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[…] paint and coatings formulators. In a day and age when we are constantly bombarded with news, nothing ends up being actual news because we are inured to the whole concept. […]
[…] on CASE solutions connected, autonomous, shared, and electrified,” adds Peter Votruba-Drzal, global technical director for PPG. As companies explore connected and autonomous vehicles and new, alternative powertrains, coatings need to […]
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) methods are used increasingly in the automotive industry to quantify the environmental impacts during vehicle manufacturing. Automotive coating processes are of […]
Ultraviolet (UV)-curable coatings have experienced growth in many market areas. However, penetration into the automotive refinish market has been relatively slow. One reason has been the safety concern from the […]
THE BIRTH OF AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS “The customer can get the Model T painted in any color he wants, so long as it’s black!”— Henry Ford, 1908. The oft-quoted statement above […]
Automotive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) coatings are coatings that are applied to automobiles, light trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles, and associated vehicle parts in a factory environment. This […]
Aluminum-based effect pigments are widely used in automotive coatings, but it has been found that such coatings frequently disturb the transmission of radar signals, if the radar source is hidden […]
[…] introduced the need for anti-corrosive coatings, special-purpose coatings were eventually developed for other products and industries, including farm equipment, children’s toys, furniture, and food production. Historically, in addition to innovation, […]
Over the past decade, the automotive-refinish industry has been forced to look at innovative technologies to reduce volatile organic com- pound (VOC) content and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) while providing […]
The automotive industry is, not surprisingly, very concerned with cost. Like most other industries, it also faces increasing environmental regulations. At the same time, vehicle manufacturers must continually meet the […]