Paint and Coating Equipment

Purposefully Designed Equipment for Advanced Conformal Coating Applications

April 19, 2022

The precision and control of new equipment extends the use of parylene by meeting tighter tolerances, thinner film depositions and higher quality standards.

The Lab of the Future May Be Here Before We Know It

The efficiency of lab research continues to decline, while new innovation challenges emerge

Shriram Ramanathan Ph.D.

April 15, 2022

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Rising costs, flat R&D spending, demand for faster development, new regulations and information overload are increasing the momentum of digital labs.

Eight Things You Probably Don’t Know About the Electric Heaters in Your Fluid Dispensing System, Part I

Michael Bonner

April 13, 2022

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There are little known flaws in controlling coating temperature with electric heaters that could be causing failures in your fluid dispensing system.

Optimizing Diaphragm Performance When Pumping Titanium Dioxide

James Farley

April 8, 2022

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Because of its high, abrasive nature, TiO2 can put traditional two-piece diaphragms under extreme stress, leading to costly leak points, failure and downtime.

Online Monitoring Improves Chemical Equipment Efficiency

Helps Reduce Corrective and Preventive Maintenance

March 31, 2022

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The online monitoring system helps reduce corrective and preventive maintenance orders, increase productivity, and improve plant reliability.

Atlas® Brings its Latest Xenon-Arc Weathering Technology to ACS

March 24, 2022

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Atlas is showcasing its state-of-the-art weathering instruments and new enhancements at ACS Booth 1666, including the web-based WXView II^® data acquisition system, which enables easy access to test parameter and control system data from any Ci4400 Weather-Ometer^® instrument connected to a local area network.

How to Implement AI in the Coating Industry

Ralph Zoontjens

February 25, 2022

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Demand for coatings has not faltered during the pandemic. As a result, the industry remains slow in embracing digitization at scale. At the same time, new computational technologies promise to unlock the value of innovation toward higher performance coatings and streamlined processes.

Monitoring Thermal Coating Process for Quality Control

Bluetooth Loggers Ensure Coating Operation Remains in Specification

Terry Nagy

February 10, 2022

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A thermal coating provider needed to monitor its process to make sure the conditions were within process specifications for the material being applied.

Jet Milling of Low-Density Products

Bernhard Renner

February 8, 2022

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This investigation reviews the effects/influences of the main jet milling parameters, with special focus on low-density products.

Securing a SmartPrefix Makes Your Products `Visible' to the World

Electronic Commerce Code Management Association

January 27, 2022

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Manufacturers have ample commercial motivation to ensure that the products they make are linked back to them, and that's a key aspect of the unique identification that a SmartPrefix provides.