Effective August 1, 2023, the Coatings division of BASF will implement global units for its Automotive OEM Coatings Solutions and Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions businesses.
While recent years have witnessed a bit of a slowdown in the growth of the automotive sector, the value produced by body shops and repair facilities has increased significantly, which illustrates the market for automotive refinish coatings' potential for expansion.
Automotive painting is a challenging process, and requires each layer to be sprayed at the optimal thickness. Some leading-edge, ultrasonic thickness gauges can provide both the thickness measurement of each individual layer, and the total thickness measurement of several layers at once, making the process faster and easier.
Published reports place the total cost of corrosion in the United States at $552 billion. The majority of the current coating formulations are not designed for extended maintenance support. This article introduces the concept of Lifetime Coating Systems (LCS), a program designed to match coating life with asset life.
GM’s Supplier of the Year award recognizes global suppliers that distinguish themselves by exceeding GM’s requirements and provide innovative technologies at some of the highest quality in the automotive industry.
The partnership has seen HMG’s range of paints and coatings appear on a number of iconic cars built and run by Prodrive in several global racing series.
The new agent offers excellent leveling for solventborne clear coats, excellent anti-popping properties, and is very easy to process due to low viscosity.
