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Home » Digitalization

Articles Tagged with ''Digitalization''

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The PFAS Uproar

PFAS Here, PFAS There, PFAS is Absolutely Everywhere!
George R. Pilcher
April 3, 2024
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PFAS here. . .PFAS there. . .PFAS is everywhere we turn in the first few months of 2024. A buzzword in the global specialty chemicals industry, PFAS producers and users need to bring their finest and most dedicated R&D efforts to bear on various regulatory and sustainability issues if we are to move technology forward, not backward.


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SEO Benefits for Painting Contractors

Eral Kadrija
February 26, 2024
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With SEO managing the lead-generation and marketing front, painting contractors have more time to improve their skills and complete more projects. Most painting contractors that are already-ranked top three in the area spend most of their time and money completing projects and hiring new people.


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Digital Technologies to Accelerate Development and Innovation in Coatings

Dr. Pinaki Ranjan Samanta Dr. Manisha Kaushal Kishor Choudhary Khakashan Bano Prem Kumar Nautiyal
January 10, 2024
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Digitalization has the potential to drastically transform the coatings industry, allowing for better knowledge management, accelerated innovation, and improved data security, while reducing product launch time to market. Digital transformation through AI, ML, and PI strives to bring innovative coating solutions in a sustainable, responsible, and accessible way.


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Is AI the Catalyst for Growth in Coatings?

Emily Newton
January 8, 2024
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As coatings industry technology advances, artificial intelligence plays a major role in the various developments. People must use it strategically, and be willing to invest time and effort into their attempts. When that happens, the results are so impressive that they could change the industry forever.


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Document Management System (DMS), online documentation database and process automation to efficiently manage files, knowledge and documentation in enterprise with ERP. Corporate business technology.

Digital Transformation in the Chemicals Industry

An insider's insights into the process
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Kristin Johansson
January 3, 2024
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Global industries continue to embrace digitalization at an ever-increasing speed. PCI’s Chief Editor, Kristin Johansson, interviewed an online chemical marketplace to gain insight surrounding digital transformation in the coatings industry.


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The Truth About Digital Formulation

How Digital Coatings Formulation Platforms Can Help Accelerate Innovation
Dan Wu Ph.D.
January 2, 2024
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The coatings formulation process looks a lot like it did 30 years ago, with spreadsheets, notebooks, and time-consuming rounds of hands-on testing. By combining powerful data and decades of knowledge, digital coatings formulation platforms help to enhance the formulation process, streamline testing, improve the customer experience, and more, revolutionizing the industry.


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Hempel Launches Leading Intumescent Coating Estimation Software

December 28, 2023
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HEET Dynamic is an innovative new coating software specially designed to make intumescent coating estimations on steel sections quicker, easier, and accurate for structural engineers and estimators.


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How BIM is Transforming the Coating Process

Tom Schwarzweller
November 16, 2023
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Building information modeling (BIM) is revolutionizing the way professionals in many aspects of the building industry do their jobs, including those involved in industrial coating. Learn more about BIM software, its benefits, and how it is transforming the coating process.



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Sustainable Painting

High-End EV Manufacturer Equips New Paint Shop for Sustainable Production Process
October 26, 2023
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High-end EV manufacturer SERES equipped a new paint shop with sustainable production processes. Dürr was commissioned to install the plant and exhaust air purification technology, as well as the software. 


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Digital Worksheet Integrates Data, Formulas, and Materials

October 20, 2023
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The result is a first-of-its-kind experience for chemical and materials scientists who develop the products we use every day.


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