Effective April 1, 2008, Micro Powders, Inc. has appointed Archway Sales (formerly Deeks & Co.) based in Cincinnati, OH, as its exclusive agent in the Ohio territory to represent Micro Powders’ line of high-performance wax additives.
Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co., Inc., Evansville, IN, and Fujichem, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Fujikura Kasei (FKK), Tokyo Japan, have entered into a stock purchase agreement whereby Fujichem will purchase 100% of the shares of Red Spot for $63.2 million. The transaction is expected to close on May 30, 2008.
PPG Industries, Inc., Troy, MI, received a 2008 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence) award for its Green Logic paint detackification process. BASF Coatings Solutions received an honorable mention.
For light metal substrates, Henkel Corp. has developed a multifunctional base coating, Alodine® EC2™ ElectroCeramic coating, designed to provide exceptional chemical, corrosion, temperature and abrasion resistance while reducing parts processing costs.
James (Jim) H. Steffes, 61, of Prime Coatings, Pewaukee, WI, and a member of the Chemical Coaters Association, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 17, 2008, as a result of an automobile accident.
A study completed at the Environmental Health Sciences Department of the Cleveland, Ohio-based Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has confirmed that cleantechnology paper coatings from Ecology Coatings, Inc., completely inhibit the growth of the toxic black mold, "Stachybotrys chartarum," on wallboard.
Laser Gold, a new thermal foil gold coating from Epner Technology, acts as a thermal control barrier on copper foils. The product was developed in response to a need in the auto race car market to protect carbon fiber components from the blistering heat generated by the engine and exhaust system.
Wisconsin Oven recently designed and manufactured a natural gas fired walk-in batch oven for Plastic Fabricating Co. Plastic Fabricating will be using the oven for low- to medium-temperature curing of composite material for miscellaneous parts for the aerospace and defense industries.
Guyson Corp. has upgraded its Orbit 800 rotary table parts washer to incorporate expanded cleaning process capabilities and a convenient touch-screen control panel. The washer has a standard 750-pound-capacity stainless steel wire mesh basket that is 5” deep and 31.5” in diameter at a loading height of 31”.
The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) has a new executive director and a revamped “long-term show strategy” as part of a “signed event development agreement” with CCAI.Beginning May 1, Steve Houston
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