Concerning rheological stabilization of coatings, there is a trend to move away from hazardous raw materials, with preference given to the use of bio-based and sustainable chemistries, wherever possible. Testing of new organic additives shows good dispensability and ease of activation.
Abrasion is one of the most important defects that deteriorates the durability of coatings. The goal of the research presented in this article was to achieve a good understanding of the effects of coating additives on the abrasion resistance of waterborne coatings.
Semibatch emulsion polymerizations are predominately run in “starve-fed” mode, but what does that really mean? In this edition of PCI’s Did You Know column, EPCEd discusses the reasons to run in starve-fed mode, and more.
This month’s Formulating with Mike column is the conclusion to a three-part series, and covers the emulsification process as well as test data of alkyd emulsions.
In an industrial technical coatings environment, continuous-loop and start-stop paint lines have proven to be highly beneficial in terms of efficiency and productivity, and when combined with the expertise of a third-party technical coatings provider, manufacturers can optimize their production processes and improve the quality of their finished products.
While recent years have witnessed a bit of a slowdown in the growth of the automotive sector, the value produced by body shops and repair facilities has increased significantly, which illustrates the market for automotive refinish coatings' potential for expansion.
Color collateral has always been designed with consumers in mind. Past market needs continue to drive innovation toward accurate and easy-to-use collateral products. A new approach to color sampling for transparent and semi-transparent stain applications is discussed in this article.
Automotive painting is a challenging process, and requires each layer to be sprayed at the optimal thickness. Some leading-edge, ultrasonic thickness gauges can provide both the thickness measurement of each individual layer, and the total thickness measurement of several layers at once, making the process faster and easier.
Published reports place the total cost of corrosion in the United States at $552 billion. The majority of the current coating formulations are not designed for extended maintenance support. This article introduces the concept of Lifetime Coating Systems (LCS), a program designed to match coating life with asset life.
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