations that can provide products and/or services for the program’s seven building solution areas that help to increase sustainability and reduce energy costs:
• Insulation
• Daylighting
• Illumination
• Indoor Environment Quality
• Sustainable Energy
• Intelligent Building
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
By working collaboratively, the EcoCommercial Building network will be able to address energy savings, environmentally friendly materials, emission-reducing materials, efficiency in application, ecology and economics – what Bayer MaterialScience considers to be the “Six Es” of sustainable building solutions.
The NAFTA program is part of Bayer MaterialScience’s global EcoCommercial Building initiative launched last fall. To showcase the viability of the program, Bayer MaterialScience currently has four EcoCommercial Building projects – an operational children’s day care center for employees of Bayer CropScience in Germany, an operational Bayer administration building in Belgium, an office building under construction in India, and a conference center on the U.S. headquarters campus in Pittsburgh. The conference center will be part of an open house, systems demonstration event that will take place on May 26. There are two other planned North America EcoCommercial Building projects that will be unveiled in upcoming weeks and months.
According to John Houston, senior vice president, head of Coatings, Adhesives and Specialties, Bayer MaterialScience LLC, the EcoCommercial Building initiative is a natural fit with the company’s business and sustainability objectives.
“At Bayer MaterialScience, our longstanding commitment to innovation, product stewardship and sustainability impacts the products we produce and the markets we serve, and this program aligns perfectly with that commitment,” explained Houston. “Our materials already play an important role in a number of sustainable building design and construction solutions. Now, with the EcoCommercial Building program, we have the opportunity to take this one step further by engaging other network members to more completely address the market need for more sustainable building solutions,” he continued.
Bayer MaterialScience products currently utilized in sustainable building design and construction solutions include:
• Solid and multi-wall architectural sheets of polycarbonate for glazing, sky lights and façade cladding which enable daylighting with reduced energy usage and aid visual comfort.
• Sealing systems, based on Bayer MaterialScience’s polyurethane raw materials, for sealing flat roofs to produce a seamless, highly root-resistant protective layer that also aids energy savings by significantly reducing drafts.
• LED lighting systems that can illuminate while reducing electricity consumption and heat loads are enhanced by the company’s polycarbonates when used in LED lenses and lamp housings providing the lighting system excellent service life in all types of conditions.
• Coating systems based on Bayer MaterialScience’s raw materials that are characterized by high resistance to aging and low maintenance costs while doing so with low solvent or waterborne formulations.
• Spray or rigid polyurethane foam from Bayer MaterialScience is used for indoor and outdoor thermal insulation of roofs, walls and floors. The energy saved, over the life of a building, through the use of polyurethane insulation foam can yield a better than 70-to-1 return on the energy needed to produce the foam raw materials.
• Photovoltaic modules are used to harvest solar energy. The company’s TPU encapsulant film enables efficient embedding of solar cells into the film to yield high-quality photovoltaic modules. Also, polyurethane in combination with pultrusion technology enables a light-weight, modular framing system aiding installation of building integrated photovoltaic elements onto the roof.
www.bayermaterialsciencenafta.com
Dow Ends Force Majeure for Phenol in the Americas
Effective immediately, The Dow Chemical Company has ended the force majeure for phenol in the Americas.
The force majeure was declared on March 12 when a broken heat exchanger was discovered at the phenol manufacturing asset within the Oyster Creek, Texas facility. The exchanger is now repaired and the plant is running at normal operating rates.
Dow Epoxy is a leading global producer of epoxy resins, intermediates, and specialty resins serving a wide range of industries. This global business unit of The Dow Chemical Company operates nine manufacturing facilities, three main Research & Development centers, and in-region Technical Service & Development facilities strategically located around the world to provide customers with differentiated solution-based products and innovative technologies and services. Epoxy products from Dow are used in different market segments including coatings, civil engineering, structural and corrosion resistant composites, adhesives, electrical laminates and electrical castings/potting and encapsulation/tooling.
