On Nov. 21-23, the 12th CHINACOAT was held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. In total, 24,412 people attended, with 10,950 of them registering on site. Attendance was up 4% over the last event held in Guangzhou in 2006. A total of 796 exhibitors from 31 countries/regions participated.

Modern emission control equipment offers multiple choices in technologies, temperatures, operating costs and energy efficiency. Choosing the right system requires an understanding of the different technologies, as well as the specific needs of the application.

Dry ice blasting can safely remove coatings and contaminants from surfaces without the secondary waste treatment and disposal often required with pretreatment chemicals and other cleaning methods. As a result, it offers benefits such as cost reductions, extension of equipment's useful life, minimized substrate damage and improved environmental safety compared to other cleaning methods.

An advanced coating that combines the fast cure and mechanical properties of a coil coating with the environmental benefits of powder can provide a new option for coating metal.

Command Tooling Systems, based in Ramsey, MN, manufactures tooling solutions such as holding and boring systems and accessories for precision machining operations. More than a third of the company's toolholders require black oxide finishing, and outsourcing this function added three days to its manufacturing time.

If the pumps in your e-coat system are throttled back, you may want to consider installing a variable frequency drive. Read on for how VFDs not only save you energy, but also can increase pump life and improve the quality and consistency of your process sprays.