Asian Paints to focus on kitchen and bathroom decor space for future growth
Asian Paints, which dominates the paint market in India, has decided out step out of its comfort zone. The paint maker has identified home improvement and decor segment as an avenue for future growth.

"It has synergy with the existing line of our decorative paints business. We have already entered in kitchen and bathroom segment with all possible modern products during the past few quarters. The business is marginal now. But it is a focus area. Over a period of time, it will emerge as a significant revenue contributor," said Amit Syngle, president (sales, marketing and technology).

Asian Paints will leverage its existing retail and distribution network for the new product segments, said Syngle.

"The market is highly unorganised. But the organised section is growing faster. Asian Paints will be a dominant player in the segment over a period," he added <more>

Berger Paints plans to set up industrial coatings plant in Russia
The company signs an MoU to conduct feasibility study for establishing industrial coatings plant in Russia's Stavrapol region, which a hub for automobile and other industries

Berger Paints India Ltd, the Kolkata-based paints manufacturer, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of the Stavropol region, Russia, for conducting a feasibility study and establishment of an industrial coatings plant in Stavrapol.

Stavrapol, at the centre of the northern Caucasus region and in the South West corner of Russia, is an industrially developed area, with an automobile manufacturing facility and several other industries. As a part of its strategy to further grow its industrial sector,StavropolGovernmentis inviting global investors, including entrepreneurs from India, for setting up manufacturing facilities in the region.

Pursuant to the MoU, Berger Paints will conduct a feasibility study, to be completed by 2015, for setting up a modern industrial coatings plant in Stavrapol. Berger will set up the plant to cater to the demands of the industries in the region and elsewhere in Russia, based on the results of the feasibility study.<more>

Asian Paints to ramp up production
Calcutta, Feb. 24: Asian Paints is looking to scale up its domestic operations by setting up a facility in South India.

The company has planned an investment of Rs 2,300 crore to set up an integrated plant and has zeroed in on Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

"To meet the demand in the southern and eastern parts of the country, the company is exploring the possibility of setting up an integrated paint manufacturing plant in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The company is in advanced stages of negotiations with the respective state governments. The company will decide the location of the plant based on the availability of land, other factors and regulatory approvals," Asian Paints today said in a statement to the BSE.

Besides adequate demand for paints, availability of land, power and water are the key considerations for setting up a paint-manufacturing unit. The company has no plant in the eastern part of the country.<more>

Paints & Coatings Market Worth $181.3 Million by 2020
The report "Paints & Coatings Market by Resin Type (Acrylic, Alkyd, Epoxy, Polyurethane, Polyester, Others), by Technology (Waterborne, Solvent borne, High Solids, Powder & Others), by Application (Architectural, Industrial) - Global Forecast to 2019", The global market value of the Paints & Coatings Market is projected to be around $181.3 Million by 2020 and is projected grow at a CAGR of around 5.0% between 2015 and 2020.

The demand for environment friendly, non-hazardous, VOC complaint paints and coatings has increased from the end-user industry since the last decade. The market of paints and coatings is segmented by different resin types such as acrylic, alkyd, epoxy, polyurethane, polyester, & others. The Asia-Pacific region is the fastest growing segment of the global Paints & Coatings Market and is mainly attributed to high economic growth rate followed by growing industrial industry especially in China and India. The Asia-Pacific and RoW markets are estimated to show an excellent growth in the next five years with the allied industries expected to stabilize the overall business need in the respective regions.<more>

