EMD Performance Materials Opens Surface Solutions Laboratories

September 14, 2018

EMD Performance Materials Corp., a science and technology company, officially opened its new Surface Solutions laboratories in Philadelphia's Navy Yard.

Ribbon cutting for electrocoat (e-coat) aerospace primer pilot operation

PPG Inaugurates E-Coat Primer Pilot System in France for Aerospace Applications

September 18, 2016

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PPG officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the PPG coatings research center in Marly, France, to open a new laboratory and inaugurate an electrocoat (e-coat) aerospace primer pilot operation.

Ashland Adds Coatings Application Lab in Delaware

January 10, 2016

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Ashland is transforming its technical and analytical services for the paint and coatings industry by adding a dedicated laboratory to its campus in Wilmington, DE.

This webinar will discuss the different chemistries of fluorosurfactants and other additives and how this affects their performance in coatings. Fluorosurfactants are multifunctional and direct one-for-one replacement is rarely possible, but careful selection of additive combinations can achieve comparable performance in different coatings formulations.

The satisfaction that results from identifying a successful defoamer in the lab often comes to a screeching halt when a formula is moved into production. Unfortunately, what works in the lab doesn’t always make a seamless transition into the plant. What if we told you that simple adjustments to the incorporation conditions could be all that’s required?

PCI eMagazine

2021 April

Our April issue features three articles on pigments and color technology, as well as an article on water-based epoxy technologies for metal coating applications, new research on an innovative coating additive made from amphiphilic Janus particles that can alter the surface properties of a waterborne coating system, and much more.

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