Industrial Coatings

Coil-Coated Metal Chosen for World-Class Soccer Stadium

May 01, 2012
Coil-coated aluminum was chosen to clad the first world-class soccer stadium in the United States: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, KS.


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Amine Blush Testing: Elusive Mystery or Good Old-Fashioned Organic Chemistry?

May 01, 2012
Two recurring issues in the coatings industry that owners, applicators and inspectors struggle with is how to accurately determine whether amine blush is present on epoxy coatings, and the ability to differentiate an amine blush from an amine bloom.


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Calcium Metasilicate Maintains Performance, Minimizes Cost

May 01, 2012
Wollastonite (calcium metasilicate) is growing in popularity as a versatile additive in coatings to reduce cost and improve performance.


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Self-Healing Systems for High-Performance Coatings

May 01, 2012
Self-healing polymers are a class of smart materials that have the capability of autonomically repairing themselves after damage, without the need for detection or repair by manual intervention.


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Troubleshooting High-Performance Epoxy Systems

May 01, 2012
Formulating high-performance epoxy coatings requires extensive knowledge in many areas


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New Raw Materials for Concrete Topcoats

May 01, 2012
Coatings applicators have long struggled with changing temperatures and humidity levels in the field.


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New Admixture Technology to Extend Durability of Concrete

May 01, 2012
Corroding rebar in deteriorating concrete is often the cause of costly repairs, financial losses, injuries and deaths, but Cortec® has a corrosion solution called MCI® 2005.


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A New Epoxy Curing Agent with Long Pot Life and Fast Cure

April 02, 2012
The performance properties that can ultimately be obtained from an epoxy resin system depend primarily on the nature of the curing agent.


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Non-Electric Corrosion Protection Technology Replaces E-Coating

April 02, 2012
When planning a new coating line, the first important step is to determine the requirements.


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Self-Healing Coatings with Galvanic Protection

March 01, 2012
The cost of corrosion is estimated to be at least $276 billion per year in the United States alone.


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American Coating Show 2012

The American Coatings Show and Conference, held every two years, took place May 7-10 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN, in the heart of the Manufacturing Belt, the oldest and largest concentration of industrial companies in the Midwest.

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PCI Top 5 - January 12, 2012
PCI's Podcast series on the five most e-mailed/shared articles and stories for the week.

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