A thermal insulating coating system with safe-touch performance is helping prevent work-related contact-burn accidents at facilities where hot pipes, blowers and other surfaces are exposed to personnel.
Originally developed to protect offshore structures from the severe marine environment in North Sea oil and gas applications, the epoxy glass flake resin system adapted well for protecting the Royal Albert Bridge.
Coatings by PPG Industries’ aerospace business helped LOT Polish Airlines (Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT) colorize the livery of an Embraer E175 jet painted to celebrate the airline’s 85th anniversary.
In less time than it takes to buy a pair of socks, the barrel-vault roof that covers the City Creek Center mall in Salt Lake City, UT, can completely disappear from view, leaving an open-air concourse spanning two city blocks.
More than seven million homeowners in North America each year are faced with the decision to replace a worn-out or leaky roof, and most still choose traditional roofing materials on the recommendation of contractors, neighbors and family. Garnering more attention since the year 2000, however, is a migration toward prepainted metal roofs.
One of the top challenges currently facing the global coatings industry is the need for technical talent. Most senior managers are acutely aware of the frustrating length of time it takes to get even one new technical hire, let alone build a complete, strong R&D team, or an expert tech service function.
The World Cup official match ball – the “Brazuca” – packs all the know-how and expertise gained in a nearly 30-year partnership between adidas and Bayer MaterialScience.
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