Water beading is an aesthetic effect sometimes highlighted as a product feature by architectural coatings manufacturers who produce water-repellent wood finishes and deck stains. While water beading on a coated surface can be quantified through the use of a microscopic imaging system (ASTM D 7334, Practice for Surface Wettability of Coatings, Substrates and Pigments by Advancing Contact Angle Measurement), it is not always crucial to evaluate bead formation with this level of precision.
A bag, which can protect planes from bombs in passenger luggage, has been developed by an international team of scientists, including academics from the University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK, working within university spinout company Blastech Ltd.
Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), a supplier of factory automation design, engineering and process consulting services, announced the appointment of Richard Saro as the company's new Automotive Account Manager.
Synthron, a subsidiary of the Protex International chemical group, received the Innovation Award in the Additives for Paints category at the eighth China Coatings Summit held in Shanghai, China, on June 14-15, 2011.
Dow Microbial Control has opened a new Customer Application Center in Melbourne, Australia, giving customers in Australia and New Zealand access to state-of-the-art testing laboratories and innovative formulations that are in line with local regulatory requirements.
Organizers of The Waterborne Symposium have issued a call for papers, welcoming papers pertaining to new and emerging technologies related to materials, processes, production, characterization, application and markets in the field of surface coatings.
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