2023 CoatingsTech Conference Highlights
[…] at the state level, such as PFAS initiatives and Washington State activities around PCBs in Paints and Inks and Anti-Fouling coatings. David F. Darling Prize On the last day of […]
[…] at the state level, such as PFAS initiatives and Washington State activities around PCBs in Paints and Inks and Anti-Fouling coatings. David F. Darling Prize On the last day of […]
[…] material suppliers quietly admit that they are sold out through the end of 2024, and paint producers are missing one strategic opportunity after another because their R&D colleagues are spending […]
The American Coatings Association (ACA) represents paint and coatings manufacturers, raw materials suppliers, distributors, and technical professionals.
The American Coatings Association (ACA) represents paint and coatings manufacturers, raw materials suppliers, distributors, and technical professionals.
[…] Maher, Partha Majumdar, and Jeff Sweeney, The Dow Chemical Company The Architectural Subcommittee of ASTM’s Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications Committee (D01.42), in collaboration with industrial partners, investigated […]
[…] aluminum panels. The dried panels were tested for pencil scratch hardness using a Taber linear abraser per ASTM D3363 (Figure 1). Continue reading in the July 2022 digital issue of CoatingsTech.
By Leo Procopio, Paintology Coatings Research LLC Corrosion is a process where a refined metal, such as aluminum or iron or alloys such as steel, undergoes degradation. In scientific terms, […]
[…] initiatives. However, not all these challenges have resulted in punitive demoralizing actions or results. Rather, paint companies have begun to approach the challenge differently by taking important smaller steps to […]
[…] dipping. However, a significant disadvantage of using these materials is the high level of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and the limited varnish pot life. Due […]
[…] dosed at 0.1% of each component, however tBHP was charged as one-shot and the reducing agent was fed over 30 minutes thereafter. Continue reading in the May-June digital issue of CoatingsTech.