Location Move for Dow R&D
The Dow Chemical Company's North American Technical Service and Global Research and Development Center for packaging adhesives and coatings moved to Buffalo Grove from Elgin, Illinois in April 2010. The expanded Tech Service and R&D Center is located close to Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
Dow offers a broad range of technologies for packaging customers, including solventless, water-based, and solvent-borne adhesives, and provides real-world testing capabilities to assist customers in the evaluation of formulations on production-scale equipment.
The Buffalo Grove facility will expand the on-site staff to more than 100 people. The site, which opened in 1992, also houses Dow's Microbial Control business unit, as well as sales offices. Mark Henning, general manager, Dow Microbial Control, also serves as site manager for Buffalo Grove.
All of Dow's previous North America tech service and development resources will be replicated at Buffalo Grove. In addition, the company's analytics capabilities for customers will be greatly enhanced to better detect and solve flexible packaging laminate issues where varying coat weights, mix ratios and film surface treatments can pose production difficulties.
Clariant Increases Price Of Waxes
The Additives Business Unit of Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has announced an increase in the price of its waxes because of higher raw material, transportation and energy costs. Clariant produces high performance waxes which are used mainly in plastics, coatings and inks, as well as in adhesives and polishes.
The company indicated that they already initiated reasonable efforts in order to offset these costs, such as in particular the LeanSigma-based “Clariant Excellence” program, but the recent further cost development leaves no other alternative than a price increase.
The increase will be effective on April 1st, 2010.
Dianal Price Increase
Effective April 5, 2010, Dianal America, Inc., will increase prices on its acrylic and styrene/acrylic bead resins by approximately 8 per cent. The increases are necessitated by unremitting cost increases.
Hexion Specialty Chemicals To Raise Prices For Epoxy Resins
Effective March 1, 2010, or as contracts allow, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. has increased prices for its epoxy resins in the Americas from four to eight cents per pound, depending on the resin type. The price adjustment is driven by increases in the cost of key raw materials.
CCP Price Increases
Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) has announced a $0.07-$0.10 per-pound price increase, depending on grade, for all Reafree powder coatings resin materials. New prices are effective for orders shipped on or after March 22, 2010, or as contracts allow.
Effective for orders shipped on or after March 12, 2010, CCP will increase prices for Chempol solution acrylic coatings resins and Coroc additives. Chempol resins, conventional solids, will increase 10-15 cents per pound. Chempol resins, high solids, will increase 15-20 cents per pound. Coroc additives will increase 30 cents per pound.
CCP has also announced a price increase for all emulsions products effective for shipments on and after March 25, 2010. Prices will increase up to $0.07 per pound for all ESI-CRYL® and ESI-REZ® emulsion polymers, wax emulsions and resin solutions. Continued increases in key raw-material costs have driven the necessity for this increase.
Arkema Emulsion Systems Announces Price Increase for Latex Products
Effective April 1, 2010 or as contracts allow, Arkema Emulsion Systems will increase the price of all latex products. UCAR® acrylic, styrene-acrylic, styrene-butadiene and NEOCAR® Acrylic latexes will increase by $0.07 per wet pound. UCAR vinyl-acrylic, EVOCAR® vinyl acetate-ethylene and NEOCAR Latexes will increase by $0.03 per wet pound.
This action is driven by the sustained increase in the cost of key feedstocks and raw materials and by the company’s commitment to maintain margins that allow for ongoing reinvestment to meet customers’ future needs.
Customers should contact their Arkema Emulsion Systems account representative for additional details.
New From Stone Tucker
Stone Tucker Instruments is pleased to announce the next generation of non-contact powder thickness gages. The PosiTector PC Powder Checker measures uncured powder coatings using ultrasonic technology to automatically calculate and display a predicted cured thickness. With no wires or cables to risk disturbing the powder, now you can affordably measure powder thickness before curing. The PosiTector PC Powder Checker helps control powder consumption to lower cost and reduce waste. Advanced new technology allows measurement on small tubes, odd shapes and moving parts.
