The UK-based Long Term Development Group of Becker Industrial Coatings has become one of the first laboratories in the world to gain ISO 17025 (General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories) accreditation for the testing of solar reflectance and other thermal properties of coatings and painted surfaces according to the ASTM Methods E 903, C 1371 and E 1980.
NSL Analytical Services Inc., Cleveland, announced that its Chemistry Division has been re-certified as a materials testing laboratory by Nadcap, a worldwide cooperative program that designates a reliable supply base for the global aerospace industry.
As previously announced, the GEA Group has acquired Nu-Con Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand, a global supplier of powder handling components, complete powder handling systems and bulk filling lines.
Executives in manufacturing worldwide will gather at the eighth annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit to discuss “The Future Manufacturer: Change the Rules, Rule the Future.” The summit, hosted by the Manufacturing Leadership Council, will take place April 29-May 2 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL.
Fitz Chem Corp., a Midwest distributor and sales agent of raw materials to the coatings, plastics, ink, construction, adhesives and personal care industries, announced that Terri Dwyer has joined the company’s Customer Service Department as a Customer Service Representative.
Bayer MaterialScience has begun construction of a multipurpose production plant for polyurethane coating raw materials at Chempark Leverkusen, Germany.
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