Liquid Coating
CCAI Twin Cities Hosts Minnesota Paint & Powder Expo
The 2018 Minnesota Paint & Powder Coating Expo and related symposium will take place March 14-15, at Century College in White Bear Lake, near St. Paul. The Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) at the University of Minnesota is a co-host.
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Atomizing Spray Nozzles Cover 360 Degrees
Exair’s ½ NPT internal-mix atomizing nozzles are designed to spray liquid up to 13 feet in all directions, in a 360-degree, hollow circular pattern.
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Automotive Coatings Manufacturers Helping Autonomous Cars ‘See’
Paint makers are coming up with ways in which autonomous vehicles could use their coatings to detect where they are on the road.
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Manual Spray Gun Offers Better Operator Control
Sames Kremlin’s FPro Airspray manual spray gun is said to be perfectly balanced, providing the painter with complete control over the paint application.
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CCAI Accepting National Scholarship Applications
The objective of the scholarship program is to encourage advanced education in finishing technologies. The application deadline is April 2. Awards will be announced in June at CCAI’s annual meeting in Sarasota, Florida.
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Advanced Plating Technologies Names Matthew Lindstedt as President
The family-owned Milwaukee, Wisconsin, finishing company’s former president, John Lindstedt, has been named CEO.
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Decc Co. Posts Record Sales for 2017
The company reached $9.4 million in sales for the year, besting its previous record of $9.17 million set in 2007. After taking into account programs set to launch this year and forecasted sales to current customers, it expects to be over the $10 million mark at the end of 2018.
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How to Get Sprayed Metal Coatings to Stick
MIT research reveals that, in bonding of sprayed metal coatings, melting sometimes hurts rather than helps.
Read MoreHow to Test Coatings with Nanoindentation
Fischer Technology’s Rahul Nair explains the benefits of using nanoindentation to measure a coating’s mechanical properties.
Read MoreEnsuring Proper Safety Measures for a Paint Booth
Creating a proper finishing environment, and keeping booths, spray guns and filters clean, will help ensure the safety of paint booth technicians, says Global Finishing Solutions’ Mark Freels.
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