The American made PosiTector PC Powder Checker features an internal memory of up to 1,000 readings with no software required for downloading. The gage continually displays/updates basic statistics and automatically generates formatted reports with measurement summaries and charts.
For more information Contact Stone Tucker Instruments 905-892-6142 or on the web www.stone-tucker.com
Kremlin A28 Automatic Spraygun
Kremlin by EXEL North America is pleased to announce performance upgrades for the A28 automatic gun designed for the application of water-based ceramic coatings.
The fluid needle incorporates an easily replaceable polyurethane tip that resists wear and is less expensive to replace than our competitor’s standard needle/ fluid tip design.
Kremlin has developed a new configuration that delivers finely atomized, high viscosity ceramic coatings with a uniform spray pattern of up to 32 inches wide at a spray distance of only 12 inches.
New Stainless Steel Circulation Kit
Kremlin also introduces the Stainless Steel Circulation kit is used with heated paint systems to maintain consistent temperatures. It can also be used to keep high solids and pigmented materials in suspension.
The purpose of the valve is to allow material circulation and reclaim.
Unlike competitive units, the Kremlin version utilizes a carbide gate valve which results in better wear resistance compared to a needle and seat configuration.
www.exel-na.com
Atlas Copco presents its energy-efficient screw technology blowers
Atlas Copco announces its new and proven energy-efficient technology for air blowing applications: the ZS screw blower. Screw technology on average is 30 per cent more energy-efficient compared to lobe technology. Atlas Copco is convinced that the lobe technology, widely used at present, no longer meets the needs of today’s low carbon economy. Industries and applications such as wastewater treatment, pneumatic conveying, power generation, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, pulp & paper, textiles, cement, and general manufacturing will highly benefit from energy savings through replacing the conventional lobe with the leading screw technology. The ZS screw blower will replace the company’s entire range of ‘Roots’ type rotary lobe blowers.
In a typical biological wastewater treatment plant, the aeration blower system accounts for up to 70 percent of the energy usage. Today the majority of these plants use less efficient lobe technology, a technology that has had little development since its introduction in the late 19th century. By reducing the energy usage of their aeration blower system, these plants will decrease their energy costs while operating in a more environmentally friendly manner.
Other important features that secure increased efficiency and reliability are the integrated gearbox, the oil system and the innovative design that integrates all individual components into a plug-and-run solution.
NEW HIGH-PERFORMANCE PIGMENT FROM CABOT
Cabot Corporation has added a new product to its EMPEROR® range of high-performance black pigments, developed specifically for water-borne coating systems.
EMPEROR 1800 provides formulators of base-coats for automotive and other high-colour applications with high black colour performance, rapid and economical dispersion and long-term performance stability.
Cabot was the first carbon black supplier to develop black pigments specifically for water-borne applications, and the new product underlines the company’s commitment to remain the leader in this sector. Like the existing EMPEROR 2000 pigment, the new product consists of small-particle carbon black that is chemically modified in order to attach specific functional groups to the pigment surface. As a result, the pigment is fully compatible with water-borne systems and delivers better performance than conventional oxidised carbon black pigments. EMPEROR 1800 disperses quickly and easily as a result of electro-static stabilisation in aqueous solutions, which causes the pigment particles to
automatically separate during production and remain separated afterwards.
As a result, grinding times are shortened and the quantity of dispersion additives required to achieve optimum performance can be considerably reduced – typically by more than 50 per cent compared with conventional oxidised carbon black.
