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Material savings due to high solid content Already production phase in Europe The German Beckers Group has introduced a new waterborne basecoat for the coating of automotive exterior components such as bumpers, mirror caps and door handles. The BeckquaColor coating is a special resins combination that features a very high solid content which in turn…
The Polyurea Foam Coating System with ‘Hole Closing” Capability Polyurethane spray-on foam spray system (sometimes referred to as bulletproof or ballistic paint) Improved ballistic properties Wide range of applications with literally indestructible paint In addition: High chemical resistance and good insulation properties Turkey’s Duayen is a leading supplier of advanced polyurethane spray coating systems. The…
Fast-curing powder gelcoats for composite parts Minimal VOC emissions 13 European organizations cooperate The European project Ecogel Cronos has developed an innovative RTM process that reduces the current curing times of gelcoat by up to 80%. The automotive sector will be one of the main beneficiaries of this development. Fast-curing powder gelcoats for composite parts…
One-coat system for applications requiring very high corrosion resistance Good corrosion resistance even without surface pretreatment Coating system free of heavy metals DuPont has developed a new water-based, low-VOC coating based on Teflon PTFE for fasteners in highly corrosive environments. This one-coat system is particularly suitable for applications requiring very high corrosion resistance, dry lubrication…
First entirely black IMOCA 60 sailing yacht in the world made possible by functional pigments with heat-reflecting properties Coating technology based on pigments of BASF Great potential in the automotive sector Alex Thomson Racing’s new racing yacht can be considered as the first entirely black IMOCA 60 yacht in the world. This was made possible…
Industry’s first automotive refinish system that utilizes single set of toners Two-tone and tri-coat processes Reduction of basecoat solvent emissions by up to 90 percent Collision repair shops have a large responsibility of continually optimizing processes to keep the repair time between vehicle drop-off and pick-up as minimal as possible. Yet many still rely on…
The car manufacturer Nissan worked with inventor, Hamish Scott, the creator of STARPATH, to develop a spray-applied coating that absorbs UV energy during the day so that it glows for between eight and 10 hours when the sun goes down. While glowing car paint is already available, as are glow-in-the-dark car wraps, the bespoke, ultraviolet-energized…
A total of 23 painting robots, but only 4 different color tones are needed to finish the electric BMWi3. Here is a list of interesting paint finishing facts: Facts about the BMW i3 23 painting robots No cathodic dip-paint coating (KTL) saves 10 kg weight per vehicle Each part is identified via RFID label Surface…
The company Spies Hecker has developed a new kind of clear coat based on an innovative binder technology. The drying time of the Permasolid HS Speed Klarlack 8800 is indicated with only five (5) minutes at 60°C. The clear coat can be polished after 90 minutes, features very high gloss and extremely hard surface after only…
Developed by company Henkel, the ‘Fusion Coating’ process is a surface coating concept for the decorative treatment of melamine faced panels. In ‘Fusion Coating’ an UV-curing hotmelt (Technomelt CHS 370 UV) is applied directly to the melamine faced panels where it acts as a primer for one or several further coats of lacquer that create…