VV Titanium pigments plans to invest Rs 100 cr in new plant
V V Titanium Pigments, a leading producer and exporter of Anatase grade Titanium Dioxide, is planning to invest Rs 100 crore as a part of its expansion strategy into a Coated Rutile Plant. This is one of the largest investments made by any private entity exclusively for meeting the demand of discerning Indian Tio2 consumers.
The Coated rutile plant is expected to be operational by 2016 first quarter. This is the second time when VVTi has forayed into value–addition of Heavy Mineral Mining with a capacity of 15000 MTPA Tio2. As a part of this project, VVTi has successfully launched Basic rutile by Decemer 10, 2014.
The state of art plant is to be built with German know how will be environmentally sustainable as there will be less dependence on water, almost 1/3 savings as compared to any similar plant. Moreover, the new plant when operational will provide direct employment to more than 200 people and indirect benefit to more than 5,000 people. This is slated to be the next big project after VV group acquired Kilburn Chemicals, currently known as V V Titanium Pigments at Tuticorin, which produces Titanium Dioxide from Ilmenite.<more>

Powder Coating on MDF - a Technical Backgrounder
Over the last 30+ years, powder coating has revolutionized the finishing industry by providing a superior, durable, environmentally friendly finish - particularly for metal products such as appliances, automotive parts, sporting goods and countless other products. Powder coating is now the fastest growing finishing method in North America.
Now, a second powder coating revolution is underway. Technological advancements in powder coating materials and application and curing methods have brought the advantages of powder coating to heat sensitive substrates. Powder coating is now used on a variety of products that were thought impossible just a few years ago.<more>

PPG Debuts ENVIROCRON HTE High-transfer-efficiency Powder Coating
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has introduced ENVIROCRON® HTE (high-transfer-efficiency) powder coating, featuring a proprietary bisphenol A (BPA)-free polyester formulation that has a faster application build rate than traditional polyester coatings while providing more uniform coverage on complex parts and surfaces and reducing material waste.

Engineered for appliance, architectural, wire goods and extrusion applications, Envirocron HTE coating is engineered with an exclusive cross-link polymer that enables it to penetrate and apply evenly to metal parts and product assemblies with recessed cavities; odd shapes; and open, uneven or geometrically-complex surfaces such as refrigerator racks, patio tables, architectural components and other finished goods.

Envirocron HTE coating also can achieve first-pass transfer rates of 85 percent and better, which makes it ideal for spray-to-waste coatings applicators that want to reduce product loss.

Shelley Verdun, PPG powder product manager, industrial coatings, said Envirocron HTE coating is engineered to help applicators increase throughput, reduce waste and more readily achieve environmental compliance. “This product is unique among powder coatings because it enables applicators to achieve higher transfer-efficiency rates based on product chemistry rather than the application method, equipment or skill of the operator,” she explained. “Not only does that have the potential to improve the quality of the coating, it also can offer applicators a greater degree of control over cost and quality in their production processes.”<more>

Axalta inaugurates R&D center in Mexico
Liquid and powder coating maker Axalta Coating Systems has inaugurated a refurbished technology and R&D center in Apodaca, Mexico for the company’s powder coatings operations.

The center is expected to provide expanded capabilities for Axalta's sales, product management and technical services to provide better quality and service to Axalta customers in Mexico.

The company has been operating in Apodaca for the past 24 years and the production from the adjacent powder coatings manufacturing facility is exported to many Latin American countries.<more>

Laser-Generated Surface Structures Create Extremely Water-Repellent Metals
ROCHESTER, NY - Scientists at the University of Rochester have used lasers to transform metals into extremely water repellent, or super-hydrophobic, materials without the need for temporary coatings.

Super-hydrophobic materials are desirable for a number of applications such as rust prevention, anti-icing, or even in sanitation uses. However, as Rochester’s Chunlei Guo explains, most current hydrophobic materials rely on chemical coatings.

