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Coatings and Thin Films News

ITSA and ASM TSS to Aggressively Promote Thermal Spray Technology to Industry

ASM International Working to Develop Industry Certified Thermal Spray Certification Program

Atomic Layer Deposition System Manufacturer Revels in GFC Picosun Oy, Finland-based global manufacturer of state-of-the-art Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) systems announced today that during the six months of May – October 2009 it managed to outdo its full 12 month sales record from previous May 2008 – April 2009 fiscal year . Full Story

AZoM Puts The Materials World in The Palm of Your Hand with The New iPhone App AZoM.com is pleased to announce the launch of the AZoM.com ‘App’ for the Apple iPhone™ Available for free download by searching for “AZoM” or “Materials” through the iTunes App Store. Full Story

Powder Coating Technolgy Wins PPG R+D Award

Thin Copper and Silver Films Designed to Kill Bacteria

On-Site Tablet Coating System which Enables Custom Colours Distinctive coloring, robust and rapidly soluble: a new BASF tablet coating system enables individual, on-site production of tablet coatings in countless shades from only seven basic colors. A combination of the tried and tested water-soluble BASF IR film former Kollicoat® with a new production process and novel color concept makes tablet coating production more efficient. Full Story

Bayer MaterialScience Increase Coatings Raw Materials Production Capacity

Wacker Open Technical Center in India The Munich-based chemical company WACKER is strengthening its presence in India by opening a technical center in Mumbai. The facility will serve as a regional competence center for developments and applications in the construction, coatings, plastics and textile coatings industry, the main focus being on construction polymers, silicone emulsions, sealants, silanes and silicone resins. Full Story

White Paper Helps Architects Earn Green Certification for Building Projects

BASF to Present Polyurea Portfolio at PDA Europe

ExxonMobil and Toray Form Battery Separator Film Joint Venture

New Tungsten Deposition Process Developed by Novellus Systems Novellus Systems (NASDAQ: NVLS) announced today that it has developed a new tungsten deposition process, called LRWxT, that can effectively reduce contact and line resistance at the 3Xnm technology node compared to conventional tungsten chemical vapor deposition (CVD-W) technology. Full Story

The Bayou Companies Acquire Pipe Coating and Insulation Facility

New Low-VOC Polyurethane Enamel from PPG PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) commercial coatings group has introduced AUE-120, a high-solids, low-volatile organic compound (VOC) interior polyurethane enamel. The new coating offers advantages over competitive high- and conventional-solids products that can help customers to increase productivity and reduce applied costs. Full Story

No Mix Epoxy Ideally Suited to Bonding Irregular Surfaces Master Bond UV10TK40 is a UV curable, no-mix epoxy resin system with exceptional sealing and gap-filling properties. It excels in applications such as aligning parts and bonding irregularly shaped surfaces, especially in production environments where increased speed and reduced waste are paramount. Its very high surface hardness (Shore A >75) also makes it an excellent choice for clear coating. Full Story

Applied Materials Announces Expansion of its Breakthrough AKT- PiVot 55KV PVD System Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that it has expanded its breakthrough AKT- PiVot™ 55KV PVD* system to include advanced copper deposition processing for manufacturing TFT-LCD* flat panel displays (FPD). Full Story

New Additive Used to Create Matt Coatings at Very Low Addition Rates

NLMK Commission Another Hot Dip Galvanizing Line

Wacker Inaugurates New Polymer Technical Center in Pennsylvania