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.”
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.
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.
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.
