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How Technical Scouting Fuels Innovation

Victoria Scarborough Ph.D.
June 9, 2025
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This proactive R&D strategy helps coatings manufacturers stay ahead of disruption.




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Self-Leveling Coatings: Formulating Tips

Mike Praw
June 4, 2025
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This article offers formulation strategies to enhance durability, minimize moisture issues and maintain self-leveling properties in MDI-based urethane coatings.


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Is Your Factory Safe Enough?

How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Workplace Safety
Katie Brenneman
April 23, 2025
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From risk assessments to cybersecurity, AI-driven tools are transforming how manufacturers handle safety, compliance, and operational threats.


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Resins: Isocyanates, Part I: Fundamentals and Reactivity

Mike Praw
March 3, 2025
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An introduction to isocyanates in coatings, covering types, properties, reactivity and key formulation considerations for self-leveling urethane systems.


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Four Generations of Nondestructive Testing for Lifetime Coatings

Jim Deardorff
February 24, 2025
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Fluorescent coatings and LED black lights enhance nondestructive testing, advancing maintenance strategies for lifetime coatings and corrosion prevention in various industries.


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Traffic-Light Maintenance

It’s Time to Send a Signal to Corrosion!
Cortec Corporation
February 21, 2025
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Protective coatings and vapor-phase corrosion inhibitors help extend the life of traffic signals by shielding poles and control cabinets from corrosion.


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Scientists Uncover Formula to Predict Cracks in Clay

Anjali Marar
January 31, 2025
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Researchers have developed a formula to predict when cracks will form in drying clay, a breakthrough that could enhance the durability of paint and coatings.

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PFAS Replacement in Polish Systems

Silicone Wetting Agents vs. PFAS
John Schierlmann Joely Alemar Shannon A. Morrison
January 7, 2025
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New silicone-based wetting agents aim to match PFAS performance as regulations drive the coatings industry toward safer alternatives.


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Concrete Coatings, Part III

Coating Resins
Mike Praw
December 3, 2024
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Concrete coatings utilize advanced resin systems like 1K acrylics and 2K epoxies, designed for optimal performance and durability in various applications.


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Redox Chemistries for Use in Aqueous-Based Polymer Dispersions, Part IV

Emulsion Polymers Consulting and Education (EPCEd)
November 7, 2024
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PCI’s “Did You Know” column has published a wealth of information about redox chemistries for use in emulsion polymerizations. This edition, the final in a series, focuses on its use in aqueous-based polymer dispersions.


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