LINE-X® Protective Coatings, the nation's leading developer and provider of high performance protective coatings, is proud to announce the company now offers cost effective solutions for the deterioration of bridge infrastructures nationwide

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Dow Corning Corporation will make its 11th consecutive appearance as an exhibitor at Labelexpo Americas 2010, Booth 3511, this September

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In the new world of hyper competition automation is your competitive advantage. Powder coaters across the world are reaping the benefit of Mitsubas automatic powder coating package

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A new 34-page, full-color brochure from Henkel Corporation, the Loctite Design Guide for Electric Motors and Generators, provides in-depth information on adhesive, sealant and coating technologies used in the production of electric motors and generators

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Engineered Systems Controls announces today they had made available their ControlCoat coating service for fuel and hydraulic filtration heads, valves, manifolds and pump applications

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Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: KRA), a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers or "SBC's" (together with Kraton Polymers LLC and its other subsidiaries, "Kraton"), announced that its roof coating formulation containing Kraton G1643, a styrenic block copolymer (SBC), exceeds requirements in the ASTM International D6083 standard specification recognized in the elastomeric roof coating market

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Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) opened a new parylene coating facility in Plzen, Czech Republic, approximately 100 kilometers southwest of Prague. The new coating facility in Plzen will meet the needs of SCS' mainland Europe customer base and enable the company to provide parylene coating services to a broader regional group of medical device, electronics, automotive and military/aerospace customers. The 930 square meter facility is SCS' third European coating facility, joining existing sites in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and represents the company's tenth coating center worldwide. The two-level facility is comprised of dedicated rooms for shipping/receiving, cleaning and component preparation, and a large production area for coating, in addition to several offices and a conference room. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN/USA, SCS is a leader in parylene conformal coating services, systems, and materials.

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IVC Industrial Coatings has opened a new facility in Brazil, Indiana. In 2008, IVC announced it was moving its world headquarters from Indianapolis to Brazil. The firm also has an existing powder division located in Brazil in addition to other locations in Arizona, Georgia and Michigan as well as China, Malaysia and the United Kingdom. The company makes conformal coatings that go onto electronics. IVC's commercial and consumer customers include Bose, Dynamic Plastic Corporation and Herman Miller.

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NeverFade paint, warranted to last 15 years against fading, has been named a winner of the 2010 Most Valuable Product (MVP) Awards presented by Building Products magazine. Manufactured by APV Engineered Coatings, NeverFade professional exterior paint is formulated with Kynar Aquatec polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) to make it resistant to fading, algae, fungus, stains and abrasions.

According to editors at Building Products magazine, the 31 nationwide winners of the 2010 Most Valuable Products Awards were selected by a panel of independent judges “for their innovation and value to the contractor and consumer.” NeverFade paint was introduced to the marketplace in early 2010 and became instantly popular with professional painters and contractors.

“While the residential construction industry sees hundreds of new products introductions each year, the MVP winners stand apart for their thoughtful design, smart technologies, or even pure wow factor,” said Jean Dimeo, editorial director for Building Products and ebuild.com. “In a struggling economy, it’s innovations like these that can help contractors woo customers, save time and money, and surpass the competition.”

APV Engineered Coatings worked with Arkema, Inc. to create NeverFade paint. Kynar Aquatec is dispersed into the water-based formula for NeverFade paint, so VOCs are drastically reduced, making NeverFade. The homopolymer in Kynar Aquatec is a tough, engineered thermoplastic that offers a balance of properties. As a result, NeverFade paint withstands harsh thermal, chemical and ultraviolet environmental conditions. In essence, it resists abrasions, restricts the growth of mold and mildew, and will not pick up dirt.

“We created this top-of-the-line exterior paint with ultraviolet blockers and high quality pigments mixed with fluoropolymer resin to prevent against fading and chalking,” said David Venarge, chairman of APV Engineered Coatings out of Akron, Ohio. “To show our confidence in this product, we provide an unprecedented 15-year warranty against fading. In the unlikely event that someone is obliged to apply the warranty, we will provide the replacement of the product and payment for job-related labor costs.”

Available nationwide for use on both residential and commercial projects, NeverFade may be applied to vinyl siding, PVC, wood, aluminum siding, stucco, masonry and fiber cement surfaces. Since each paint order is custom made, NeverFade is available in an unlimited number of colors.

APV Engineered Coatings was founded in Akron, Ohio in 1878.

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Operating from the relative tranquillity of the town of Balve, in Sauerland region of Germany, Balver Zinn Josef Jost GmbH & Co. KG is one of the world's leading manufacturers of solders, high-quality anodes, alloys and specialty wires for the electronics industry and surface finishing applications

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