Due to the stability of the pigment, shelf life of mill-bases and final formulations in which it is used is greatly extended and final film properties are consistently maintained.
www.cabot-corp.com
NEW HOSCO PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE
Hosco Finishing Systems Components, Livonia, MI, has introduced the new Hosco BPV-150 Mechanical Pressure Relief Valve that relieves paint and solvent circulating system pressure in the event of system over-pressurization. This cavity-free and silicone-free valve can replace expensive “rupture disk” or conventional relief valves. As opposed to the rupture disk system the Hosco valve opens and closes automatically when required and will not shut down and halt production. The Hosco valve is designed to be located directly on the supply line. Should a pressure switch fail to shut off the pump before pressure reaches 300 psi, the pressurized fluid will push the face of the valve causing its spring to compress, allowing the fluid to pass through to the by-pass return line thereby relieving the pressure in the supply line. The by-pass return is connected to the supply tank or drum. When the supply line pressure drops below 300 psi the valve will close returning the system to normal operation.
There are several key features of the Hosco valve. First, the top of the valve is equipped with a vent stone that allows it to move back and forth freely without fighting compression or vacuum. Second, being positioned close to the circulating main line area, Hosco’s cavity-free design of the valve/seat eliminates any dead flow areas as found in conventional mechanical valves where paint could settle and produce paint finish dirt defects. In addition, because it is a mechanical valve that requires no service, over-pressurization will not result in system shut downs as is necessary with servicing ruptured valves. The Hosco BPV-150 Valve assembly comes complete with a BPV-150-A 1.50″ adapter and installation manual. A 2″ main line adapter is also available as an option in lieu of the 1-1/2″ tee.
www.hosco.net
POCKET SIZE COATING THICKNESS MEASUREMENT GAUGE
ElektroPhysik announces the introduction of the MiniTest 70 Series pocket size coating thickness measurement gauge with SIDSP® 32-Bit-signal processing technology. SIDSP® is an exclusive ElektroPhysik development.
The MiniTest 70 Series will be available in two models, the MiniTest 70 F is intended for measuring non-magnetic coatings over ferrous substrates and the MiniTest 70 FN will additionally measure insulating coatings over non-ferrous metals.
The measuring range on the ferrous model is 120 mils and the non-ferrous range is 100 mils. The accuracy statement is +(.006 mils + 2% of the reading) following a two point setup. Single point setup add 1%. Gauge repeatability is +(0.04 mils + 1% of the reading) The minimum substrate thickness for ferrous applications is .020” thick and the non-ferrous substrate requirements are .0016” of material thickness.
All units include a “Stats” function that displays how many readings have been accumulated, the mean value, standard deviation as well as the high and low readings in the group.
www.ElektroPhysikUSA.com
The BC-40E TRU TEMP® Process Line
Birchwood Casey Introduces a seven-tank process line, with full black oxide capabilities. The new BC-40E TRU TEMP system is pre-engineered to set up quickly and operate safely. It utilizes seven individual tanks, each measuring 16 x 24 x 24 inches deep, and occupies a footprint of just 3 x 12 feet. The tanks are rugged and unbreakable. They are rotomolded of heavy weight, high-density polyethylene or polypropylene, and are supplied with all the necessary components: heaters, plumbing connections, tank lids and chemical products.
Using the patented Birchwood Casey TRU TEMP black oxide process, the new BC-40E tank line provides the owner with all of the advantages of an in-house system – a high quality, Mil-Spec compliant, black oxide capability with a 25-minute turnaround time. It provides ultimate control of quality, scheduling, and cost of finishing operations that is not available with outside black oxide services.
The TRU TEMP process contains no EPA regulated chemicals, so there is no need for waste treatment. The rinse waters are sewerable as non-hazardous discharge. The initial capital investment is a small price for all the benefits this system offers.
www.birchwoodcasey.com
Paint Manufacturing Software to be Demonstrated
Deacom, Inc. will offer personal demonstrations of its DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System at booth #1845 at the 2010 American Coatings SHOW, to be held April 13-15 in Charlotte, NC.