In a paper published today in the Journal of Applied Physics, Guo and his colleague at the University’s Institute of Optics, Anatoliy Vorobyev, describe a powerful and precise laser-patterning technique that creates an intricate pattern of micro- and nanoscale structures to give the metals their new properties. This work builds on earlier research by the team in which they used a similar laser-patterning technique that turned metals black. Guo states that using this technique they can create multifunctional surfaces that are not only super-hydrophobic but also highly absorbent optically.<more>

Worker Injured in Explosion at St. Charles Powder Coating Company

At least one person was injured in an explosion at a powder coating company in St. Charles, officials said.
Officials responded to a fire alarm around 10:30 a.m. at Midwest Powder Coating Company in the 3800 block of Swenson Avenue where they were notified of an explosion, fire officials said.
Crews said a small fire broke out in a mixing vat on the mezzanine level of the building. The mixing operation was part of a powder coating process, officials said.
One person was taken from the building by helicopter to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.
The fire took roughly 30 minutes to put out and the building’s structure wasn’t damaged, officials said.
The business was open at the time of the fire and employees were evacuated.<more>

Gadhamshetty receives National Science Foundation's CAREER award
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The National Science Foundation has awarded South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Assistant Professor Venkataramana Gadhamshetty with the CAREER award, which carries a $500,000 research grant.During the next five years, the award will fund Gadhamshetty’s research that could pave the way for the next generation of minimally invasive, corrosion-resistant coatings for infrastructure. The annual cost of microbial corrosion on infrastructure is estimated to reach nearly $1 billion in the United States alone. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program offers the NFS’s most prestigious awards to support junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research. Gadhamshetty joined S.D. Mines’ Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering faculty last fall. He previously trained as an Excellence in Civil and Engineering Education Fellow with the American Society of Civil Engineers. He also received the Oakridge Institute of Science & Education Fellowship to conduct research at the Air Force Research Laboratory. He has previously taught at Florida Gulf Coast University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York.<more>

TO KEEP BACTERIA OFF MEDICAL DEVICES, COAT THEM IN THIS SLIPPERY LIQUID
BACK OFF BACTERIA, YOU'LL GET NO TRACTION HERE
With antibiotic resistant microbes on the rise, plenty of researchers are looking into ways of thwarting the stubborn little devils. Scientists are working on everything, from air cocoons and electrical implants, to many other complicated alternatives. Now the most recent solution? A non-stick coating for medical devices.
The Harvard-developed coating isn't your standard Teflon. Instead it is a silicone polymer that is 'infused' with a silicone oil, a liquid so slippery that bacteria just slide off it, preventing the formation of dangerous biofilms, or mats of microorganisms. Biofilms can form on many different surfaces (think plaque on teeth) but when it forms on medical devices, they can cause serious infections.<more>

Powder coating tough Jan Feb 2015 digital edition now available on this link
 

CED and its Common Defects

Read more about CED and its Common Defects in the links below in the article written by C.S.Purandare
Sr/Manager, CAPARO India.

CED
In this process, the component after phosphate pre treatment is dipped in the bath of Ecoat chemicals and given an electric charge. The coating gets deposited on the component. The component is removed from the bath, washed and then baked.<more>

Common Defects of CED Coatings.
Electrocoating provides a decorative and protective finish. Common coating defects may adversely affect these properties, so it is important that electrocoat users develop basic, effective troubleshooting skills.
Troubleshooting process. It is important to understand troubleshooting in order to develop sound, workable solutions to problems. There are five steps to troubleshooting.<more>

Expansion for 6th Leading International Trade Fair for Industrial Coating Technology from 19 through 22 April 2016 in Karlsruhe
(Germany)

Strong Demand for Booth Locations at PaintExpo 2016 and 2017

Oberboihingen, October 2014 – 18 months before the trade fair opens, more than 175 companies from 12 countries have already made firmbookings for their booth locations at PaintExpo 2016. As a result, approximately 50% of all exhibition floor space occupied at the event in 2014 has already been booked. The international trade fair for industrial coating technologies to be held in April 2017 due to the schedule change to the odd-numbered years is also right on course: roughly 80% of the companies have decided to participate both years. “Even we ourselves have been a bit surprised, and of course pleased with the strong demand for booth floor space at this early point in time. The fact that many companies have not only booked booth floor space for PaintExpo 2016, but rather for 2017 as well, is especially encouraging. As a result of the schedule change to the odd-numbered years, the leading international trade fair will take place after just one year in 2017”, explains

