This article examines the parameters of
wavelength, peak irradiance and energy density that comprise UV curing as well
and some common issues related to measuring them.
To save automakers and automotive suppliers
considerable time and money in applying metallic flake and other effect paints, X-Rite launched its xDNA®
system with the MA98® handheld spectrophotometer.
Atlas Material Testing Technology developed the
Right Light™ filter, which used with a xenon light source, simulates
environmental conditions at an accelerated rate.
Formulating
high-performance, waterborne 2K epoxy-amine primers with properties equal to or
better than commercially available primers is quite possible.
This issue of PCI features the 17th annual listing of the top coatings manufacturers in the world. With the constraints of a more compact magazine and the continued consolidation of the coatings industry, the editors decided this would be the year to cut the list down to the Top-10 global leaders and the Top-25 North American companies.