Special Report: The State of the U.S. Coatings Industry 2021
Much has happened since last year, when I last addressed the State of the U.S. Paint and Coatings Industry in the August 2020 issue of CoatingsTech. At that time, I ... Read More…
New Waterborne Coatings Formulations with Liquid EPDM Dispersion
Liquid ethylene propylene diene rubber (L-EPDM) has been known in the coatings industry for many years. These elastomers have found utility in ambient cure liquid-applied roof coatings. These resins, formulated ... Read More…
Industry Advancements in Exterior Durability of Coatings
Durability remains a prime driver of exterior coating purchases in all market segments where coatings are exposed to severe conditions, including wood decks, all types of siding, industrial metals that ... Read More…
Facilitating Coatings Product Development with Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are ideal tools for accelerating product development, particularly in technical fields such as coatings. The application of design-of-experiment approaches and widespread use of ... Read More…
Exploring Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
This column is a summary of the Analytical Series article, “Evaluation of Organic Coatings with Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Part 1: Fundamentals of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,” by David Loveday, Pete Peterson, ... Read More…