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At the Canadian Paint and Coatings Association’s (CPCA) annual conference and AGM, held at the Queen’s Landing hotel in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. on May 24 and 25, the association treated its members and attendees with a trip to Château des Charmes vineyard for the Chair’s Awards and dinner.
Gema USA Inc. is pleased to congratulate Cameron Greeson as the winner of the 2023 PCI/Gema Scholarship. Greeson is studying Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University.
At SUR/FIN 2023, held June 6-8 in Cleveland, Ohio, Axine Water Technologies will showcase its proprietary electrochemical oxidation process, which destroys PFAS and other emerging contaminants on site, eliminating the need for expensive offsite disposal and reducing litigation risk.
PPG recently announced a $44 million investment to upgrade five powder coating manufacturing facilities in the US and Latin America. The projects are part of PPG’s strategic efforts to expand its powder coatings offerings and increase global production to meet growing customer demand for sustainably advantaged products.
Read more: PPG Invests $44M to Boost Global Powder Production
Hexigone’s latest test results prove that their sustainable corrosion inhibitors—Intelli-ion—can reach C5 levels of corrosion protection in both waterborne and solvent borne coatings. This presents the global coatings industry with the highest level of corrosion protection that is heavy metal and chromate-free.
Read more: Sustainable C5 Corrosion Protection for Primer...
The Aerospace Coatings business of AkzoNobel has achieved the highest supplier award in the Airbus Supply Chain & Quality Improvement Program (SQIP).
Increasing demand high-quality finishes from the automotive and furniture industries, partnered with advancements in technology and environmental regulations is propelling the growth of 2K coatings.
PPG recently announced that it will deliver paint and clear film solutions for automotive and industrial customers through PPG Advanced Surface Technologies, a new joint venture formed with entrotech, Inc., a provider of technology-driven film solutions.
Canlak Coatings Inc., a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners and leading formulator and manufacturer of high-quality wood coating systems for commercial and residential flooring, sports flooring, cabinet, furniture, and wood focused architectural applications, recently announced the acquisition of Ceram-Traz Corporation d.b.a Ceramic Industrial Coatings.
The new automatic powder guns from WAGNER deliver high level coating results with maximum application efficiency in coating systems (PEA-X1) as well as robot-based production environments (PER-X1).
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Discover the SATA QMR (Quick Material Regulator) for application processes that require frequently recurring adjustments between reduced and fully open material flow rates.
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New Bacharach Sling Psychrometer
Paul N. Gardner USA, global distributors, producers, and designers of quality physical and inspection instruments for the paint, coatings, and related industries, has introduced a new offering: The compact, portable Sling Psychrometer.
As an easy way to measure relative humidity levels quickly, this uniquely compact Bacharach Sling Psychrometer accurately determines per cent relative humidity without the necessity of consulting complex tables. There is no need to wet the wick each time a reading is taken, and it contains a slide rule calculator which correlates wet and dry bulb thermometer indications for direct reading of relative humidity. When not in use, the thermometer case telescopes into the handle for protection.
The Sling Psychrometer consists of two thermometers that are turned by vigorously swinging the handle and exposing the thermometers to rapid air movement. These two thermometers are called dry bulb and wet bulb. The bulb of one thermometer is placed in direct contact with the room air to measure dry-bulb air temperature. The bulb of the other thermometer is covered with a silk or muslin sleeve that is kept moist to record the wet bulb temperature. Evaporation cools the wet bulb more than the dry bulb, and the humidity is obtained as a function of change in temperature. The atmospheric humidity is determined by calculations, steam tables, or using a psychrometric chart. Gardco.com
