The 30 MW offshore wind pilot project required coatings for exterior steel, splash-zone exposure, interior ballast-tank-like areas and transition pieces.
The Coatings Trends & Technologies Summit call for abstracts is in its final weeks, with rolling review continuing as the technical program takes shape. The deadline for submissions is April 10.
Artificial intelligence can help coatings teams narrow formulation options, predict performance and monitor processes in real time. Reliable gains, however, depend on data quality, governance and human oversight.
Machine learning is moving closer to formulation, quality control and application decisions, but dependable results still rest on the data, guardrails and human expertise behind those systems.
Chitosan is emerging as a multifunctional biobased polymer enabling antimicrobial performance, corrosion protection, and sustainable coating design across multiple paint and coatings applications.
Market trends, functional performance demands and evolving research are reshaping how pigments are selected and evaluated in modern coatings formulations.
In a report by Precedence Research, industrial coatings demand is projected to expand as regulatory pressure and material innovation influence end-use markets.
Copper-anodized aluminum, fluoropolymer coatings, and curtain wall systems support durability, daylighting and sustainability at a renovated University of Minnesota chemistry facility.