Testing, Monitoring &Tools

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Flow Management and Reporting Solution Automates EPA Compliance of VOC Emissions for Paint Operations

April 1, 2019

AW-LAKE COMPANY customized a Flow Management and Reporting Solution that automated EPA compliance of VOC emissions for an OEM manufacturer’s paint operations at three regional plants in Ohio.

Drum Manufacturing and Reconditioning VOC Control

Steve Klostermeyer

March 14, 2019

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Thermal oxidizers, or afterburners, are an effective method of controlling the VOCs, HAPs and odor-causing compounds from new drum manufacturing and drum reconditioning processes.

Testing for the Real World

Neil Wilds

February 11, 2019

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Emergence of real-world testing of coatings products to validate the protection levels of assets worldwide is becoming a major issue. Here Sherwin-Williams reveals how the company is committing to a new level of these tests on behalf of its customers.

How to Choose the Ideal Oven Temperature Logger

January 2, 2019

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Read This Before You Decide on an Oven Temperature Profiling Data Logger

On the Track of Corrosion

Rapid, Objective and Reliable Evaluation and Documentation of Corrosion Test Plates

November 12, 2018

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The Corrosion Inspector was designed to produce a fast and objective evaluation of filiform and other corrosion phenomena by digital analysis of coated test plates.

Quality Control Testing of Titanium Dioxide Industrial Coating Bases

Jeff Watts

November 7, 2018

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Because of the increased accuracy of data, measurements from spectrophotometers can be compared against standards, without the need to conduct parallel tests, effectively saving time and money in the process.

Failure Analysis of Synthetic Dyes Using Pyrolysis-GC/MS Technique

Rojin Belganeh William Pipkin

November 6, 2018

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This technique provides the analyst with a "method map" for performing failure, material characterization and deformulation analyses.

Dissecting Orange Peel – A Process-Oriented Approach, Part II

Michael Bonner

June 1, 2018

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In this two-part series, we explore how this carefully crafted design of experiments (DOE) isolated and contrasted the impact and interaction of three key process variables: film build; atomization, and coating viscosity (as determined by temperature).

Dissecting Orange Peel - A Process-Oriented Approach, Part 1

Michael Bonner

May 4, 2018

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Advancing Material Characterization of Organic Pigments

Rojin Belganeh William Pipkin

April 20, 2018

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The Multi-Shot Pyrolyzer provides many advantages and immediate quality improvements in a coatings laboratory. Virtually any material (liquid or solid) can be chemically characterized using this technique.

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