Jürgen Haußmann, managing director of event promoters FairFair GmbH. Practically all of the market and technology leaders from the various fields of industrial coating technologies are amongst the 175 companies who are already included in the exhibitor list. It’s no wonder that PaintExpo has established itself as the number one information and procurement platform  for users around the globe. This is also made apparent by the visitor numbers at PaintExpo 2014 which increased by 14.2% to a total of 9167. 26.6% of the expert visitors came from outside of Germany – from a total of 70 countries. “PaintExpo has evolved into the unequivocal meeting place for the industry sector. The audience has once again become more professional and international, and even more visitors have attended  PaintExpo. We’re already looking forward to PaintExpo 2016”, reports Martin Weidisch from marketing at J. Wagner GmbH – one of the companies who have already made firm bookings for floor space at the leading international trade fair in 2016, and are thus enjoying a full range of options with regard to booth location. Amongst other companies, this is also being taken advantage of by US manufacturer of UV-LED curing technology, Phoeson Technology Inc., as well as Lesta S.R.L. from Italy, who both participated at the leading trade fair for industrial coating technologies for the first time in 2014. 18 months before the trade fair opens, the companies who have already registered for PaintExpo 2016 will occupy roughly 6,300 square metres (67,812 sq. ft.) of floor space, which amounts to about 50% of all occupied floor space in 2014. And roughly  40% has already been firmly booked for PaintExpo 2017.

Market-Oriented, Representative, Forward-Looking Offerings
“We’re expecting further growth of visitor numbers once again in 2016”,says Jürgen Haußmann. This is indicative of the fact that users in various regions around the world are faced with different, but nevertheless generally increasing requirements. These include higher levels of quality and increased productivity, as well as more flexibility and sustainability. Beyond this, the use of new materials, for example lightweight components made of fibrous composite materials, as well as utilisation of various materials within a given finished product, are presenting in-house painting operations and coating job-shops with new challenges. This results in investment needs for in-house painting operations around the globe, because these requirements can only be fulfilled through the use of technical innovations. And these are presented by the exhibitors at PaintExpo in a diversity which is unparalleled anywhere else in the world, and cover the entire process sequence for liquid painting, powder  coating and coil coating. The exhibition programme encompasses liquid painting and powder coating systems, application systems and spray guns, liquid paints and powdered enamels, automation and conveyor technology, cleaning and pre-treatment, drying and curing, environmental technology, pneumatics, compressed air supply and exhaust purification,  water treatment, recycling and disposal, accessories, measuring and test technology, quality assurance, paint stripping, job-shop coating, services and technical literature. Beyond this, downstream process steps such as printing and packaging are covered as well. The same programme will be showcased at the 3rd trade fair for industrial coating technology in Istanbul, Turkey, from the 15th PaintExpo Eurasia, through the 17thmutually by FairFair GmbH and Artkim Fuarcilik.

Further information and a preliminary exhibitor list can be accessed at www.paintexpo.de. of October, 2015. The Turkish offshoot will be promoted

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Landhausstr. 12, D-70825 Korntal, Germany, phone: +49 (0)711 854085,
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Parts cleaning: as clean as necessary, as efficient as possible– Increasing quality and efficiency with optimal cleaning solutions– parts2clean presents the latest technology and trendsStuttgart/Hannover, Germany. Cleaning parts and surfaces costs money – just how much money depends on the required result. Whether the job is simple degreasing or rather cleaning to meet strict technical requirements, achieving the necessary quality quickly, reliably and economically involves factors which go beyond the cleaning method used, including the selection of the proper cleaning media and containers and subjects like bath maintenance and packaging of the cleaned parts. You can explore all these aspects at parts2clean at the Stuttgart exhibition center from 9 to 11 June 2015.