As a product designed specifically for paint and coatings manufacturers, DEACOM paint manufacturing software simplifies complex business process issues by seamlessly managing all areas, including formulation, regulatory reporting, QC/QA, inventory control, production, sales order entry, accounting, purchasing, and retail Point-of-Sale (POS) in one, easy-to-use system.
www.deacom.net
Robert Smith Joins Enthone as Eastern Canada Regional Manager
Mr. Robert Smith has been named Eastern Canada Regional Manager by Enthone Inc., a business of Cookson Electronics. He will be responsible for managing the growing Enthone sales and technical service team that has been firmly established over the last year.
Smith comes to Enthone with nearly forty years experience in the metal finishing industry. A long-time member of AESF and NASF, he most recently served as the General Manager for Torcad Limited in Toronto. Previously, Mr. Smith was with Atotech Canada, where he served in sales management, technical support and operations roles.
Educated in England, Mr. Smith earned an O.N.C. diploma in chemistry from Welwyn Garden City College of Further Education, as well as an H.N.C. in chemistry from Hatfield Polytechnic Institute.
The appointment of Smith demonstrates Enthone’s commitment to the Canadian market and, more specifically, its Canadian customers and partners. Last year Enthone acquired exclusive rights and knowledge to all intellectual property of Ontario-based Westbrook Technologies relating to the surface finishing industry. Earlier this year, Enthone announced it had become the Canadian distributor for Dipsol America.
Smith currently resides with his wife, Linda, in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada.
www.cooksonelectronics.com.
Wagner Announces New Technical and Sales Support Manager
Wagner Systems, Inc. has appointed Michael Hornbaker its Technical and Sales Support Manager for Liquid Industrial. Hornbaker brings more than 10 years of expertise in the liquid paint industry as an account manager for several paint distributors. At Wagner Systems, Inc., Hornbaker is responsible for sales of liquid coating systems and products. He will help enhance the current Wagner distributor network and work with established Wagner distributors by providing the incentives and tools for superior customer service. Mike will also be involved in training and education of distributors and end users.
www.wagnersystemsinc.com
BYK-Gardner USA promotes Scott and hires Traister and Burich
BYK-Gardner – worldwide partner of the automotive, paint and plastic industries for quality control of color, appearance and physical properties – is pleased to announce the promotion of Richard Scott to Director of Key Accounts for North America and hiring of Carol Traister as Regional Sales Manager for the Ohio Valley area and Blake Burich as Regional Sales Manager for the Eastern Great Lakes area.
Since 2005, Scott had been a Regional Sales Manager for BYK-Gardner USA covering the Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky territory. He has over 20 years of experience in the paint and plastic markets with expertise in color and appearance instrumentation. In a continued effort to strengthen customer relationships in the Automotive and Paint industries, Scott will be closely cooperating with global business managers, Gabi Kigle-Boeckler and Klaus Wiesner of BYK-Gardner GmbH.
Traister will be responsible for the Ohio Valley territory, which will consist of TN, KY, IN and Southern OH. She began her career at Flint Ink as a Chemist for two years and moved on to Porter Paints as Group Leader Product Development. After 9 years at Porter, she spent the last 15 years as a Sale Representative for dar-Tech.
Burich will cover the Eastern Great Lakes region (Northern OH and Central/Eastern MI). Burich was previously employed by NB Coatings since 1990. Over the years, he held several positions from Technical Service Representative, Sales, Account Management, and lastly as Director Commercial Development. During his time with NB, he spent three years in Japan working as a Development Chemist.
www.byk.com/instruments
MAR-Tech Holdings Inc. REQUIRES Commission Sales Agent
Residing in U.S.A
Position available immediately
-experience an asset
-must possess strong communication skills
-have a strong metal finishing background
Please forward resume to: adeleb@martechholdings.com
www.martechholdings.com
Use this space to Advertise new positions available in your company. Contact Pete Wilkinson at pete.wilkinson@cfcm.ca.
