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Home » Quality Control

Articles Tagged with ''Quality Control''

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You Can’t Omit Emissions When It Comes to VOC Testing

Marilyn Black
December 3, 2012
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When it comes to coatings, the most popular color these days is most decidedly green: green for money, as in a product’s cost effectiveness and profitability; green for environmentalism, as in sustainable, healthy products; and green for “go”, in terms of meeting ever-more stringent standards and improved performance goals.


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Micro Scratch Testing

Jorge Ramirez
December 3, 2012
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Pharmaceutical tablets are covered by various coatings for many reasons, such as helping the tablet dissolve once ingested.


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Keeping You in Suspense!

Dr. John Duffy Steve Carrington
August 2, 2012
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Particle size, zeta potential and rheology importance in formulating coatings and inks


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One Step Ahead with Lab Automation

Robert Freisinger
August 2, 2012
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In recent years, the coatings industry has been inundated with announcements such as “we are currently facing a tough situation,” “dramatic rise in costs,” “raw material shortages,” and “more price increases.”


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Paul N. Gardner Co. Offers Quality Control Solutions

May 8, 2012
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At Booth #1426, visitors can see the many quality control instruments offered by Paul N. Gardner Co., Inc.


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Holiday Detector

March 1, 2012
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Using state-of-the-art electronics to safely generate the required high-voltage DC pulses, the Elcometer 280 Pulsed DC ­Holiday Detector detects holidays in coatings without the need to ground the gauge to the substrate.


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Intelligent Data Logging Operations

February 1, 2012
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When trying to define intelligent data logging, it is useful to compare it with traditional data logging.


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Rotational Rheometer Helps Study and Develop Industrial Corrosion Protection Systems

September 1, 2011
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Development teams at Steuler KCH Materials GmbH (Siershahn, Germany) are using the Kinexus rotational rheometer from Malvern Instruments to help analyze the rheological characteristics of products such as spray coatings.
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New Testing Capabilities Better Serve Medical Coatings Customers

August 1, 2011
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New particulation testing at Bayer's Medical Coatings Development Centre in Sheffield, England allows the company to better assess the quality and safety of the customer parts it coats.
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Change Your Approach to Establishing Sieve Specifications

Arthur Gatenby
August 1, 2011
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The tools are in place to bring about a pervasive change to current processes of sieve certification and calibration.
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