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Axalta Wins 3 Edison Awards

Edison Awards winners were recently announced at the 37th annual Edison Awards event in Fort Myers, Florida. This is the sixth consecutive year that Axalta has won an Edison Award.

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ECOAT24 Brewer Award Winners

The 2024 Brewer Award Winners were presented with their awards at ECOAT24 at the Omni ChampionsGate in Orlando, Florida on April 4.

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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #122: Electrochemical Manufacturing for Energy Applications

This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the ninth quarter of project work (January-March 2024) at the University of Texas at Dallas. In this period, we followed our work on 3D printing anode support for solid oxide fuel cells, SOFC (or cathode for solid oxide electrolyzers, SOEC). We focused on the mechanical properties of 3D printed yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) using a four-point bending test. We then conducted a statistical analysis to characterize the flexural strength of porous 3D printed YSZ.

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Robert McLaughlin Retires from Axalta Board of Directors

Robert M. McLaughlin has decided he will retire from Axalta’s board of directors and will not stand for re-election at the company’s 2024 Annual General Meeting of Members.

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Technic Appoints Director/Research and Development

In his new role, Matt Sylvestre oversees and coordinates all research and development projects at Technic's Cranston, Rhode Island, facility, as well as manage the operations of the R&D laboratory.

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Gema USA Welcomes New Controller

Alicia Czyszczon joins the company from USA Comfort Corp. where she served as the controller since 2015.

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Columbia Chemical and Alufinish Announce Collaboration

By combining their sales and service capabilities and resources for the U.S. market, the two companies will cover the entire aluminum alloy surface treatment process from pre-treatment to anodizing and coating.

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Register for In-Person Finishing Courses from NASF

Three classes are offered during Sur/Fin 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Greater Environmental Responsibility and Innovation in the Powder Coatings Industry

Marchesini emphasized the need for unified international regulation and addressed the issue of dangerous raw materials still being used in some parts of the world.

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PPG Appoints VP Environment, Health and Safety

Lyndee Brassieur will report to Ram Vadlamannati, senior vice president, operations.

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