A team of coatings industry experts worked together for as many as 10 years on the testing and adoption of this standard. The methodology in this new cycle applies not only to automotive coating systems with steel and plastic substrates, but can also apply to aircraft coatings as well as coatings for other industries.
Infrared spectroscopy is one of the few analytical techniques considered by the forensic science community to have the highest discriminating power required to provide confirmatory evidence about the chemical composition of a material.
Infrared (IR) spectroscopy is used extensively to characterize the chemical composition of trace evidence such as paints, fibers and adhesives as well as seized drugs and related chemicals. Thermo Fisher has recently introduced the Thermo Scientific™ iS™50 ATR module, a novel, extended-range attenuated total reflectance (ATR) module that is integrated into the Nicolet™ iS50 FT-IR spectrometer.
From this testing, it is clear that the temperature of the paint at the nozzle has a significant, measureable impact on surface finish and that each layer (basecoat, clearcoat, etc.) plays a role in the appearance of the final part.
Coatings companies who wish to maintain a competitive edge are looking to enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions that promise to decrease manufacturing costs while maintaining strict quality standards.]
The use of a standard rheometer and standard temperature control system brings the full functionality, accuracy and modularity of the rheometer to high-throughput techniques for coating applications.
When it comes to coatings, the most popular color these days is most decidedly green: green for money, as in a product’s cost effectiveness and profitability; green for environmentalism, as in sustainable, healthy products; and green for “go”, in terms of meeting ever-more stringent standards and improved performance goals.