Recently added articles from Products Finishing:
Perspective: China is set to eclipse the United States as the world's leading manufacturing country. What does that really mean for U.S. manufacturers?(THE FINISHING TOUCH)
Sep 01, 2008; Destefani, Jim ... A According to a report from economic, financial, and political analysis firm Global Insights, China will overtake the U.S. as the world's leading manufacturing country in the next few years, probably by 2016-17. Due to continued growth in Chinese manufacturing and a cooling in the U.S., ...
Powder on plastic: Australian firms attract worldwide attention with tow-temp, solvent-free coating.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Dulux Powder Coatings and Australia's Common wealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization have developed a solvent-free powder coating technology that can be applied to heat-sensitive plastics and cured at low temperatures. The Customcoat QP technology is attracting ...
Hydraulic institute to release new optimizing pumping systems guidebook.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Every finishing operation requires industrial pumps, so a little attention to their optimization could yield big energy savings. Optimizing Pumping Systems: A Guide to Improved Efficiency, Reliability, and Profitability will soon be available courtesy of Pump .... Systems Matter and the ...
The economy: confidence index, military orders, on the rise.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... The New York Times recently reported a rise in consumer confidence, stronger-than-expected business spending and slightly less bleeding in the market for new homes. A report by the University of Michigan and Reuters said that Americans felt better about the economy in July than they have ...
Xiom's portable technology put to the test.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Tests of Xiom Corp.'s (West Babylon, NY)) portable polymer powder coating technology at Tengiz, one of the world's richest oil fields, have shown positive results. Tengiz is being developed by TengizChevroil (TCO), a joint venture of Chevron Overseas Company, Exxon Mobil Kazakhstan ...
PPG acquires coatings manufacturer Vanex.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... PPG Industries (Pittsburgh) has acquired Vanex Inc. of Mount Vernon, IL. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1964, privately-held Vanex is a supplier of Plascron and Breakthrough brand water-based industrial coatings for use on metal, plastic ...
DuPont CoatingSolutions announces price increase of up to 10%.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... DuPont CoatingSolutions (Houston) today announced a price increase of up to 10%, effective September 1, on powder and liquid industrial coatings in the U.S. and Canada. The price increases are driven partly by high prices for raw materials and feedstocks derived from petroleum, especially ...
Columbia chemical gets site overhaul.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Columbia Chemical recently launched a newly designed Web site, www.columbiachemical.com. The site includes easy access to technical data sheets and articles on the companies products, ...
Modern plating earns GM approval.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Modern Plating Corp. (Freeport, IL) has been approved by General Motors (Detriot) as an applicator for the GMW4205 high corrosion resistant trivalent zinc nickel finish. According to the plater, Modern's zinc nickel finish virtually eliminates the recess fill, thread fill, stuck washers, ...
Nippon paint develops insulator-type electrodeposited paint.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Nippon Paint Co. has commercialized an electrodeposited material that yields a paint film with electrical insulation properties. The company created the new paint by incorporating sulfonium radicals into water-soluble paint. According to Nippon, when a fixed amount of electricity flows, ...
DuPont CoatingSolutions re-certifies SourceOne.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... DuPont CoatingSolutions (Houston) has formally re-certified SourceOne of Lincoln, NE as a Certified Star Coater. As a member of the DuPont Star Coater Program, SourceOne submitted a request for DuPont to audit its coating operations in an effort to re-qualify for certified status. ...
DuBois Chemicals presents sustainable cleaning solutions.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... DuBois Chemicals (Sharonville, OH) has introduced a Sustainable Cleaning Solutions program designed to reduce customers' total cost of ownership through products and applications that are "lean, green and clean." DuBois Training Manager Kevin Davis sums up the initiative by saying: "It's ...
Slowdown spreading outside U.S.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a recent Dupont economic report, the economic slowdown that began in U.S. housing markets in early 2006 and spread to the overall U.S. economy in late 2007 has spread. While growth in real GDP in Europe and Japan remained surprisingly strong through the first quarter, monthly ...
GM and Henkel take TecTalis global.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... General Motors Corp. (Detroit) and Henkel (Dusseldorf, Germany) have joined forces to launch a global, full production trial of Henkel's new conversion coating process, TecTalis, at GM's manufacturing facility in Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil. According to Henkel, the process is the ...
OS-TECH.(ON THE MOVE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Specialty chemical supplier OS-TECH (Dallas) announced that Jim Conner has ...
Chemist Rick Livingston joined Columbia Chemical (Brunswick, OH) as the newest member of the company's research and development team.(ON THE MOVE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Chemist Rick Livingston joined Columbia Chemical (Brunswick, OH) as the newest member of the company's research and development team. He will be ...
Acme Manufacturing Co.(ON THE MOVE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Acme Manufacturing Co. (Auburn Hills, Mi) has hired ...
Weiler Corp.(ON THE MOVE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Weiler Corp. (Cresco, PA) has promoted Chris Weiler to President/COO. Preceding president/CEO Dick Gommel ...
Elite Metal Finishing Services Inc.(ON THE MOVE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Elite Metal Finishing Services Inc., (Pleasant Prairie, WI) has added two new business development managers. Faith Starks, new business development, Midwest territory, comes to Elite from ...
MetoKote Corp. Inc.(ON THE MOVE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... MetoKote Corp. Inc., (Lima, OH) has appointed Felix Barrera to sales account manager for its Saltillo/Ramos ...