There is No Box
We live in unprecedented times. Global populations and thriving world economies have been ravaged by an unseen enemy—the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19. Easy viral transmission and high infection rates have ... Read More…
Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of Dirt Pickup Resistance
The fouling of exterior coating surfaces by dirt is no simple matter. The process is complex, dynamic, and varies in length and time. It also includes a range of confounding ... Read More…
Taking Direct-to-Metal Coatings to the Next Level
Direct-to-metal (DTM) coatings are designed to provide the performance of traditional primer–topcoat systems, but in one coat. As technologies for the development of DTM coatings have advanced and led to ... Read More…
Even a Pandemic Cannot Stop Paint and Coatings Industry Innovation
Paints and coatings, by their nature, serve to protect and beautify. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the word “protect” has taken on an even greater significance. Every member ... Read More…
The Use of Engineered Silica to Enhance Coatings
The field of coatings technology has utilized many forms of silica-based particles in the last 70 years. This large, varied class of fillers is generically broken into two categories of ... Read More…