Liquid Coating

energy

Innovative Applications of Electroplating and PVD for New Material Solutions - The 54th William Blum Lecture

The following is Dr. Per Møller’s William Blum Memorial Lecture at SUR/FIN 2018, in Cleveland, Ohio on June 4, 2018, with commentary by NASF Technical Editor James H. Lindsay.  It covers a variety of projects involved with surface finishing applications, including sustainable energy.  Due to Dr. Møller’s serious illness, he was unable to make the journey to SUR/FIN.  In his stead, his longtime professional colleague, Dr. Lars Pleth Nielsen, of the Danish Technological Institute (DTI), presented the lecture. 

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automotive

Mobility, Human Needs Inspire BASF Automotive Color Trends

As innovations such as artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and robotic industrialization take hold, the return to the human element becomes increasingly important, the company says. Designers at its BASF Coatings division translated these observations into a collection of 65 colors for automotive surfaces.

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Liquid Coating

Preview the International Finishing and Coating Summit

Watch Products Finishing Publisher Todd Luciano talk with Anne Goyer, executive director of the Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) about the International Finishing and Coating Summit (IFCS), to be held July 30–August 1.

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Powder Coating

Diamond Vogel Unveils New Brand Identity

The redesign includes a modernized and simplified update to the company’s iconic windmill logo, and a new look and feel to its branded communications and signage.

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Electroplating

40-Under-40 Honorees Demonstrate the Stories of Us

The recipients have been shaped by where they come from, and by what they have overcome.

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Powder Coating

40-Under-40: Class of 2018

Former Nebraska football star Brandon Rigoni leads Lincoln Industries’ business development unit, and our 2018 young professionals class.

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basics

How to Determine Dry Film Density

Simply put, dry film density is just the mass of the dry paint film divided by the volume of the dry paint film, says BASF’s Tim December.

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aerospace

PPG Coatings Specified for Australian Air Force Jets

Boeing repainted the tails of the EA-18G Growler aircraft in a special paint scheme to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 6 Squadron in 2017.

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military

Pilatus Aircraft Qualifies PPG Aerospace Coatings Systems

The PPG paint systems are qualified for application on the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet; PC-12 NG turboprop airplane; PC-6 multirole aircraft; and PC-21, PC-9 M and PC-7 MkII military trainers.

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Powder Coating

IFCS Presents “Factories of the Future: What Does the Future Workforce Look Like?”

Intel Corp.’s Dr. Irene Petrick will focus on Industry 4.0, the Industrial Internet of Things, the fourth manufacturing revolution and artificial intelligence during the International Finishing & Coatings Summit in Atlanta, July 30 to August 1.

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