“Whether we’re talking about the automotive industry and related suppliers, medical equipment, aeronautics, precision engineering, optics or electronics –today virtually every sector has strict requirements for component cleanliness, and this places significantly higher demands on cleaning,” says Olaf Daebler, in charge of the parts2clean show at Deutsche Messe. To play it safe, an “as-clean-as-possible” approach is frequently taken, which has an impact on cost and therefore on competitiveness. The remedy is to take a suitable cleaning approach that meets all requirements and to optimize cleaning results while reducing costs. “As the flagship trade fair for its sector, parts2clean presents a comprehensive scope of products and services that address every aspect of  industrial parts cleaning, from systems and media to bath maintenance, analytics for cleanliness control, corrosion prevention, protection and packaging,” explains Daebler.

Fine-tuning cleaning processes for reliability and efficiency Wet chemical cleaning processes are the method of choice for the majority of  industrial cleaning tasks. Here the dissolving capacity of the chosen cleaning media has a decisive impact on operating costs, quality and the stability of the cleaning process. The core principle that applies to media selection is “like dissolves like.” This means that solvents are normally used to remove oil- based (non-polar) contaminants such as cutting oils, grease and wax. Aqueous cleaners are generally used to remove water-based (polar) contaminants such as cooling and lubricating emulsions, polishing  compounds, additives, salts, abrasion and other solids. Modified alcohols with balanced oil- and water-solubility are able to remove both non-polar and polar contaminants.

There is no magic formula for matching cleaning processes or system and  process engineering to a particular scenario. They must be developed with a view to the overall manufacturing process. The following factors play a role:
What materials are being treated? At what point in production do the parts get contaminated, and with what? Must this contamination be removed immediately, e.g. to ensure proper results in the next processing step? Does processing involve a variety of materials that can lead to cleaning problems if  they are mixed? Does the cleaning of parts made of various materials such as aluminum, steel, titanium, carbide or ceramic create a risk of cross-contamination in the given facility? The answers to these questions can be used to arrive at a cleaning solution capable of optimizing both costs and results.
The parts basket or workpiece carrier also has a major impact on the cost and quality of the cleaning process. Effective filtration and separation systems such as oil separators, particle filters and membrane filters, as well as water treatment and in the case of solvents distillation capacity, also help to prolong bath service life and reduce disposal costs. For water-based media, continuous monitoring of cleaning agent concentration ensures that baths are not changed too quickly due to safety concerns, but instead only when  insufficient component cleanliness can lead to problems in subsequent process stages.

Component and surface cleaning know-how
As the only trade fair in the world focusing exclusively on industrial parts and  surface cleaning, parts2clean not only reflects today’s market in its entirety, but also offers lots of added value in terms of its parallel three-day forum. Lectures on a wide variety of industrial parts and surface cleaning topics will be simultaneously translated (German-English/English-German).

Deutsche Messe surface technology fairs : upcoming dates
The next surface technology fair in Germany is SurfaceTechnology at  HANNOVER MESSE from 13 to 17 April 2015. The next parts2clean is scheduled from 9 to 11 June 2015 in Stuttgart, Germany. O&S and parts2clean 2016 are planned to run from 31 May to 2 June. Upcoming fairs abroad with a surface technology component are SurfaceTreatment EURASIA  with a parts2clean pavilion from 12 to 15 February 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey, and also the very first Surface Technology NORTH AMERICA (parallel to IMTS) from 12 to 17 September 2016.

Contact for queries related to technical content:
Doris Schulz, SCHULZ. PRESSE. TEXT.
Tel.: +49 711 854085
E-mail: ds@pressetextschulz.de

Contact for tradeshow-related matters:
Katja Wohlers
Tel.: +49 4121 7009150
E-mail: mail@katjawohlers.de 

Additional information can also be found at: www.parts2clean.de
Doris Schulz, Landhausstraße 12, 70825 Korntal, Germany
E-mail: ds@pressetextschulz.de