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A New Generation of REACH-Compliant Ketamine Epoxy Curing Agents

Paul Jones
January 9, 2020
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Laboratory tests prove that the new generation of ketamines are unique - not only are they REACH compliant, but technically they also outperform their conventional counterparts both during and after cure, as well as offering both long pot-life and reduced hazard, making them the ideal curing agents for the paint and coatings industry.
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Spectroscopic Analysis of Architectural Coatings for Improved Weathering

Spectroscopic Analysis of Architectural Coatings for Improved Weathering

Matt Andersson Karl Booth
January 6, 2020
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ATR-FTIR offers an attractive incentive to gain more from UVA testing and has the potential to accelerate product development on exterior products.
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Is TiO2 Segmentation Growing?

Gerald Colamarino
January 3, 2020
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The differentiation among TiO2 products is not only growing but impacting supply and demand. Customers and suppliers alike are recognizing inventories and pricing more as “sulfate vs. chloride”, which in reality deals more with the quality of products accepted within differential segments – and having their own supply/demand dynamics.
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Answer to Al's Arrested Alkyd Development

Keith M. Moody
January 2, 2020
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Even though the coating properties of the new alkyd formulation matched perfectly the properties of the old formulation, what had been the unforeseen consequence of changing one oil for another in the formulation?
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Moody's coating conundrums

Al’s Arrested Alkyd Development

December 6, 2019
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Even though the coating properties of the new alkyd formulation matched perfectly the properties of the old formulation, what had been the unforeseen consequence of changing one oil for another in the formulation?
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PPG Completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Project at Union Rescue Mission Facility in Sylmar, California

PPG Completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Project at Union Rescue Mission Facility in Sylmar, California

December 5, 2019
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PPG announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES project at the Union Rescue Mission's (URM) Hope Gardens Family Center.
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Winning the Safety Race with Scissor Lifts

Winning the Safety Race with Scissor Lifts

Justin Kissinger
December 4, 2019
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Safety isn't a race, but if it were, ladders wouldn't stand a chance against low-level scissor lifts' safe and spacious platforms, easy maneuverability or ergonomics.
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Engineering the Next Generation of Coatings for the Fast Lane

Engineering the Next Generation of Coatings for the Fast Lane

December 3, 2019
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New hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating technology provides unmatched hardness, smoothness and adhesion for high wear components in super cars, motor bikes and professional motorsports.
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Abrasive Nylon Wheel Brushes Provide Deburring for Extremely Hard Metal Parts

Abrasive Nylon Wheel Brushes Provide Deburring for Extremely Hard Metal Parts

December 2, 2019
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When an application calls for surface finishing, cleaning, polishing, deburring, edge blending or removal of paint, rust or other contamination, a wheel brush is often the ideal solution.
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Novel 1K and 2K Moisture Curing Vinyl Alkoxysilane Technology

as Alternative to 2K Polyurethane Topcoats
Nathalie Havaux Catherine Romanowska Denis Heymans Bo Ngiabprasert Marcelo Herszenhaut
November 8, 2019
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This article presents a new family of polymers, which combine vinyl (neo)ester and vinyl alkoxysilane monomers. Variation of process parameters, monomer composition and alkoxysilane levels yielded a series of polymers with solids content between 70 and 100%, and exhibiting a wide range of attractive properties.
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